Modify tool behavior

Schema Modifiers

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Schema modifiers are part of Composio SDK's powerful middleware capabilities that allow you to customize and extend the behavior of tools.

Schema modifiers transform a tool's schema before the tool is seen by an agent.

Schema Modifier

Useful for:

  • Modifying or rewriting the tool description to better fit your use case
  • Adding arguments to the tool (e.g., adding a thought argument to prompt the agent to explain reasoning)
  • Hiding arguments from the tool when they're irrelevant
  • Adding extra arguments for custom use cases
  • Adding default values to tool arguments

Below we modify the schema of HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS to make the size argument required and remove the page argument.

from composio import Composio, schema_modifier
from composio.types import Tool

user_id = "your@email.com"

@schema_modifier(tools=["HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS"])
def modify_schema(
    tool: str,
    toolkit: str,
    schema: Tool,
) -> Tool:
    _ = schema.input_parameters["properties"].pop("page", None)
    schema.input_parameters["required"] = ["size"]
    return schema

tools = composio.tools.get(
    user_id=user_id,
    tools=["HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS", "HACKERNEWS_GET_USER"],
    modifiers=[
        modify_schema,
    ]
)
const const userId: "your@email.com"userId = "your@email.com";

const const tools: anytools = await composio.tools.get(
  const userId: "your@email.com"userId,
  {
    tools: string[]tools: ["HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS", "HACKERNEWS_GET_USER"],
  },
  {
    
modifySchema: ({ toolSlug, toolkitSlug, schema }: {
    toolSlug: any;
    toolkitSlug: any;
    schema: any;
}) => any
modifySchema
: ({ toolSlug: anytoolSlug, toolkitSlug: anytoolkitSlug, schema: anyschema }) => {
if (toolSlug: anytoolSlug === "HACKERNEWS_GET_LATEST_POSTS") { const { const inputParameters: anyinputParameters } = schema: anyschema; if (const inputParameters: anyinputParameters?.properties) { delete const inputParameters: anyinputParameters.properties["page"]; } const inputParameters: anyinputParameters.required = ["size"]; } return schema: anyschema; }, } ); var console: Console
The `console` module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers. The module exports two specific components: * A `Console` class with methods such as `console.log()`, `console.error()` and `console.warn()` that can be used to write to any Node.js stream. * A global `console` instance configured to write to [`process.stdout`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#processstdout) and [`process.stderr`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#processstderr). The global `console` can be used without importing the `node:console` module. _**Warning**_: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the [`note on process I/O`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#a-note-on-process-io) for more information. Example using the global `console`: ```js console.log('hello world'); // Prints: hello world, to stdout console.log('hello %s', 'world'); // Prints: hello world, to stdout console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened')); // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr: // Error: Whoops, something bad happened // at [eval]:5:15 // at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18) // at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38) // at node:internal/process/execution:77:19 // at [eval]-wrapper:6:22 // at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60) // at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3 const name = 'Will Robinson'; console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`); // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr ``` Example using the `Console` class: ```js const out = getStreamSomehow(); const err = getStreamSomehow(); const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err); myConsole.log('hello world'); // Prints: hello world, to out myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world'); // Prints: hello world, to out myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened')); // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err const name = 'Will Robinson'; myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`); // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err ```
@see[source](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/lib/console.js)
console
.Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)
Prints to `stdout` with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to [`printf(3)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/printf.3.html) (the arguments are all passed to [`util.format()`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/util.html#utilformatformat-args)). ```js const count = 5; console.log('count: %d', count); // Prints: count: 5, to stdout console.log('count:', count); // Prints: count: 5, to stdout ``` See [`util.format()`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/util.html#utilformatformat-args) for more information.
@sincev0.1.100
log
(var JSON: JSON
An intrinsic object that provides functions to convert JavaScript values to and from the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
JSON
.JSON.stringify(value: any, replacer?: (number | string)[] | null, space?: string | number): string (+1 overload)
Converts a JavaScript value to a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) string.
@paramvalue A JavaScript value, usually an object or array, to be converted.@paramreplacer An array of strings and numbers that acts as an approved list for selecting the object properties that will be stringified.@paramspace Adds indentation, white space, and line break characters to the return-value JSON text to make it easier to read.@throws{TypeError} If a circular reference or a BigInt value is found.
stringify
(const tools: anytools, null, 2));

With the modified tool schema, the page argument is removed and size is required.

Example: Modifying the tool description

Sometimes you need to provide additional context to help the agent understand how to use a tool correctly. This example demonstrates modifying the description of GITHUB_LIST_REPOSITORY_ISSUES to specify a default repository.

