---
title: tool
sidebarTitle: tool
---

# `fastmcp.tools.tool`

## Functions

### `default_serializer` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L62" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
default_serializer(data: Any) -> str
```

## Classes

### `ToolResult` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L66" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

**Methods:**

#### `to_mcp_result` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L97" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
to_mcp_result(self) -> list[ContentBlock] | tuple[list[ContentBlock], dict[str, Any]]
```

### `Tool` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L105" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Internal tool registration info.


**Methods:**

#### `enable` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L123" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
enable(self) -> None
```

#### `disable` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L131" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
disable(self) -> None
```

#### `to_mcp_tool` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L139" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
to_mcp_tool(self, **overrides: Any) -> MCPTool
```

Convert the FastMCP tool to an MCP tool.


#### `from_function` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L166" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
from_function(fn: Callable[..., Any], name: str | None = None, title: str | None = None, description: str | None = None, tags: set[str] | None = None, annotations: ToolAnnotations | None = None, exclude_args: list[str] | None = None, output_schema: dict[str, Any] | None | NotSetT | Literal[False] = NotSet, serializer: ToolResultSerializerType | None = None, meta: dict[str, Any] | None = None, enabled: bool | None = None) -> FunctionTool
```

Create a Tool from a function.


#### `run` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L194" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
run(self, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult
```

Run the tool with arguments.

This method is not implemented in the base Tool class and must be
implemented by subclasses.

`run()` can EITHER return a list of ContentBlocks, or a tuple of
(list of ContentBlocks, dict of structured output).


#### `from_tool` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L207" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
from_tool(cls, tool: Tool) -> TransformedTool
```

### `FunctionTool` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L241" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

**Methods:**

#### `from_function` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L245" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
from_function(cls, fn: Callable[..., Any], name: str | None = None, title: str | None = None, description: str | None = None, tags: set[str] | None = None, annotations: ToolAnnotations | None = None, exclude_args: list[str] | None = None, output_schema: dict[str, Any] | None | NotSetT | Literal[False] = NotSet, serializer: ToolResultSerializerType | None = None, meta: dict[str, Any] | None = None, enabled: bool | None = None) -> FunctionTool
```

Create a Tool from a function.


#### `run` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L303" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
run(self, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult
```

Run the tool with arguments.


### `ParsedFunction` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L355" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

**Methods:**

#### `from_function` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/tools/tool.py#L363" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
from_function(cls, fn: Callable[..., Any], exclude_args: list[str] | None = None, validate: bool = True, wrap_non_object_output_schema: bool = True) -> ParsedFunction
```
