{"version":"2.1.323","anchor":"tool-lists-can-now-gain-server-added-tools","canonical_anchor":"tool-lists-can-now-gain-server-added-tools","heading":"Claude's tool list can now include tools added from elsewhere","tier":"internal","area":"Tool Assembly","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323\/e\/tool-lists-can-now-gain-server-added-tools","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323","markdown":"### Claude's tool list can now include tools added from elsewhere\n\nClaude Code can now add extra tools to Claude's tool list unless built-in tools are turned off\n\n**Unclear.** Where the added tools come from is not stated.\n\n**What**\n\nTools are the actions Claude can take, such as reading files or running commands. Claude Code can now append extra tools to that list from an added-tools answer, unless built-in tools are disabled. The step that puts the tool list together also has new options for this.\n\n**Why**\n\nThe set of tools Claude has can now be extended beyond the ones built in.\n\n- Area: Tool Assembly\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}