# Tool Definitions
URL: /docs/api-reference/tools/definition

Define assistant tools, compose toolkits, and expose callable app capabilities to assistant-ui runtimes.

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## API Reference \[#api-reference]

### makeAssistantTool \[#makeassistanttool]

```ts
type AssistantToolProps = CoreAssistantToolProps<TArgs, TResult> & {
  render?: ToolCallMessagePartComponent<TArgs, TResult> | undefined;
};

const makeAssistantTool: <TArgs extends Record<string, unknown>, TResult>(tool: AssistantToolProps<TArgs, TResult>) => AssistantTool;
```

### tool \[#tool]

<ParametersTable />

### ToolDefinition \[#tooldefinition]

<ParametersTable />

### Toolkit \[#toolkit]

```ts
type Toolkit = Record<string, ToolDefinition<any, any>>;
```

### Tools \[#tools]

<ParametersTable />

### useAssistantTool \[#useassistanttool]

<ParametersTable />

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