Class ToolUseContentBlock

Namespace

ModelContextProtocol.Protocol

Assembly

ModelContextProtocol.Core.dll

Represents a request from the assistant to call a tool.

public sealed class ToolUseContentBlock : ContentBlock

Inheritance

object

ContentBlock

ToolUseContentBlock

Inherited Members

ContentBlock.Annotations

ContentBlock.Meta

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Extension Methods

AIContentExtensions.ToAIContent(ContentBlock)

Properties

Id

Gets or sets a unique identifier for this tool use.

[JsonPropertyName("id")]
public required string Id { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Remarks

This ID is used to match tool results to their corresponding tool uses.

Input

Gets or sets the arguments to pass to the tool, conforming to the tool's input schema.

[JsonPropertyName("input")]
public required JsonElement Input { get; set; }

Property Value

JsonElement

Name

Gets or sets the name of the tool to call.

[JsonPropertyName("name")]
public required string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Type

When overridden in a derived class, gets the type of content.

public override string Type { get; }

Property Value

string

Remarks

This determines the structure of the content object. Valid values include "image", "audio", "text", "resource", "resource_link", "tool_use", and "tool_result".