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# Tool • Rust AI Agent SDK
> Tool: Trait for tools that can be used by agents This trait defines the interface for tools. Tools can be created using the `#[tool]` macro or by...
# Tool
> Defined in the [**tools**](../modules/tools) module.
Rust AI Agent SDK
Trait for tools that can be used by agents This trait defines the interface for tools. Tools can be created using the `#[tool]` macro or by implementing this trait directly.
```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: Tool"]
tool -- "returns" --> result["Result"]
style tool fill:#189AB4,color:#fff
style agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
style result fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
```
## Methods
### `name`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn name(&self) -> &str
```
Get the tool name
### `description`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn description(&self) -> &str
```
Get the tool description
### `parameters_schema`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn parameters_schema(&self) -> Value
```
Get the parameter schema as JSON Schema
### `execute`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async fn execute(&self, args: Value) -> Result
```
Execute the tool with the given arguments
**Parameters:**
| Name | Type |
| ------ | ------- |
| `args` | `Value` |
### `definition`
```rust theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
fn definition(&self) -> ToolDefinition
```
Get the tool definition for LLM function calling
## Source
`praisonai/src/tools/mod.rs` at line 0
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