From d602cb97dd2375da13d23a6cf75f399d8f237755 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GangGreenTemperTatum
 <104169244+GangGreenTemperTatum@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:02:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat: ask user question sdk tool

---
 dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py    |  5 +-
 dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 pyproject.toml                       |  3 ++
 tests/test_interaction.py            | 56 +++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py
 create mode 100644 tests/test_interaction.py

diff --git a/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py b/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
index 42e39a16..a8659c1f 100644
--- a/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 )
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from dreadnode.agent.tools import execute, fs, memory, planning, reporting, tasking
+    from dreadnode.agent.tools import execute, fs, interaction, memory, planning, reporting, tasking
 
 __all__ = [
     "AnyTool",
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "discover_tools_on_obj",
     "execute",
     "fs",
+    "interaction",
     "memory",
     "planning",
     "reporting",
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
     "tool_method",
 ]
 
-__lazy_submodules__: list[str] = ["fs", "planning", "reporting", "tasking", "execute", "memory"]
+__lazy_submodules__: list[str] = ["execute", "fs", "interaction", "memory", "planning", "reporting", "tasking"]
 __lazy_components__: dict[str, str] = {}
 
 
diff --git a/dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py b/dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..019d21b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import typing as t
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from dreadnode.agent.tools.base import tool
+
+
+class QuestionOption(BaseModel):
+    label: str = Field(..., description="Display text for this option")
+    description: str = Field(..., description="Explanation of this option")
+
+
+class Question(BaseModel):
+    id: str = Field(..., description="Unique identifier for this question")
+    question: str = Field(..., description="The question text")
+    options: list[QuestionOption] = Field(..., min_length=2, max_length=4)
+    multi_select: bool = Field(default=False)
+
+
+@tool(catch=True)
+def ask_user(
+    questions: t.Annotated[
+        list[dict[str, t.Any]],
+        "List of questions to ask. Each has: id, question, options (list of {label, description}), multi_select (optional)",
+    ],
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Ask the user one or more multiple-choice questions during execution.
+
+    Use this when you need user input to make decisions, clarify requirements,
+    or get preferences that affect your work.
+
+    Each question should have 2-4 options. Users can select one option, or multiple
+    if multi_select is true.
+
+    Returns a formatted string with the user's responses.
+    """
+    from dreadnode import log_metric, log_output
+
+    parsed = [Question(**q) for q in questions]
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("Agent needs your input:")
+    print("=" * 80 + "\n")
+
+    responses: dict[str, str | list[str]] = {}
+
+    for q_num, q in enumerate(parsed, 1):
+        print(f"Question {q_num}/{len(parsed)}: {q.question}\n")
+
+        for idx, opt in enumerate(q.options, 1):
+            print(f"  {idx}. {opt.label}")
+            print(f"     {opt.description}\n")
+
+        if q.multi_select:
+            choice_str = input("Your choice(s) (comma-separated): ").strip()
+            choices = [int(c.strip()) for c in choice_str.split(",")]
+            selected: list[str] = [q.options[i - 1].label for i in choices]
+            responses[q.id] = selected
+        else:
+            choice = int(input("Your choice: ").strip())
+            selected_option: str = q.options[choice - 1].label
+            responses[q.id] = selected_option
+
+        print()
+
+    print("=" * 80 + "\n")
+
+    log_output("user_questions", [q.model_dump() for q in parsed])
+    log_output("user_responses", responses)
+    log_metric("questions_asked", len(parsed))
+
+    result = "User responses:\n"
+    for q_id, answer in responses.items():
+        if isinstance(answer, list):
+            result += f"{q_id}: {', '.join(answer)}\n"
+        else:
+            result += f"{q_id}: {answer}\n"
+
+    return result
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f390777..acaf3c04 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -192,3 +192,6 @@ skip-magic-trailing-comma = false
 "dreadnode/transforms/language.py" = [
     "RUF001",  # intentional use of ambiguous unicode characters for airt
 ]
+"dreadnode/agent/tools/interaction.py" = [
+    "T201",  # print required for user interaction
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_interaction.py b/tests/test_interaction.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1636b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_interaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from dreadnode.agent.tools.interaction import Question, QuestionOption, ask_user
+
+
+def test_question_model() -> None:
+    q = Question(
+        id="test",
+        question="Test question?",
+        options=[
+            QuestionOption(label="Option 1", description="First option"),
+            QuestionOption(label="Option 2", description="Second option"),
+        ],
+    )
+    assert q.id == "test"
+    assert len(q.options) == 2
+    assert q.multi_select is False
+
+
+def test_ask_user_single_choice() -> None:
+    questions = [
+        {
+            "id": "choice",
+            "question": "Pick one",
+            "options": [
+                {"label": "A", "description": "First"},
+                {"label": "B", "description": "Second"},
+            ],
+        }
+    ]
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="1"), patch("builtins.print"):
+        result = ask_user(questions)
+
+    assert "choice: A" in result
+
+
+def test_ask_user_multi_choice() -> None:
+    questions = [
+        {
+            "id": "choices",
+            "question": "Pick multiple",
+            "options": [
+                {"label": "A", "description": "First"},
+                {"label": "B", "description": "Second"},
+                {"label": "C", "description": "Third"},
+            ],
+            "multi_select": True,
+        }
+    ]
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="1,3"), patch("builtins.print"):
+        result = ask_user(questions)
+
+    assert "A" in result
+    assert "C" in result

From 33f9d0a591934ff88db4f5ab74609a19c69690a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GangGreenTemperTatum
 <104169244+GangGreenTemperTatum@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:11:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: linting lazy submodules

---
 dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py b/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
index a8659c1f..f7f9787e 100644
--- a/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/dreadnode/agent/tools/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@
     "tool_method",
 ]
 
-__lazy_submodules__: list[str] = ["execute", "fs", "interaction", "memory", "planning", "reporting", "tasking"]
+__lazy_submodules__: list[str] = [
+    "execute",
+    "fs",
+    "interaction",
+    "memory",
+    "planning",
+    "reporting",
+    "tasking",
+]
 __lazy_components__: dict[str, str] = {}