{"version":"2.1.232","anchor":"tool-search-says-once-why-it-turned-itself-off","canonical_anchor":"tool-search-says-once-why-it-turned-itself-off","heading":"Tool search says once why it turned itself off","tier":"use","area":"Tool Search","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.232\/e\/tool-search-says-once-why-it-turned-itself-off","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.232","markdown":"### Tool search says once why it turned itself off\n\nTool search logs why it disabled itself and refuses entirely against a non-Anthropic base URL.\n\n**What**\n\nThe optimistic tool-search path now logs a single debug line naming its mode and the `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH` value, and refuses outright when `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` points at something other than a first-party Anthropic host.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The refusal message tells you to set `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH=true` (or `auto`, or `auto:N`) if your proxy forwards tool_reference blocks.\n- The explanation is emitted once, not per request.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`is not a first-party Anthropic host. Set ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH=true (or auto \/ auto:N) if your proxy forwards tool_reference blocks.`\n\n- Area: Tool Search\n- Names: `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH`, `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}