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Published by Anthropic Engineering (T1 source). The original is at https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/writing-tools-for-agents.

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Anthropic Engineering describes techniques for writing effective tools for AI agents, including using Claude itself to optimize tool design. Covers MCP integration, performance improvements, and key principles for high-quality agent tool design.

Primary source from the Claude team on tool design for agents — concrete principles directly applicable to anyone building MCP servers or agentic systems.

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