I don't see we can get available_tools automatically?

[dotku]

Describe the bug
From AI suggested solution, mcp has available_tools, but I don't see it.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

from fastmcp import FastMCP

mcp = FastMCP("Test")
print(hasattr(mcp, 'available_tools')) 

Expected behavior
expect True, but got False

Additional context

I am trying to apply the tools call by something like this

ai_result = await ai_client.chat.completions.create(
                    model=MODEL,
                    messages=messages,
                    temperature=0.2,
                    tools=tools,  # Let the MCP/server determine available tools
                    timeout=TIMEOUT
                )

[nimitmk7]

From the code:

    async def list_tools(self) -> list[MCPTool]:
        """List all available tools."""
        tools = self._tool_manager.list_tools()
        return [
            MCPTool(
                name=info.name,
                description=info.description,
                inputSchema=info.parameters,
            )
            for info in tools
        ]

I think its list_tools and not available_tools.
Can you try list_tools and see if it works ?

[PedroH183]

@nimitmk7 are list_tools and available_tools intended to represent the same thing? Or is there any conceptual or functional difference between them, eg state or other things ...

[felixweinberger]

list_tools is the canonical implementation - if an LLM suggested available_tools it was likely a hallucination