Tools Router (Unified)
Consolidates: cli-router + tools-router + data-router
Purpose: All external tool execution (CLI, MCP, databases)
Legacy References: ~/.claude/db/skills/routers/cli-router/, ~/.claude/db/skills/routers/data-router/
CLI Tools (Local Binaries)
AI/LLM Agents
| Tool |
Binary |
Purpose |
| gemini |
/opt/homebrew/bin/gemini |
Google Gemini CLI (2M context) |
| codex |
~/.local/bin/codex |
OpenAI GPT models |
| amp |
~/.amp/bin/amp |
Anthropic Claude via MCP |
Context Extraction
| Tool |
Binary |
Purpose |
| research |
~/.local/bin/research |
Online documentation |
| pieces |
/opt/homebrew/bin/pieces |
Local code context, LTM |
Data Processing
| Tool |
Binary |
Purpose |
| qsv |
qsv |
Fast CSV processing |
| jq |
jq |
JSON processing |
| nu |
nu |
Nushell data pipelines |
Semantic Search
| Tool |
Binary |
Purpose |
| ck |
ck |
Semantic code search |
| ast-grep |
ast-grep |
AST pattern matching |
MCP Tools (Lootbox)
Routes tasks to MCP tools via lootbox code-mode for external service integration.
MCP Tool Categories
Knowledge Graph
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| Neo4j |
neo4j |
Graph database operations |
| Neo4j Aura |
neo4j-aura |
Cloud Neo4j |
| Neo4j Memory |
neo4j-memory |
Agent memory graph |
| DeepGraph |
deepgraph |
Code graph analysis |
Research & Search
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| Perplexity |
perplexity |
AI-powered web search |
| Brave Search |
brave-search |
Web search |
| InfraNodus |
relate |
Graph-based text analysis |
| PageIndex |
pageindex-local |
Web page indexing |
Methodology & Reasoning
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| Meta-CC |
meta-cc |
Methodology capabilities |
| Distil (AoT) |
distil |
Atom of Thoughts |
| Zen |
zen |
Multi-model reasoning |
| Gepa |
gepa |
Gemini planning |
Solvers
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| Z3 |
solver-z3 |
SMT solving |
| MiniZinc |
solver-minizinc |
Constraint optimization |
| PySAT |
solver-pysat |
SAT solving |
| MaxSAT |
solver-maxsat |
Maximum satisfiability |
| ASP |
solver-asp |
Answer set programming |
Storage & Memory
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| Filesystem |
filesystem |
File operations |
| MCP Memory |
mcp-memory |
Key-value memory |
| Obsidian Memory |
obsidian-memory |
Obsidian integration |
| TurboVault |
turbovault |
High-performance vault |
External Services
| Tool |
Namespace |
Purpose |
| GitHub |
github |
GitHub API |
| Zotero |
zotero |
Citation management |
| Gemini |
gemini |
Gemini model access |
Lootbox Code-Mode
Configuration
server: ws://localhost:9742/ws
ui: http://localhost:9742/ui
config: ~/lootbox.config.json
Local Tools (Always Available)
tools.kv.*
tools.sqlite.*
tools.memory.*
tools.graphql.*
Invocation Patterns
lootbox tools
lootbox exec 'await tools.neo4j.query({ cypher: "MATCH (n) RETURN n LIMIT 5" })'
lootbox exec '
const results = await tools.perplexity.search({ query: "Claude Code best practices" });
await tools.kv.set({ key: "research", value: results });
return results;
'
lootbox exec '
const [a, b] = await Promise.all([
tools.neo4j.query({ cypher: "MATCH (n:Skill) RETURN n" }),
tools.deepgraph.semantic_search({ query: "authentication" })
]);
return { skills: a, code: b };
'
Routing Logic
MCP Task Detected
│
├── Graph operations?
│ ├── Neo4j? → tools.neo4j
│ ├── Code graph? → tools.deepgraph
│ └── Text graph? → tools.relate
│
├── Research?
│ ├── AI search? → tools.perplexity
│ ├── Web search? → tools.brave-search
│ └── Page index? → tools.pageindex-local
│
├── Reasoning?
│ ├── Methodology? → tools.meta-cc
│ ├── Multi-model? → tools.zen
│ └── AoT? → tools.distil
│
├── Constraint solving?
│ ├── SMT? → tools.solver-z3
│ ├── Optimization? → tools.solver-minizinc
│ └── SAT? → tools.solver-pysat
│
└── Storage?
├── Files? → tools.filesystem
├── KV? → tools.kv
└── Memory? → tools.memory
Tool Selection Matrix
| Task Type |
Primary Tool |
Alternative |
| Graph query |
neo4j |
deepgraph |
| Web research |
perplexity |
brave-search |
| Code analysis |
deepgraph |
relate |
| Constraint solving |
solver-z3 |
solver-minizinc |
| File operations |
filesystem |
turbovault |
| Citation |
zotero |
- |
| Methodology |
meta-cc |
distil |
Integration
- lootbox: Code-mode execution
- MCP servers: External tool providers
- cli-index: CLI tool fallback
- meta-router: Parent routing
Quick Reference
lootbox server --port 9742
lootbox tools
lootbox exec 'await tools.neo4j.query({ cypher: "..." })'
lootbox exec 'await tools.perplexity.search({ query: "..." })'
lootbox exec '
const data = await tools.X.fetch();
return tools.Y.process(data);
'