Adams earned her invitation with a stellar 2014, remaining unbeaten through all competitions to claim the IAAF sportswoman of the year title - but her year of consistent highs did end on a low.
Surgery on shoulder and elbow injuries last September left Adams with a question mark heading into the new season, but the 30-year-old hopes for full health before the world championships.
"That's the million-dollar question," Adams replied, when asked for a timeframe for that fitness search. "I can't put a date on it, I can't put a time on it, but we do have time to get back up there.
"One thing I do know with myself is that I'll never compete at a competition at 80 per cent - I always want to make sure that I'm 100 per cent and ready to rock and roll.
"I don't do things half-arse and I'm not going to start doing them now."
Six months removed from the operating table, Adams accepted frustrations were inherent in a slow and steady recovery, given elite athletes were hardly a patient breed.
But she acknowledged the need for an eye on the bigger picture - her long-term health and a fourth Olympic Games.
"It is different, obviously, with having injuries and surgeries to consider.
"But, in saying that, I've got a really good team around me that's going to help me do that.
"Regardless of what happens this year, our goal is to make sure that we're ready to roll [in Rio]. They are big mountains to climb but I have climbed them before.
"This climb might be a little bit tougher but I'm ready for the challenge."
