diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 32c3b9b..08946a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -54,6 +54,53 @@
     "name": "string"
 }
 
+MOCK_VERSION = {
+    "author": [
+        "author"
+    ],
+    'containerfile': None,
+    'descriptor_type': None,
+    "id": "v1",
+    "images": None,
+    "included_apps": [
+        "https://bio.tools/tool/mytum.de/SNAP2/1",
+        "https://bio.tools/bioexcel_seqqc"
+    ],
+    "is_production": True,
+    "meta_version": None,
+    "name": "name",
+    "signed": True,
+    "url": "abcde.com",
+    "verified": None,
+    "verified_source": [
+        "verified_source",
+    ]
+}
+MOCK_TOOL_CLASS_WITH_ID = {
+    "description": "description",
+    "id": "234561",
+    "name": "name",
+}
+MOCK_TOOL = {
+    "aliases": [
+        "alias_1",
+        "alias_2",
+        "alias_3",
+    ],
+    "checker_url": "checker_url",
+    "description": "description",
+    "has_checker": True,
+    "id": MOCK_ID,
+    "meta_version": "1",
+    "name": "name",
+    "organization": "organization",
+    "toolclass": MOCK_TOOL_CLASS_WITH_ID,
+    "url": "abc.com",
+    "versions": [
+        MOCK_VERSION
+    ],
+}
+
 
 def _raise(exception) -> None:
     """General purpose exception raiser."""
@@ -151,6 +198,76 @@ def test_no_success_InvalidResponseError(self, requests_mock):
             )
 
 
+class TestGetTool:
+    """Test getter for tool with a given id."""
+
+    cli = TRSClient(
+        uri=MOCK_TRS_URI,
+        token=MOCK_TOKEN,
+    )
+    endpoint = f"{cli.uri}/tools/{MOCK_ID}"
+
+    def test_ConnectionError(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Connection error occurs."""
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            'requests.get',
+            lambda *args, **kwargs: _raise(requests.exceptions.ConnectionError)
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
+            self.cli.get_tool(
+                tool_id=MOCK_TRS_URI,
+                token=MOCK_TOKEN,
+            )
+
+    def test_success(self, monkeypatch, requests_mock):
+        """Returns 200 response."""
+        requests_mock.get(self.endpoint, json=MOCK_TOOL)
+        r = self.cli.get_tool(
+            tool_id=MOCK_ID,
+        )
+        assert r.dict() == MOCK_TOOL
+
+    def test_success_trs_uri(self, monkeypatch, requests_mock):
+        """Returns 200 response with TRS URI."""
+        requests_mock.get(self.endpoint, json=MOCK_TOOL)
+        r = self.cli.get_tool(
+            tool_id=MOCK_TRS_URI,
+        )
+        assert r.dict() == MOCK_TOOL
+
+    def test_success_InvalidResponseError(self, requests_mock):
+        """Returns 200 response but schema validation fails."""
+        requests_mock.get(self.endpoint, json=MOCK_RESPONSE_INVALID)
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidResponseError):
+            self.cli.get_tool(
+                tool_id=MOCK_ID,
+            )
+
+    def test_no_success_valid_error_response(self, requests_mock):
+        """Returns no 200 but valid error response."""
+        requests_mock.get(
+            self.endpoint,
+            json=MOCK_ERROR,
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+        r = self.cli.get_tool(
+            tool_id=MOCK_ID,
+        )
+        assert r.dict() == MOCK_ERROR
+
+    def test_no_success_InvalidResponseError(self, requests_mock):
+        """Returns no 200 and error schema validation fails."""
+        requests_mock.get(
+            self.endpoint,
+            json=MOCK_RESPONSE_INVALID,
+            status_code=400,
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidResponseError):
+            self.cli.get_tool(
+                tool_id=MOCK_ID,
+            )
+
+
 class TestGetDescriptor:
     """Test getter for primary descriptor of a given descriptor type."""
 
diff --git a/trs_cli/client.py b/trs_cli/client.py
index a1d8fa1..4a50088 100644
--- a/trs_cli/client.py
+++ b/trs_cli/client.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     FileWrapper,
     ToolFile,
     ToolClassRegister,
+    Tool,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -166,6 +167,68 @@ def post_tool_class(
             logger.info(f"ToolClass registered: {response_val}")
         return response_val
 
+    def get_tool(
+        self,
+        tool_id: str,
+        token: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Union[Error, Tool]:
+        """Retrieve TRS tool.
+        Arguments:
+            tool_id: Implementation-specific TRS identifier hostname-based
+               TRS URI pointing to a given tool
+            token: Bearer token for authentication. Set if required by TRS
+                implementation and if not provided when instatiating client or
+                if expired.
+        Returns:
+            Unmarshalled TRS response as either an instance of `Tool`
+            in case of a `200` response, or an instance of `Error` for all
+            other JSON reponses.
+        Raises:
+            requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: A connection to the provided
+                TRS instance could not be established.
+            trs_cli.errors.InvalidResponseError: The response could not be
+                validated against the API schema.
+        """
+        tool_id, _ = self._get_tool_id_version_id(tool_id=tool_id)
+        url = f"{self.uri}/tools/{tool_id}"
+        logger.info(f"Request URL: {url}")
+        if token:
+            self.token = token
+            self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(
+                url=url,
+                headers=self.headers,
+            )
+        except (
+            requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
+            socket.gaierror,
+            urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError,
+        ):
+            raise requests.exceptions.ConnectionError(
+                "Could not connect to API endpoint."
+            )
+        if not response.status_code == 200:
+            try:
+                response_val = Error(**response.json())
+            except (
+                json.decoder.JSONDecodeError,
+                pydantic.ValidationError,
+            ):
+                raise InvalidResponseError(
+                    "Response could not be validated against API schema."
+                )
+            logger.warning("Received error response.")
+        else:
+            try:
+                response_val = Tool(**response.json())
+            except pydantic.ValidationError:
+                raise InvalidResponseError(
+                    "Response could not be validated against API schema."
+                )
+            logger.info(f"Retrieved tool: {tool_id}")
+        return response_val
+
     def get_descriptor(
         self,
         type: str,