---
title: "Create tool"
url: https://hexelstudio.com/docs/api/registry/tools/create
---

# Create tool

**POST** `/registry/v1/tools`

Register a new tool in the catalog

## Body parameters

- `category: optional string`

- `description: optional string`

- `id: string`

- `name: string`

## Returns

`201` Created (`ToolResponse`)

- `tool: optional Tool`

  - `category: optional string`

  - `created_at: optional string`

  - `description: optional string`

  - `id: optional string`

  - `name: optional string`

## Errors

- `400` Bad Request
- `409` Conflict

## Example

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://compute.hexelstudio.com/registry/v1/tools' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "category": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string"
}'
```

### Response (201)

```json
{
  "tool": {
    "category": "string",
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string"
  }
}
```

### Response (400)

```json
{
  "error": "string",
  "message": "string"
}
```

### Response (409)

```json
{
  "error": "string",
  "message": "string"
}
```