Getting Started
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List of Tools
Getting Started#
Tools are functions that agents can use to interact with the world.
These tools can be generic utilities (e.g. search), other chains, or even other agents.
Currently, tools can be loaded with the following snippet:
from langchain.agents import load_tools
tool_names = [...]
tools = load_tools(tool_names)
Some tools (e.g. chains, agents) may require a base LLM to use to initialize them.
In that case, you can pass in an LLM as well:
from langchain.agents import load_tools
tool_names = [...]
llm = ...
tools = load_tools(tool_names, llm=llm)
Below is a list of all supported tools and relevant information:
Tool Name: The name the LLM refers to the tool by.
Tool Description: The description of the tool that is passed to the LLM.
Notes: Notes about the tool that are NOT passed to the LLM.
Requires LLM: Whether this tool requires an LLM to be initialized.
(Optional) Extra Parameters: What extra parameters are required to initialize this tool.
List of Tools#
python_repl
Tool Name: Python REPL
Tool Description: A Python shell. Use this to execute python commands. Input should be a valid python command. If you expect output it should be printed out.
Notes: Maintains state.
Requires LLM: No
serpapi
Tool Name: Search
Tool Description: A search engine. Useful for when you need to answer questions about current events. Input should be a search query.
Notes: Calls the Serp API and then parses results.
Requires LLM: No
wolfram-alpha
Tool Name: Wolfram Alpha
Requires LLM: No
wolfram-alpha
Tool Name: Wolfram Alpha
Tool Description: A wolfram alpha search engine. Useful for when you need to answer questions about Math, Science, Technology, Culture, Society and Everyday Life. Input should be a search query.
Notes: Calls the Wolfram Alpha API and then parses results.
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: wolfram_alpha_appid: The Wolfram Alpha app id.
requests
Tool Name: Requests
Tool Description: A portal to the internet. Use this when you need to get specific content from a site. Input should be a specific url, and the output will be all the text on that page.
Notes: Uses the Python requests module.
Requires LLM: No
terminal
Tool Name: Terminal
Tool Description: Executes commands in a terminal. Input should be valid commands, and the output will be any output from running that command.
Notes: Executes commands with subprocess.
Requires LLM: No
pal-math
Tool Name: PAL-MATH
Tool Description: A language model that is excellent at solving complex word math problems. Input should be a fully worded hard word math problem.
Notes: Based on this paper.
Requires LLM: Yes
pal-colored-objects
Tool Name: PAL-COLOR-OBJ
Tool Description: A language model that is wonderful at reasoning about position and the color attributes of objects. Input should be a fully worded hard reasoning problem. Make sure to include all information about the objects AND the final question you want to answer.
Notes: Based on this paper.
Requires LLM: Yes
llm-math
Tool Name: Calculator
Tool Description: Useful for when you need to answer questions about math.
Notes: An instance of the LLMMath chain.
Requires LLM: Yes
open-meteo-api
Tool Name: Open Meteo API
Requires LLM: Yes
open-meteo-api
Tool Name: Open Meteo API
Tool Description: Useful for when you want to get weather information from the OpenMeteo API. The input should be a question in natural language that this API can answer.
Notes: A natural language connection to the Open Meteo API (https://api.open-meteo.com/), specifically the /v1/forecast endpoint.
Requires LLM: Yes
news-api
Tool Name: News API
Tool Description: Use this when you want to get information about the top headlines of current news stories. The input should be a question in natural language that this API can answer.
Notes: A natural language connection to the News API (https://newsapi.org), specifically the /v2/top-headlines endpoint.
Requires LLM: Yes
Extra Parameters: news_api_key (your API key to access this endpoint)
tmdb-api
Tool Name: TMDB API
Tool Description: Useful for when you want to get information from The Movie Database. The input should be a question in natural language that this API can answer.
Notes: A natural language connection to the TMDB API (https://api.themoviedb.org/3), specifically the /search/movie endpoint.
Requires LLM: Yes
Extra Parameters: tmdb_bearer_token (your Bearer Token to access this endpoint - note that this is different from the API key)
google-search
Tool Name: Search
Tool Description: A wrapper around Google Search. Useful for when you need to answer questions about current events. Input should be a search query.
Notes: Uses the Google Custom Search API
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: google_api_key, google_cse_id
For more information on this, see this page
searx-search
Tool Name: Search
For more information on this, see this page
searx-search
Tool Name: Search
Tool Description: A wrapper around SearxNG meta search engine. Input should be a search query.
Notes: SearxNG is easy to deploy self-hosted. It is a good privacy friendly alternative to Google Search. Uses the SearxNG API.
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: searx_host
google-serper
Tool Name: Search
Tool Description: A low-cost Google Search API. Useful for when you need to answer questions about current events. Input should be a search query.
Notes: Calls the serper.dev Google Search API and then parses results.
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: serper_api_key
For more information on this, see this page
wikipedia
Tool Name: Wikipedia
Tool Description: A wrapper around Wikipedia. Useful for when you need to answer general questions about people, places, companies, historical events, or other subjects. Input should be a search query.
Notes: Uses the wikipedia Python package to call the MediaWiki API and then parses results.
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: top_k_results
podcast-api
Tool Name: Podcast API
Tool Description: Use the Listen Notes Podcast API to search all podcasts or episodes. The input should be a question in natural language that this API can answer.
Notes: A natural language connection to the Listen Notes Podcast API (https://www.PodcastAPI.com), specifically the /search/ endpoint.
Requires LLM: Yes
Extra Parameters: listen_api_key (your api key to access this endpoint)
openweathermap-api
Tool Name: OpenWeatherMap
Tool Description: A wrapper around OpenWeatherMap API. Useful for fetching current weather information for a specified location. Input should be a location string (e.g. London,GB).
Notes: A connection to the OpenWeatherMap API (https://api.openweathermap.org), specifically the /data/2.5/weather endpoint.
Requires LLM: No
Extra Parameters: openweathermap_api_key (your API key to access this endpoint)

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