make_tool_searcher() — anthropic-sdk-python Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the make_tool_searcher() function in tools_runner_search_tool.py from the anthropic-sdk-python codebase.

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Source Code

examples/tools_runner_search_tool.py lines 47–61

def make_tool_searcher(tools: List[BetaFunctionTool[Any]]) -> BetaFunctionTool[Any]:
    """Returns a tool that Claude can use to search through all available tools"""

    @beta_tool
    def search_available_tools(*, keyword: str) -> BetaFunctionToolResultType:
        """Search for useful tools using a query string"""

        results: list[BetaToolReferenceBlockParam] = []
        for tool in tools:
            if keyword in json.dumps(tool.to_dict()):
                results.append({"type": "tool_reference", "tool_name": tool.name})

        return results

    return search_available_tools