Why L3 Tool Execution Matters

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  "title": "Why L3 Tool Execution Matters",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;\"><h2 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">🤔 Why L3 Tool Execution?</h2><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#ef4444;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">The Problem Today</h3><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Currently, kontask cards are <strong>static HTML</strong>. If you want to show file contents or search results, you have two options:</p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.9rem;\"><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">Option</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">Cost</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">Latency</th></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#f97316;\">L1: kontask.submit()</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Full Claude turn (~$0.03-0.08)</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\">5-30 seconds</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#22c55e;\">L3: kontask.tools.read()</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Just the API call (~$0)</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><1 second</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">✨ What L3 Enables</h3><div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"><div style=\"color:#e5c07b;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4px;\">1. Live File Browsers</div><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;font-size:0.9rem;\">Click a folder → instantly see contents. No Claude turn needed.</p></div><div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"><div style=\"color:#e5c07b;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4px;\">2. Interactive Search</div><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;font-size:0.9rem;\">Type a query → results appear in real-time. Grep/Glob without waiting.</p></div><div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"><div style=\"color:#e5c07b;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4px;\">3. Code Preview Panels</div><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;font-size:0.9rem;\">Click a file in a list → preview pane shows content instantly.</p></div><div><div style=\"color:#e5c07b;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4px;\">4. Validation Before Submit</div><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;font-size:0.9rem;\">Check if a file exists or search for patterns before asking Claude to act.</p></div></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📊 Cost/Speed Comparison</h3><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.9rem;\"><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">Action</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">Without L3</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#9ca3af;\">With L3</th></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:10px;\">\"Show me main.ts\"</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#f97316;\">Claude turn: 10s, $0.05</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#22c55e;\">Direct read: 0.2s, $0</td></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:10px;\">\"Find all TODO comments\"</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#f97316;\">Claude turn: 15s, $0.08</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#22c55e;\">Direct grep: 0.5s, $0</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:10px;\">\"List files in src/\"</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#f97316;\">Claude turn: 8s, $0.03</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#22c55e;\">Direct glob: 0.1s, $0</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">🎯 The Real Value</h3><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"><strong>L3 makes kontask cards feel like real apps</strong>, not just Claude's output. Users can explore, search, and interact - reserving Claude turns for actual thinking and code changes.</p></div><div style=\"background:#1a3d5c;border:1px solid #3b82f6;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#3b82f6;\">💡 But Do We Need It Now?</h4><p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\">Honestly? <strong>Maybe not yet.</strong> L1-L2 cover most use cases. L3 is a \"nice to have\" that adds complexity (security, ACLs, new endpoints). It shines when you want <em>highly interactive</em> kontask cards - which we haven't built many of yet.</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#fff;\">Recommendation</h4><p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;font-size:0.9rem;\">L3 is valuable but not urgent. Focus on features that use L1-L2 first. When we hit a use case where \"I wish I could just read a file without a Claude turn\", that's when L3 pays off.</p></div></div>",
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