A tool is a function or operation that can be called directly or by a language model (opens in a new tab) (LLMs). The Spice runtime has several tools available by default, giving LLMs access to various parts of the runtime. Tools can also be added or configured by the user by declaring them in the tools section of spicepod.yaml.
For details about providing LLMs tool access, see Language Model Tools (opens in a new tab).
Example
For details on tool specifications, see the Tools Spicepod Reference (opens in a new tab).
| Name | Description | Default Group |
|---|---|---|
list_datasets | List all available datasets in the runtime. | auto |
sql | Execute SQL queries on the runtime. | auto |
table_schema | Get the schema of a specific SQL table. | auto |
search | Searches a configured dataset based on an input query. | auto |
sample_distinct_columns | Generate a synthetic sample of data with distinct values. | auto |
random_sample | Sample random rows from a table. | auto |
top_n_sample | Sample the top N rows from a table based on a specified ordering. | auto |
memory:load | Retrieve all stored memories from the last time period. | memory |
memory:store | Store information from LLM interaction(s) for future reference. | memory |
websearch (opens in a new tab) | Search the web for information. | - |
Tool groups are predefined sets of tools that can be provided to LLMs in a single tool name. For example, the auto tool group provides all default tools to the LLM (see above table).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
auto | All default tools (see above table) |
memory | Memory tools for storing and retrieving information across conversations. |
MCP (opens in a new tab) | Tools provided from an MCP server. Can be run within Spice, or connected to over HTTP(s) SSE |
