AnthropicToolDefinition

A tool definition in Anthropic’s format. Unlike OpenAI which wraps tools in {type: "function", function: {...}}, Anthropic uses a flat structure with input_schema (§7.5).

Class Diagram

---
title: AnthropicToolDefinition
config:
  look: handDrawn
  theme: colorful
  class:
    hideEmptyMembersBox: true
---
classDiagram
    class AnthropicToolDefinition {
        +string name
        +string description
        +dictionary input_schema
    }

Yaml Example

name: get_weather
description: Get the current weather for a city

Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The tool name
description	string	A description of what the tool does
input_schema	dictionary	JSON Schema describing the tool’s input parameters