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+/// Centralized metadata for a tool type.
+///
+/// Covers both client-side tools (ones the CLI executes locally) and
+/// server-side tools (ones the API executes remotely). This is the single
+/// source of truth for display text and classification.
+pub(crate) struct ToolDescriptor {
+    /// Canonical wire names for this tool (the names the server sends).
+    pub canonical_names: &'static [&'static str],
+    /// The capability string the client must advertise for this tool to be
+    /// accepted. `None` for server-side tools (always accepted).
+    pub capability: Option<&'static str>,
+    /// Imperative verb for permission prompts (e.g. "read", "run").
+    pub display_verb: &'static str,
+    /// Present-tense progressive verb for spinners (e.g. "Reading file...").
+    pub progressive_verb: &'static str,
+    /// Past-tense verb for summaries (e.g. "Read file").
+    pub past_verb: &'static str,
+    /// Whether this tool is executed client-side (by the CLI).
+    pub is_client: bool,
+}
+
+// ── Client-side tool descriptors ──
+
+pub(crate) const READ: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["read_file"],
+    capability: Some("client_v1_read"),
+    display_verb: "read",
+    progressive_verb: "Reading file...",
+    past_verb: "Read file",
+    is_client: true,
+};
+
+pub(crate) const WRITE: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["str_replace", "file_create", "file_insert"],
+    capability: Some("client_v1_write"),
+    display_verb: "write to",
+    progressive_verb: "Writing file...",
+    past_verb: "Wrote file",
+    is_client: true,
+};
+
+pub(crate) const SHELL: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["execute_shell_command"],
+    capability: Some("client_v1_shell"),
+    display_verb: "run",
+    progressive_verb: "Running command...",
+    past_verb: "Ran command",
+    is_client: true,
+};
+
+pub(crate) const ATUIN_HISTORY: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["atuin_history"],
+    capability: Some("client_v1_atuin_history"),
+    display_verb: "search your Atuin history for",
+    progressive_verb: "Searching...",
+    past_verb: "Searched",
+    is_client: true,
+};
+
+// ── Server-side tool descriptors ──
+// These appear in tool summaries but aren't client-side tools.
+
+pub(crate) const SERVER_SEARCH: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["web_search"],
+    capability: None,
+    display_verb: "search",
+    progressive_verb: "Searching...",
+    past_verb: "Searched",
+    is_client: false,
+};
+
+pub(crate) const SERVER_SCRAPE: &ToolDescriptor = &ToolDescriptor {
+    canonical_names: &["web_scrape"],
+    capability: None,
+    display_verb: "scrape",
+    progressive_verb: "Scraping...",
+    past_verb: "Scraped",
+    is_client: false,
+};
+
+/// All known tool descriptors, for lookup by name.
+const ALL_DESCRIPTORS: &[&ToolDescriptor] = &[
+    READ,
+    WRITE,
+    SHELL,
+    ATUIN_HISTORY,
+    SERVER_SEARCH,
+    SERVER_SCRAPE,
+];
+
+/// Look up a tool descriptor by its canonical wire name.
+/// Returns None for unknown tool names.
+pub(crate) fn by_name(name: &str) -> Option<&'static ToolDescriptor> {
+    ALL_DESCRIPTORS
+        .iter()
+        .find(|d| d.canonical_names.contains(&name))
+        .copied()
+}