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Democratizing AI Scientists for Science¶
ToolUniverse is a unified ecosystem that transforms any large language model (LLM)—open or closed—into a powerful AI scientist. By standardizing how LLMs identify and call tools, it integrates over 1000 scientific resources, including machine learning models, datasets, APIs, and analysis packages.
With its AI-Tool Interaction Protocol, ToolUniverse provides a common interface for seamless communication between LLMs and tools, ensuring compatibility across platforms such as GPT, Claude, Gemini, and open-source models.
Get Started¶
Choose your path:
Using AI chat?
Choose AI Agent User
Integrate ToolUniverse with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI agents for interactive research.
Using the terminal?
Choose CLI
Discover, inspect, run, and test 1000+ tools directly from your shell with the tu command.
Writing code?
Choose Python Developer
Use ToolUniverse’s Python API directly in your code, Jupyter notebooks, or custom applications.
What Can You Do?¶
AI Agent Skills - Specialized workflows combining 1000+ scientific tools:
Research Skills
Drug discovery, target analysis, disease research, literature reviews, protein design, binder discovery, precision oncology, and more
Development Skills
Create new tools, fix failing tools, optimize descriptions, improve documentation quality, and enhance skill workflows
Setup & Configuration
Install and configure ToolUniverse with MCP integration for any AI coding client (Cursor, Claude, Gemini, VS Code, etc.)
General Purpose
General strategies for using ToolUniverse effectively: tool discovery, multi-hop queries, comprehensive research workflows
View All Skills: Browse complete catalog with detailed descriptions and usage guides
Explore More¶
Expand ToolUniverse
Add custom tools and APIs