Tools Documentation

Overview

The Tools component provides a powerful and extensible framework for implementing and managing external tool integrations. This module serves as the backbone for all external interactions, enabling the system to perform specific actions and retrieve information from various services.

Component Architecture

Tool Execution Flow (API Tool Example)

Core Components

Base Tool Interfaces

Located in src/tools/core/:

BaseTool
- Foundation interface for all tools
- Defines standard execution patterns
- See Base Tool
BaseRESTTool
- Extended functionality for REST APIs
- Built-in HTTP method handling
- See Base Rest Tool
ToolRegistry
- Central tool management system
- Handles tool registration and access
- See Tool Registry

Example Tool Implementations

Located in src/tools/implementations/:

RAGTool
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- Enhances responses with external knowledge
- See Rag Tool Example
WeatherTool
- Weather information service integration
- Real-time weather data access
- See Weather Tool Example
WikipediaTool
- Wikipedia article retrieval and summarization
- Access to comprehensive knowledge base
- See Wikipedia Tool Example

Utils

Located in src/tools/core/utils/:

TokenManager
- OAuth2 credential management
- Secure token handling
- See Token Manager

Parsers

Located in src/tools/core/parsers/:

BaseToolCallParser
- Abstract parsing interface
- See Base Parser
JSONToolCallParser
- JSON format handling
- See JSON Parser
NonJSONToolCallParser
- Alternative format support
- See Non-JSON Parser

Further Documentation

See Base Tool for custom tool creation
See Base REST Tool for REST implementation details
Check Tool Implementations for specific tool documentation
Visit Parsers for parsing documentation
Explore Utils for utility references

Security Best Practices

Always use environment variables for sensitive credentials
Implement proper request validation
Use HTTPS for external communications
Follow least privilege principle
Regularly audit tool access patterns