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TOOL.CACHE.CREATE

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TOOL.CACHE.CREATE namespace [MAX_ENTRIES n] [TTL seconds]
Group
Keyed caches
Complexity
O(1)
Arity
-2 (at least 2 words, counting the command name)
Flags
write, fast
Keys
first 1, last 1, step 1
HotKV Cloud
Performance and Scale
On-Premise
requires the tool-cache license feature

The tool cache memoizes the results of deterministic tool or function calls an agent makes, keyed by a deterministic string built from the call (for example the tool name and its arguments). TOOL.CACHE.CREATE creates a namespace. You must create a namespace before you can store entries in it with TOOL.CACHE.SET.

Option Effect
MAX_ENTRIES n Maximum number of entries. 0 or omitted uses the server’s per-namespace limit, and larger values are capped at that limit (max_entries_per_namespace under [tool]). When the namespace is full, HotKV evicts existing entries to make room.
TTL seconds Default time to live for entries stored without their own TTL. 0 or omitted means entries do not expire.

Options can be given in any order and are case-insensitive.

Case RESP2 RESP3
Namespace created Simple string OK Same

Errors:

  • ERR namespace already exists or limit reached if the namespace exists, or the server already holds its maximum number of tool cache namespaces (max_namespaces under [tool]).
  • ERR invalid MAX_ENTRIES or ERR invalid TTL if a value is not a non-negative integer.
  • ERR unknown option for any other option name.
  • ERR wrong number of arguments for 'tool.cache.create' command if the argument count is wrong.
  • NOLICENSE tool-cache requires a HotKV license. Contact sales@hotkv.com if your license does not include the tool-cache feature.
127.0.0.1:6379> TOOL.CACHE.CREATE sqltool TTL 300
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> TOOL.CACHE.CREATE sqltool
(error) ERR namespace already exists or limit reached

HotKV-only command. Redis and Valkey have no equivalent.

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