The explicit list of APIs, external functions, software utilities, or databases that an AI agent or software system is permitted to call during a task.

Used in MLOps documentation to make giving an agent access to three basic database lookup functions sound like equipping a digital operative with a high-tech tactical arsenal.

• Tactical Arsenal Posture: Framing a simple array of available API function names as an elite tactical tool list.
• Over-Engineered Vocabulary: Stacking formal words to describe listing software permissions.
• Kitchen Reality Check: Like laying out a spoon, fork, and knife on a counter and calling it your "culinary execution tool list."

Inspector Gadget (1990s) scene where Gadget cycles through his built-in execution tool list, selecting specialized mechanical attachments to solve field obstacles.

The specific list of software functions and APIs a tool is allowed to call.

“Our safety policy restricts the agent's execution tool list to read-only database queries.”

“We configured our AI assistant's tool list so it can search document titles but cannot delete or edit files in our database.”