docs: default custom tool creation to plugins

Steers custom tool creation toward the plugin route by default.
The adding-tools.md guide is now explicitly for built-in core Hermes
tools only.

Key fixes:
- Plugin quickstart: ctx.register_tool() now uses correct keyword-arg
  API (name=, toolset=, schema=, handler=) instead of broken 3-arg call
- Handler signature: (params, **kwargs) instead of (params)
- Handler return: json.dumps({...}) instead of plain string
- AGENTS.md: mentions plugin route before built-in tool instructions
- learning-path.md: plugins listed before core tool development
- contributing.md: separates plugin vs core tool paths

Based on PR #13138 by @helix4u.
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helix4u
2026-05-04 18:22:41 +05:30
committed by kshitij
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@@ -257,7 +257,16 @@ The dashboard embeds the real `hermes --tui` — **not** a rewrite. See `hermes
## Adding New Tools
Requires changes in **2 files**:
For most custom or local-only tools, do **not** edit Hermes core. Use the plugin
route instead: create `~/.hermes/plugins/<name>/plugin.yaml` and
`~/.hermes/plugins/<name>/__init__.py`, then register tools with
`ctx.register_tool(...)`. Plugin toolsets are discovered automatically and can be
enabled or disabled without touching `tools/` or `toolsets.py`.
Use the built-in route below only when the user is explicitly contributing a new
core Hermes tool that should ship in the base system.
Built-in/core tools require changes in **2 files**:
**1. Create `tools/your_tool.py`:**
```python