{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"plugins-can-contribute-tools-in-the-surface-list","canonical_anchor":"plugins-can-contribute-tools-in-the-surface-list","heading":"Plugins can contribute tools in the surface list","tier":"internal","area":"Plugins","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/plugins-can-contribute-tools-in-the-surface-list","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### Plugins can contribute tools in the surface list\n\nPlugins can now list \"tools\" among the things they contribute.\n\n**What**\n\nThe list of things a plugin can provide gained \"tools\" alongside settings, hooks and plugins, and a separate list enumerates hook, skill, subagent, command and mcp component kinds.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`[\"settings\", \"hooks\", \"plugins\", \"tools\"]`\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}