ag2-use-builtin-tools

name	ag2-use-builtin-tools
description	Wire AG2 beta's shipped tools into an `Agent` — both provider-native server-side tools (web search, web fetch, code execution, MCP, image generation, memory) and locally-executed common toolkits (filesystem, DuckDuckGo, Exa, Tavily, skills). Use when the user wants capabilities AG2 already ships rather than writing custom Python. For shell commands see `ag2-shell-tool`; for custom Python tools see `ag2-add-custom-tool`.
license	Apache-2.0

Use AG2 beta's built-in tools

When to use

Reach for this skill when the user wants to add a capability that AG2 already ships. Two families:

1. Provider-native tools (autogen.beta.tools — WebSearchTool, CodeExecutionTool, etc.) — executed server-side by Anthropic / OpenAI / Gemini. No Python implementation on your side.
2. Common toolkits (autogen.beta.tools — FilesystemToolkit, DuckDuckSearchTool, ExaToolkit, TavilySearchTool, SkillsToolkit) — regular Python that runs in your process and works with every provider.

For shell commands, use ag2-shell-tool (it's important enough to live in its own skill). For custom Python tools, use ag2-add-custom-tool.

60-second recipes

Web search (provider-native)

from autogen.beta import Agent
from autogen.beta.config  AnthropicConfig
 autogen.beta.tools  WebSearchTool, UserLocation

agent = Agent(
    ,
    config=AnthropicConfig(model=),
    tools=[
        WebSearchTool(
            max_uses=,
            user_location=UserLocation(country=),
            allowed_domains=[, ],
            blocked_domains=[],
        ),
    ],
)