> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Get Tools For Task • AI Agents Framework
> get_tools_for_task: Analyze a task description and return appropriate tools.
# get\_tools\_for\_task
Function
> This function is defined in the [**auto**](../modules/auto) module.
Analyze a task description and return appropriate tools.
```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'primaryColor': '#8B0000', 'primaryTextColor': '#fff', 'primaryBorderColor': '#710101', 'lineColor': '#189AB4', 'secondaryColor': '#189AB4', 'tertiaryColor': '#fff' }}}%%
graph LR
agent["Agent"] -- "uses" --> tool["Tool: get_tools_for_task"]
tool -- "returns" --> result["Result"]
style tool fill:#189AB4,color:#fff
style agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
style result fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
```
## Signature
```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def get_tools_for_task(task_description: str) -> List[str]
```
## Parameters
The task to analyze
### Returns
List of tool names appropriate for the task
## Uses
* `matched_categories.add`
* `seen.add`
## Used By
* [`AutoGenerator.discover_tools_for_topic`](../functions/AutoGenerator-discover_tools_for_topic)
## Source
`praisonai/auto.py` at line 366
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