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+# src/ursa/util/tool_utils.py
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import textwrap
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+
+def _get_tool_mapping(agent: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Return {name: tool} from AgentWithTools-like objects.
+    Prefers public .tools, falls back to ._tools.
+    """
+    if hasattr(agent, "tools"):
+        t = agent.tools
+        # tools property returns a dict copy in your mixin; good.
+        if isinstance(t, Mapping):
+            return dict(t)
+    if hasattr(agent, "_tools") and isinstance(agent._tools, Mapping):
+        return dict(agent._tools)
+    return {}
+
+
+def debug_tools(agent: Any) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+    tools = _get_tool_mapping(agent)
+
+    out: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    for name, tool in sorted(tools.items(), key=lambda kv: kv[0]):
+        schema = getattr(tool, "args_schema", None)
+        schema_name = (
+            getattr(schema, "__name__", None)
+            or getattr(schema.__class__, "__name__", None)
+            if schema
+            else None
+        )
+        out[name] = {
+            "class": tool.__class__.__name__,
+            "description": getattr(tool, "description", None),
+            "args_schema": schema_name or str(schema) if schema else None,
+            "return_direct": getattr(tool, "return_direct", None),
+        }
+    return out
+
+
+def list_tools(agent: Any) -> list[str]:
+    return sorted(_get_tool_mapping(agent).keys())
+
+
+def _normalize_docstring(text: str) -> str:
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    text = text.replace("\t", "    ")
+    text = textwrap.dedent(text).strip()
+    text = "\n".join(line.rstrip() for line in text.splitlines())
+    text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", text)
+    return text
+
+
+def _wrap_preserve_newlines(text: str, width: int) -> str:
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    out: list[str] = []
+    for line in text.split("\n"):
+        if not line.strip():
+            out.append("")
+            continue
+        leading = re.match(r"^\s*", line).group(0)
+        body = line.strip()
+        out.append(
+            textwrap.fill(
+                body,
+                width=width,
+                initial_indent=leading,
+                subsequent_indent=leading,
+                break_long_words=False,
+                break_on_hyphens=False,
+            )
+        )
+    return "\n".join(out)
+
+
+def print_tool_report(
+    agent: Any, *, width: int = 100, rich: bool = True
+) -> None:
+    info = debug_tools(agent)
+    if not rich:
+        # plain
+        if not info:
+            print("Tools: (none)")
+            return
+        for name, meta in info.items():
+            print("=" * width)
+            print(f"{name}  [{meta.get('class')}]")
+            print("-" * min(width, len(name) + 4 + len(meta.get("class", ""))))
+            desc = _wrap_preserve_newlines(
+                _normalize_docstring(meta.get("description") or ""), width=width
+            )
+            print(desc or "(no description)")
+            print()
+            print(f"args_schema   : {meta.get('args_schema')}")
+            print(f"return_direct : {meta.get('return_direct')}")
+        print("=" * width)
+        return
+
+    # rich rendering
+    try:
+        from rich.console import Console
+        from rich.markdown import Markdown
+        from rich.panel import Panel
+        from rich.text import Text
+    except ImportError:
+        # fall back automatically
+        print_tool_report(agent, width=width, rich=False)
+        return
+
+    console = Console(width=width)
+    if not info:
+        console.print("[bold]Tools:[/bold] (none)")
+        return
+
+    for name in sorted(info.keys()):
+        meta = info[name]
+        desc = _normalize_docstring(meta.get("description") or "")
+        desc_md = desc
+        desc_md = re.sub(r"^Args:\s*$", "### Args", desc_md, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        desc_md = re.sub(
+            r"^Arguments:\s*$", "### Args", desc_md, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
+        desc_md = re.sub(
+            r"^Returns:\s*$", "### Returns", desc_md, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
+
+        wrapped = _wrap_preserve_newlines(desc_md, width=width - 10)
+
+        footer = Text()
+        footer.append(f"args_schema: {meta.get('args_schema')}\n", style="dim")
+        footer.append(
+            f"return_direct: {meta.get('return_direct')}", style="dim"
+        )
+
+        console.print(
+            Panel(
+                Markdown(wrapped)
+                if wrapped
+                else Text("(no description)", style="dim"),
+                title=f"[bold]{name}[/bold]  [dim]{meta.get('class')}[/dim]",
+                subtitle=footer,
+                border_style="cyan",
+                padding=(1, 2),
+            )
+        )