---
title: "List available tools"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/v1/tools/list"
tags: ["Tools", "Tools"]
---

# List available tools

`GET /rest/api/v1/tools/list`

Returns a filtered set of available tools based on optional tool name parameters. If no filters are provided, all available tools are returned.

## Query parameters

- `toolNames` string[]

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- ToolsListResponse
  - `tools` Tool[]
    - `type` 'READ' | 'WRITE' — Type of tool (READ, WRITE)
    - `name` string — Unique identifier for the tool
    - `displayName` string — Human-readable name
    - `description` string — LLM friendly description of the tool
    - `parameters` object — The parameters for the tool. Each key is the name of the parameter and the value is the parameter object.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too Many Requests

## Changes

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- **2026-07-21** `972a5118199e` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `APIToken` was added to the API
- **2026-07-21** `2d62172604d1` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `APIToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-06-22** `08c17c9175d0` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `APIToken` was added to the API
- **2026-06-21** `b162fb37b3ad` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `APIToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-06-20** `d1f1d35ae0f9` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `APIToken` was added to the API

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/gleanwork/apis/glean-api/changes/rest/api/v1/tools/list/get.md)

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