tool-use
✓Tool use patterns for Claude including schema design, tool_choice modes, result handling, parallel execution, error recovery, and extended thinking integration.
Installation
SKILL.md
Comprehensive guide to implementing tool use with Claude, covering schema design, tool choice modes, multi-turn conversations, error handling patterns, and advanced features like extended thinking and strict schema conformance.
Control how Claude decides whether and how to use tools:
| "auto" | Claude decides to use tools or not (default) | General tool use, letting Claude decide | | "any" | Claude must use one tool but can choose which | Forcing tool use without specific tool | | "tool" | Force specific tool (e.g., {"type": "tool", "name": "getweather"}) | Structured JSON output, specific tool required |
Tool use patterns for Claude including schema design, tool_choice modes, result handling, parallel execution, error recovery, and extended thinking integration. Source: lobbi-docs/claude.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/lobbi-docs/claude --skill tool-use- Source
- lobbi-docs/claude
- Category
- ""Writing
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is tool-use?
Tool use patterns for Claude including schema design, tool_choice modes, result handling, parallel execution, error recovery, and extended thinking integration. Source: lobbi-docs/claude.
How do I install tool-use?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/lobbi-docs/claude --skill tool-use Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/lobbi-docs/claude
Details
- Category
- ""Writing
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01