Include Exclude Tools

Filter toolkit functions with include_tools and exclude_tools on CalculatorTools and WebSearchTools.

include_exclude_tools.py

"""
Include Exclude Tools
=============================

Demonstrates include exclude tools.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.tools.calculator import CalculatorTools
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5.2"),
    tools=[
        CalculatorTools(
            exclude_tools=["exponentiate", "factorial", "is_prime", "square_root"],
        ),
        WebSearchTools(include_tools=["web_search"]),
    ],
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response(
            "Search the web for a difficult sum that can be done with normal arithmetic and solve it.",
            markdown=True,
        )
    )

Run the Example

1. Set up your virtual environment

   Mac

   uv venv --python 3.12
   source .venv/bin/activate
   
2. Install dependencies

   uv pip install -U agno ddgs openai
   
3. Export your OpenAI API key

   Mac/Linux

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
   
4. Run the example

   Save the code above as include_exclude_tools.py, then run:

   python include_exclude_tools.py
   

Full source: cookbook/91_tools/other/include_exclude_tools.py