Search tools
search_toolsRead-onlyIdempotent
Find AI and software tools tracked on usedby by name or category, with how many companies publicly use each.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Rows to list (default 25, max 100). The usedby page has the full list. | |
| query | Yes | Tool name or category, e.g. 'cursor', 'coding', 'customer support'. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | No | Set only when the input matched nothing or was invalid. | |
| notes | No | How to read this answer. | |
| query | No | The text searched. | |
| tools | No | Matching tools, with their public customer counts. | |
| source | Yes | The usedby page to cite: quote with a link to source.url. | |
| message | No | What went wrong, with the next step, when error is set. | |
| truncated | No | More matches exist than listed. | |
| suggestions | No | Close matches to ask again with, when error is not_found. |