> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
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# Get Tool By Name • AI Agent SDK

> get_tool_by_name: Get a tool by name from the prepared tools.

# get\_tool\_by\_name

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> This is a method of the [**PreparedTurnContext**](../classes/PreparedTurnContext) class in the [**turn\_context**](../modules/turn_context) module.

Get a tool by name from the prepared 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_tool_by_name"]
    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_tool_by_name(name: str) -> Optional[ToolSchema]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="name" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Optional[ToolSchema]">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/runtime/turn_context.py` at line 232
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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Tools Concept" icon="wrench" href="/docs/docs/concepts/tools" />

  <Card title="Create Custom Tools" icon="plus" href="/docs/docs/guides/tools/create-custom-tools" />

  <Card title="Tool Development" icon="code" href="/docs/docs/tutorials/advanced-tool-development" />
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