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Why is `ToolMetadata` not designed as extensible, currently only has one `returnDirect` attribute?

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Description

public interface ToolMetadata {
	default boolean returnDirect() {
		return false;
	}
}

Simply putting a Map<String, Object> attribute would make it better.

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Research direction

Start by locating the ToolMetadata interface and reviewing the existing returnDirect() contract. Determine how extensible metadata should be represented while preserving that behavior; done means the proposed API supports additional attributes and has corresponding validation or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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