Limit Parameter Now Prevents Important Flag Auto-Apply

Version Information

TypeScript/JavaScript

• Package: @composio/core and all provider packages
• Version: 0.6.3+
• PR: #2570

The important flag auto-apply logic has been updated to respect the limit parameter. When you provide a limit, the SDK no longer automatically applies important: true, ensuring you get the exact number of tools you requested.

What Changed

Previously, when querying tools by toolkit with both toolkits and limit parameters, the SDK would auto-apply important: true. This could result in returning fewer tools than the requested limit if the toolkit had limited important tools.

Before:

// @noErrors
// Could return < 50 tools if only 10 important tools exist
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 50,
});
// Result: Only 10 tools (important ones only)

After:

// @noErrors
// Returns exactly 50 tools (or all available if < 50)
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 50,
});
// Result: 50 tools (including non-important)

Auto-Apply Logic

The important flag is now auto-applied only when ALL of these conditions are met:

• toolkits is provided
• tools is NOT provided
• tags is NOT provided
• search is NOT provided
• limit is NOT provided ← NEW
• important is NOT explicitly set to false

Examples

Auto-Applies Important (No Limit)

// @noErrors
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
});
// Returns: ~10-20 important tools

Does NOT Auto-Apply (Limit Provided)

// @noErrors
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 50,
});
// Returns: Exactly 50 tools (or all available)

Explicit Important Overrides

// @noErrors
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 50,
  important: true,
});
// Returns: Up to 50 important tools

Prevents Auto-Apply (Tags Provided)

// @noErrors
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  tags: ['important'],
});
// Returns: GitHub tools with 'important' tag (no auto-apply)

Prevents Auto-Apply (Search Provided)

// @noErrors
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  search: 'repository',
});
// Returns: GitHub tools matching search (no auto-apply)

Why This Matters

When you provide a limit, you're explicitly requesting a specific number of tools. Auto-applying the important filter could prevent you from getting the requested number of tools. This change respects user intent and makes the SDK behavior more predictable.

Use cases:

1. Pagination: Get exactly N tools per page
2. Performance: Limit tool count for faster responses
3. UI constraints: Display a specific number of tools in your interface

Backward Compatibility

This change is backward compatible with one caveat:

• No code changes needed for most users
• If you were relying on automatic important filtering with limit, you now need to explicitly pass important: true

Migration (if needed):

// @noErrors
// Before (relied on auto-apply even with limit)
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 20,
});

// After (explicit important flag)
const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', {
  toolkits: ['github'],
  limit: 20,
  important: true, // Explicitly set if you want important tools
});

Documentation

Full documentation with more examples is available in the Tools API Reference.