openclaw/docs/plugins/agent-tools.md

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---
summary: "Write agent tools in a plugin (schemas, optional tools, allowlists)"
read_when:
- You want to add a new agent tool in a plugin
- You need to make a tool opt-in via allowlists
---
# Plugin agent tools
Clawdbot plugins can register agent tools (JSONschema functions) that appear in the
agent tool list. Tools can be **required** (always available) or **optional** (optin).
## Basic tool
```ts
import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
export default function (api) {
api.registerTool({
name: "my_tool",
description: "Do a thing",
parameters: Type.Object({
input: Type.String(),
}),
async execute(_id, params) {
return { content: [{ type: "text", text: params.input }] };
},
});
}
```
## Optional tool (optin)
Optional tools are **never** autoenabled. Users must add them to an agent
allowlist.
```ts
export default function (api) {
api.registerTool(
{
name: "workflow_tool",
description: "Run a local workflow",
parameters: {
type: "object",
properties: {
pipeline: { type: "string" },
},
required: ["pipeline"],
},
async execute(_id, params) {
return { content: [{ type: "text", text: params.pipeline }] };
},
},
{ optional: true },
);
}
```
Enable optional tools in `agents.list[].tools.allow`:
```json5
{
agents: {
list: [
{
id: "main",
tools: {
allow: [
"workflow_tool", // specific tool name
"workflow", // plugin id (enables all tools from that plugin)
"group:plugins" // all plugin tools
]
}
}
]
}
}
```
## Rules + tips
- Tool names must **not** clash with core tool names; conflicting tools are skipped.
- Plugin ids used in allowlists must not clash with core tool names.
- Prefer `optional: true` for tools that trigger side effects or require extra
binaries/credentials.