This approach is useful when you want to guide the agent's behavior without changing the tool's underlying functionality.

In this example:

  • We append additional instructions to the tool's description
  • The modified description tells the agent to use composiohq/composio as the default repository
  • This helps prevent errors when the agent forgets to specify a repository parameter
from composio import Composio, schema_modifier
from composio.types import Tool
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from google import genai
from uuid import uuid4

composio = Composio(provider=GoogleProvider())
client = genai.Client()
user_id = uuid4()

@schema_modifier(tools=["GITHUB_LIST_REPOSITORY_ISSUES"])
def append_repository(
    tool: str,
    toolkit: str,
    schema: Tool,
) -> Tool:
    schema.description += " When not specified, use the `composiohq/composio` repository"
    return schema

tools = composio.tools.get(
    user_id=user_id,
    tools=["GITHUB_LIST_REPOSITORY_ISSUES"],
    modifiers=[append_repository]
)

print(tools)
import { class Composio<TProvider extends BaseComposioProvider<unknown, unknown, unknown> = OpenAIProvider>
This is the core class for Composio. It is used to initialize the Composio SDK and provide a global configuration.
Composio
} from '@composio/core';
import { class VercelProviderVercelProvider } from '@composio/vercel'; import {
function v4(options?: Version4Options, buf?: undefined, offset?: number): string (+1 overload)
export v4
v4
as function uuidv4(options?: Version4Options, buf?: undefined, offset?: number): string (+1 overload)uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
const const userId: stringuserId = function uuidv4(options?: Version4Options, buf?: undefined, offset?: number): string (+1 overload)uuidv4(); const const composio: Composio<VercelProvider>composio = new new Composio<VercelProvider>(config?: ComposioConfig<VercelProvider> | undefined): Composio<VercelProvider>
Creates a new instance of the Composio SDK. The constructor initializes the SDK with the provided configuration options, sets up the API client, and initializes all core models (tools, toolkits, etc.).
@paramconfig - Configuration options for the Composio SDK@paramconfig.apiKey - The API key for authenticating with the Composio API@paramconfig.baseURL - The base URL for the Composio API (defaults to production URL)@paramconfig.allowTracking - Whether to allow anonymous usage analytics@paramconfig.provider - The provider to use for this Composio instance (defaults to OpenAIProvider)@example```typescript // Initialize with default configuration const composio = new Composio(); // Initialize with custom API key and base URL const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key', baseURL: 'https://api.composio.dev' }); // Initialize with custom provider const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key', provider: new CustomProvider() }); ```
Composio
({
apiKey?: string | null | undefined
The API key for the Composio API.
@example'sk-1234567890'
apiKey
: var process: NodeJS.Processprocess.NodeJS.Process.env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv
The `process.env` property returns an object containing the user environment. See [`environ(7)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/environ.7.html). An example of this object looks like: ```js { TERM: 'xterm-256color', SHELL: '/usr/local/bin/bash', USER: 'maciej', PATH: '~/.bin/:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin', PWD: '/Users/maciej', EDITOR: 'vim', SHLVL: '1', HOME: '/Users/maciej', LOGNAME: 'maciej', _: '/usr/local/bin/node' } ``` It is possible to modify this object, but such modifications will not be reflected outside the Node.js process, or (unless explicitly requested) to other `Worker` threads. In other words, the following example would not work: ```bash node -e 'process.env.foo = "bar"' &#x26;&#x26; echo $foo ``` While the following will: ```js import { env } from 'node:process'; env.foo = 'bar'; console.log(env.foo); ``` Assigning a property on `process.env` will implicitly convert the value to a string. **This behavior is deprecated.** Future versions of Node.js may throw an error when the value is not a string, number, or boolean. ```js import { env } from 'node:process'; env.test = null; console.log(env.test); // => 'null' env.test = undefined; console.log(env.test); // => 'undefined' ``` Use `delete` to delete a property from `process.env`. ```js import { env } from 'node:process'; env.TEST = 1; delete env.TEST; console.log(env.TEST); // => undefined ``` On Windows operating systems, environment variables are case-insensitive. ```js import { env } from 'node:process'; env.TEST = 1; console.log(env.test); // => 1 ``` Unless explicitly specified when creating a `Worker` instance, each `Worker` thread has its own copy of `process.env`, based on its parent thread's `process.env`, or whatever was specified as the `env` option to the `Worker` constructor. Changes to `process.env` will not be visible across `Worker` threads, and only the main thread can make changes that are visible to the operating system or to native add-ons. On Windows, a copy of `process.env` on a `Worker` instance operates in a case-sensitive manner unlike the main thread.
@sincev0.1.27
env
.string | undefinedCOMPOSIO_API_KEY,
provider?: VercelProvider | undefined
The tool provider to use for this Composio instance.
@examplenew OpenAIProvider()
provider
: new
new VercelProvider({ strict }?: {
    strict?: boolean;
}): VercelProvider
Creates a new instance of the VercelProvider. This provider enables integration with the Vercel AI SDK, allowing Composio tools to be used with Vercel AI applications.
