Bash Tool

Execute a single shell command and return stdout+stderr combined.

REQUIRED: command (shell command string) OPTIONAL: timeout (seconds, NO default — always set for installs/builds)

RULES:

Stateless: each call starts a fresh shell. cd and env vars do NOT persist.
ALWAYS chain directory changes: cd /path && command
Set timeout for any command that might take >30s (installs, builds, downloads)
NEVER run interactive commands (vim, less, top, bare python/node REPL)
Prefer dedicated tools (grep, find, ls, read) over bash for file operations
Output truncated to last 200 lines / 5KB; full output saved to temp file if truncated

EXAMPLE:

bash