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Validate required args in file and todo tools

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #133864 on 6 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and fixes address missing or empty argument validation across file tools (read_file, write_file) and the todo tool, where absent or empty inputs were silently accepted and produced corrupt or zero-byte output. The changes add upfront rejection of invalid arguments instead of silent substitution or misleading errors.

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  • #133864 fix(todo): reject empty content instead of substituting '(no description)'

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_todo_tool.py, tools/todo_tool.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #44498 fix(todo): reject empty content instead of substituting (no description) (#44496) · superseded by another PR
  • #83712 fix(todo): reject empty content instead of silent placeholder · duplicate → #44498, #44496
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#44496todo_tool: silent substitution of '(no description)' for empty content corrupts todo list
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