@example```typescript // Initialize the Vercel provider const provider = new VercelProvider(); // Use with Composio const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key', provider: new VercelProvider() }); // Use the provider to wrap tools for Vercel AI SDK const vercelTools = provider.wrapTools(composioTools, composio.tools.execute); ```
VercelProvider
(),
}); const
const addDescription: ({ toolSlug, toolkitSlug, schema }: {
    toolSlug: any;
    toolkitSlug: any;
    schema: any;
}) => any
addDescription
= ({ toolSlug: anytoolSlug, toolkitSlug: anytoolkitSlug, schema: anyschema }) => {
if (toolSlug: anytoolSlug === 'GITHUB_LIST_REPOSITORY_ISSUES') { schema: anyschema.description += 'If not specified, use the `composiohq/composio` repository'; } return schema: anyschema; }; const const tools: ToolSettools = await const composio: Composio<VercelProvider>composio.Composio<VercelProvider>.tools: Tools<unknown, unknown, VercelProvider>
List, retrieve, and execute tools
tools
.Tools<unknown, unknown, VercelProvider>.get<VercelProvider>(userId: string, filters: ToolListParams, options?: AgenticToolOptions | undefined): Promise<ToolSet> (+1 overload)
Get a list of tools from Composio based on filters. This method fetches the tools from the Composio API and wraps them using the provider.
@paramuserId - The user id to get the tools for@paramfilters - The filters to apply when fetching tools@paramoptions - Optional provider options including modifiers@returnsThe wrapped tools collection@example```typescript // Get tools from the GitHub toolkit const tools = await composio.tools.get('default', { toolkits: ['github'], limit: 10 }); // Get tools with search const searchTools = await composio.tools.get('default', { search: 'user', limit: 10 }); // Get a specific tool by slug const hackerNewsUserTool = await composio.tools.get('default', 'HACKERNEWS_GET_USER'); // Get a tool with schema modifications const tool = await composio.tools.get('default', 'GITHUB_GET_REPOS', { modifySchema: (toolSlug, toolkitSlug, schema) => { // Customize the tool schema return {...schema, description: 'Custom description'}; } }); ```
get
(
const userId: stringuserId, { tools: string[]tools: ['GITHUB_LIST_REPOSITORY_ISSUES'], }, { modifySchema?: TransformToolSchemaModifier | undefined
Function to transform tool schemas before they're exposed to consumers. This allows customizing input/output parameters, descriptions, and other metadata.
modifySchema
:
const addDescription: ({ toolSlug, toolkitSlug, schema }: {
    toolSlug: any;
    toolkitSlug: any;
    schema: any;
}) => any
addDescription
,
} ); var console: Console
The `console` module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers. The module exports two specific components: * A `Console` class with methods such as `console.log()`, `console.error()` and `console.warn()` that can be used to write to any Node.js stream. * A global `console` instance configured to write to [`process.stdout`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#processstdout) and [`process.stderr`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#processstderr). The global `console` can be used without importing the `node:console` module. _**Warning**_: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the [`note on process I/O`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/process.html#a-note-on-process-io) for more information. Example using the global `console`: ```js console.log('hello world'); // Prints: hello world, to stdout console.log('hello %s', 'world'); // Prints: hello world, to stdout console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened')); // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr: // Error: Whoops, something bad happened // at [eval]:5:15 // at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18) // at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38) // at node:internal/process/execution:77:19 // at [eval]-wrapper:6:22 // at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60) // at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3 const name = 'Will Robinson'; console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`); // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr ``` Example using the `Console` class: ```js const out = getStreamSomehow(); const err = getStreamSomehow(); const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err); myConsole.log('hello world'); // Prints: hello world, to out myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world'); // Prints: hello world, to out myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened')); // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err const name = 'Will Robinson'; myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`); // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err ```
@see[source](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/lib/console.js)
console
.Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)
Prints to `stdout` with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to [`printf(3)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/printf.3.html) (the arguments are all passed to [`util.format()`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/util.html#utilformatformat-args)). ```js const count = 5; console.log('count: %d', count); // Prints: count: 5, to stdout console.log('count:', count); // Prints: count: 5, to stdout ``` See [`util.format()`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/util.html#utilformatformat-args) for more information.
@sincev0.1.100
log
(const tools: ToolSettools);