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Computer Use tools vs Agent SDK built-in toolsΒ #215

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The Claude Agent SDK provides built-in tools (like Read, Write, Edit, Bash) that enable file system and command line access. Meanwhile, the Computer Use API offers separate tools (computer, text_editor, bash) for screen interaction and system control. There is an overlap in tool functionality to some extent.

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  1. Are these two approaches competing mechanisms for computer access, or are they meant to be used together?
  2. If Computer Use tools are meant to be integrated with the Agent SDK, could you provide an example or documentation
    showing how to integrate them?

Clarification on the relationship between these two approaches and guidance on best practices would be very helpful.

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