Tutorial Navigation

Python API: API Reference | MCP setup: MCP Support

Core Concepts

• Loading Tools → Tool Loading Tutorial - Complete tutorial to loading tools with Python API and MCP terminal commands

• Listing Tools → Tool Listing Tutorial - Discover and filter tools by capability, domain, and IO

• Tool Caller → Tool Caller Tutorial - Primary execution engine with dynamic loading, validation, and MCP server integration

• Tool Composition → Tool Composition Tutorial - Chain ToolUniverse’s 1000+ tools into powerful scientific workflows using Tool Composer

• Coding API → Coding API - Typed Functions - Import and call tools like normal Python functions with type safety

• Scientific Workflows → Scientific Workflows - Real-world research scenarios: drug discovery, safety analysis, literature review

• MCP Support → MCP Support - Model Context Protocol integration and server setup

• MCP Name Shortening → MCP Tool Name Shortening - Automatic tool name shortening for MCP 64-character limit compatibility

• MCPB Support → MCP Bundle - Standalone executable bundle for Claude Desktop and other clients

• HTTP API → HTTP API - Remote Access - Remote access via HTTP/REST with auto-updating server and minimal client dependencies

• Compact Mode → Compact Mode Guide - Optimize context window usage by exposing only core tools (4 tools) while maintaining full functionality

• Streaming Tools → Streaming Tools Tutorial - Real-time streaming output and custom tool integration

• Logging → Logging Tutorial - Comprehensive logging configuration and debugging

• Result Caching → Result Caching - Configure in-memory and persistent caches for tool results

• Interaction Protocol → AI-Tool Interaction Protocol - Understanding tool interaction patterns

Tool Discovery & Usage

• Tool Discovery → Tool Finder Tutorial - Tutorial to ToolUniverse’s three tool finder methods: keyword, LLM, and embedding search

• Tools Overview → Available Tools Reference - Comprehensive overview of all available tools

AI Agent Platform Setup

• Platform Setup → Set Up ToolUniverse - Connect ToolUniverse to your AI agent

LLM Providers

• vLLM Support → vLLM Support - Use self-hosted LLM models with vLLM for high-performance inference

• OpenRouter Support → OpenRouter Support - Access multiple LLM providers through OpenRouter API

Advanced Features

• Hooks System → Post-processing Tool Outputs - Intelligent output processing with AI-powered hooks

  • SummarizationHook → SummarizationHook - AI-powered output summarization

  • FileSaveHook → FileSaveHook - File-based output processing and archiving

  • Hook Configuration → Hook Configuration - Advanced configuration and customization

  • Server & Stdio Hooks → Server and Stdio Hook Integration - Using hooks with server and stdio interfaces

Tool Collections

Specialized tool collections for specific research domains:

• Clinical Guidelines → Clinical Guidelines Tools - Search and extract clinical practice guidelines from NICE, WHO, PubMed, and 5 other authoritative sources

• Literature Search → Literature Search Tools Tutorial - Comprehensive literature search across PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, and academic databases

• Space Configurations → Space Configuration System - Pre-configured tool collections for protein research, genomics, bioinformatics, structural biology, cheminformatics, disease research, drug discovery, literature search, and clinical research. Load directly from GitHub or customize for your needs.