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Tools

Examples for using and creating tools in Agno.

Tool Types

TypeDescription
Built-in ToolsPre-built toolkits (YFinance, DuckDuckGo, etc.)
Custom ToolsYour own tools with @tool decorator
MCP ToolsModel Context Protocol servers
Async ToolsAsync tool execution

Custom Tools

python
from agno.tools import tool

@tool
def get_weather(city: str) -> str:
    """Get weather for a city."""
    return f"Weather in {city}: Sunny, 72F"

agent = Agent(tools=[get_weather])

MCP Tools

Model Context Protocol allows connecting to external tool servers:

python
from agno.tools.mcp import MCPTools

tools = MCPTools(servers=["npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-filesystem"])
agent = Agent(tools=[tools])

Folders

  • mcp/ - MCP server examples
  • tool_decorator/ - Custom tool patterns
  • tool_hooks/ - Pre/post processing
  • async/ - Async execution