TOOLS.md Retired: Migrate to AGENTS.md Tools Section

This page announces the retirement of TOOLS.md and explains how to migrate workspace tooling details into AGENTS.md. It is for developers and maintainers who need to archive existing TOOLS.md files.

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  • Bootstrapping a workspace manually

TOOLS.md is retired

Environment and local tooling details are now documented under the ## Tools area within AGENTS.md. The behavior of tools is still governed by skills.

To archive a current workspace TOOLS.md, fold any tailored material into AGENTS.md, and delete the outdated file, execute openclaw doctor --fix.

Refer to the AGENTS.md template and the agent workspace guide.

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