# apps/api/src/api/tool (index)
dir: apps/api/src/api/tool

## role
Provides FastAPI REST API endpoints for managing containerized tools throughout their lifecycle, including type definitions, instance management, session tracking, and Docker operations.
## parent
index: apps/api/src/api/.pi-map.index.md
map: apps/api/src/api/.pi-map.md
## children
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## files
- __init__.py
- sessions.py
- tool_definitions.py
- tool_instances.py
- tool_lifecycle.py
- tool_types.py
- tool_types_validation.py
## links
index: apps/api/src/api/tool/.pi-map.index.md
map: apps/api/src/api/tool/.pi-map.md
## workflows
- change tool behavior
  read: __init__.py, sessions.py, tool_definitions.py
## dirty
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