feat(channels): enable tool hints by default

nanobot/channels/base.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class BaseChannel(ABC):
     name: str = "base"
     display_name: str = "Base"
     send_progress: bool = True
-    send_tool_hints: bool = False
+    send_tool_hints: bool = True
     show_reasoning: bool = True
 
     def __init__(self, config: Any, bus: MessageBus):

nanobot/channels/mattermost/runtime.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MattermostConfig(Base):
     react_emoji: str = "eyes"
     done_emoji: str = "white_check_mark"
     send_progress: bool = True
-    send_tool_hints: bool = False
+    send_tool_hints: bool = True
     dm: MattermostDMConfig = Field(default_factory=MattermostDMConfig)
 
 

nanobot/channels/mattermost/tests/test_mattermost_channel.py

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def test_config_defaults():
     assert config.token == ""
     assert config.streaming is True
     assert config.streaming_max_chars == 16000
+    assert config.send_tool_hints is True
     assert config.dm.enabled is True
     assert config.dm.policy == "open"
     assert config.reply_in_thread is True
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ def test_config_camelcase_aliases():
         "allowFromMatchMode": "username",
         "streamingMaxChars": 8000,
         "replyInThread": False,
+        "sendToolHints": False,
     }
     config = MattermostConfig.model_validate(raw)
     assert config.server_url == "https://mm.example.com"
@@ -138,11 +140,13 @@ def test_config_camelcase_aliases():
     assert config.allow_from_match_mode == "username"
     assert config.streaming_max_chars == 8000
     assert config.reply_in_thread is False
+    assert config.send_tool_hints is False
 
 
 def test_config_default_config_classmethod():
     d = MattermostChannel.default_config()
     assert d["enabled"] is False
+    assert d["sendToolHints"] is True
     assert d["serverUrl"] == ""
     assert d["token"] == ""
 

nanobot/config/schema.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ChannelsConfig(Base):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
     send_progress: bool = True  # stream agent's text progress to the channel
-    send_tool_hints: bool = False  # stream tool-call hints (e.g. read_file("…"))
+    send_tool_hints: bool = True  # stream tool-call hints (e.g. read_file("…"))
     show_reasoning: bool = True  # surface model reasoning when channel implements it
     extract_document_text: bool = True  # extract text from document attachments before sending to the model
     send_max_retries: int = Field(default=3, ge=0, le=10)  # Max delivery attempts (initial send included)