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How to use Meerkat built-in utility tools safely and productively
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# Builtin Utilities Workflow Use builtin utility tools for local, concrete actions that support the current turn. They are not a durable planning system by themselves. ## Operating Rules - Use `datetime` when relative dates, local time, deadlines, or schedule inputs need grounding. - Use `apply_patch` for intentional source edits and keep patches scoped. - Use `view_image` when the user references a local image or when visual verification matters. - Use `generate_image` only when the runtime exposes image generation and the task genuinely asks for new or edited imagery. - Use `blob_load_file` to import a project file into the realm blob store, `blob_save_file` to write a blob into the project, and `blob_inspect` to read blob metadata/content. Do not use blob tools as a replacement for normal text inspection. - Use `tool_catalog_search` and `tool_catalog_load` when deferred tool entries exist and the current visible tool list is not enough. Search reads the catalog; load requests visibility at the next admitted tool boundary and can be refused by session filters or missing scope authority. ## Boundaries - Builtin task tools are private/local task tracking; WorkGraph is the shared durable commitment graph. - Shell has separate operational safety guidance in `shell-patterns`. - Some utility tools are model, store, profile, or runtime conditional. If a tool is not visible, do not assume the underlying capability exists. - Read-only tool policy admits on