> ## Documentation Index
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# Is Research Tool • Rust AI Agent SDK

> is_research_tool: Check if a tool is a research tool.

# is\_research\_tool

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

Check if a tool is a research tool.

```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: is_research_tool"]
    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 is_research_tool(name: &str) -> bool
```

## Parameters

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

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `contains`

## Source

<Card title="View on GitHub" icon="github" href="https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-rust/praisonai/src/planning/mod.rs#L544">
  `praisonai/src/planning/mod.rs` at line 544
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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Rust Tools" icon="wrench" href="/docs/rust/tools" />

  <Card title="Rust Code Execution" icon="terminal" href="/docs/rust/code-execution" />

  <Card title="Rust Web Search" icon="search" href="/docs/rust/web-search" />

  <Card title="Rust Query" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/docs/rust/query" />
</CardGroup>