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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List Available Tools • AI Agent SDK

> list_available_tools: List only currently available tools from the global registry.

# list\_available\_tools

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  <Badge color="teal">Function</Badge>
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> This function is defined in the [**registry**](../modules/registry) module.

List only currently available tools from the global registry.

```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: list_available_tools"]
    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 list_available_tools(context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]], ttl_seconds: Optional[float]) -> List[Union[BaseTool, Callable]]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="context" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional context for availability checks
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="ttl_seconds" type="Optional[float]" required={false}>
  Cache TTL override (default: 30.0 seconds)
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[Union[BaseTool, Callable]]">
  List of available tools
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `list_available_tools`
* `get_registry`

## Used By

* [`list_available_tools`](../functions/list_available_tools)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/tools/registry.py` at line 673
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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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