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I like your definition of essential tools. 👍
99% of my use of tools is electrical.
Cut wires, trim wires, open electrical devices and plugs, close them.
A knife, pliers, medium/small screwdrivers both flat and cross... That's pretty much it... That's 99% of my use of a multi tool. And probably used a couple of times per month, sometimes as much as 5-10 times per month.
If I do anything else I take a toolbox.
I can see it may be useful to have done extra tools on it, but I'd rather have better and more usable pliers and screwdrivers.
This one is close to being perfect https://www.leatherman.com/signal-439.html
But I'd get rid of the bit driver and just have a philips + flat head screwdriver.
Actually this is probably the one: https://www.leatherman.com/free-p2-832636.html
Pliers, screwdrivers, knife.
I'll ignore the fact that they have a metal file next to a magnet.