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AnthropicTool Class — langchain Architecture

Architecture documentation for the AnthropicTool class in chat_models.py from the langchain codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  9a4060af_4e19_e7cb_2c4d_41325ca1189f["AnthropicTool"]
  d9be4930_c789_bd64_f6ca_9d5a7ec196ce["chat_models.py"]
  9a4060af_4e19_e7cb_2c4d_41325ca1189f -->|defined in| d9be4930_c789_bd64_f6ca_9d5a7ec196ce

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Source Code

libs/partners/anthropic/langchain_anthropic/chat_models.py lines 96–118

class AnthropicTool(TypedDict):
    """Anthropic tool definition for custom (user-defined) tools.

    Custom tools use `name` and `input_schema` fields to define the tool's
    interface. These are converted from LangChain tool formats (functions, Pydantic
    models, `BaseTool` objects) via `convert_to_anthropic_tool`.
    """

    name: str

    input_schema: dict[str, Any]

    description: NotRequired[str]

    strict: NotRequired[bool]

    cache_control: NotRequired[dict[str, str]]

    defer_loading: NotRequired[bool]

    input_examples: NotRequired[list[dict[str, Any]]]

    allowed_callers: NotRequired[list[str]]

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AnthropicTool class?
AnthropicTool is a class in the langchain codebase, defined in libs/partners/anthropic/langchain_anthropic/chat_models.py.
Where is AnthropicTool defined?
AnthropicTool is defined in libs/partners/anthropic/langchain_anthropic/chat_models.py at line 96.

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