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Give Claude custom tools
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/custom-tools
…ray consumes context window space on every turn. In TypeScript, pass `alwaysLoad: true` in the `extras` argument of [`tool()`](/docs/en/agent-sdk/typescript#tool) or in the options of [`createSdkMcpSe…
Connect to external tools with MCP
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/mcp
…he default**: the wait covers still-pending servers configured with [`alwaysLoad: true`](/docs/en/mcp#exempt-a-server-from-deferral) and not the rest. The rest keep connecting in the background. [Tool…
Scale to many tools with tool search
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/tool-search
…efer toward one combined threshold: each MCP tool that isn't marked [`alwaysLoad`](/docs/en/mcp#exempt-a-server-from-deferral), from any server, plus the built-in tools that load on demand. The SDK al…
Agent SDK reference - TypeScript
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/typescript
…lt>, extras?: { annotations?: ToolAnnotations; searchHint?: string; alwaysLoad?: boolean } ): SdkMcpToolDefinition<Schema>; ``` #### Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | :- | :- | :- |…
Claude Code changelog
Claude Code CLI · in the page
changelog
…s * Changed MCP tools so a tool that sets its own `_meta['anthropic/alwaysLoad']` to false stays deferred when its `--mcp-config`, Agent SDK or plugin server is set to `alwaysLoad` * Changed backg…
Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP
Claude Code CLI · in the page
mcp
…y accepts the same `url`, `headers`, `headersHelper`, `timeout`, and `alwaysLoad` fields as `http`. Authentication is header-only, so pass a static token in `headers` or generate one at connect time w…
Week 18 · April 27 – May 1, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w18
…> <div>MCP servers can opt out of tool-search deferral with <code>alwaysLoad: true</code> in their config so all of that server's tools are always available</div> <div>New <code>claude plugin…