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title: "Tools Overview"
description: "Discover CrewAI's extensive library of 40+ tools to supercharge your AI agents"
icon: "toolbox"
---
CrewAI provides an extensive library of pre-built tools to enhance your agents' capabilities. From file processing to web scraping, database queries to AI services - we've got you covered.
## **Tool Categories**
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card
title="File & Document"
icon="file-check"
href="/tools/file-document/overview"
color="#3B82F6"
>
Read, write, and search through various file formats including PDF, DOCX, JSON, CSV, and more. Perfect for document processing workflows.
</Card>
<Card
title="Web Scraping & Browsing"
icon="globe"
href="/tools/web-scraping/overview"
color="#10B981"
>
Extract data from websites, automate browser interactions, and scrape content at scale with tools like Firecrawl, Selenium, and more.
</Card>
<Card
title="Search & Research"
icon="magnifying-glass"
href="/tools/search-research/overview"
color="#F59E0B"
>
Perform web searches, find code repositories, research YouTube content, and discover information across the internet.
</Card>
<Card
title="Database & Data"
icon="database"
href="/tools/database-data/overview"
color="#8B5CF6"
>
Connect to SQL databases, vector stores, and data warehouses. Query MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Qdrant, and Weaviate.
</Card>
<Card
title="AI & Machine Learning"
icon="brain"
href="/tools/ai-ml/overview"
color="#EF4444"
>
Generate images with DALL-E, process vision tasks, integrate with LangChain, build RAG systems, and leverage code interpreters.
</Card>
<Card
title="Cloud & Storage"
icon="cloud"
href="/tools/cloud-storage/overview"
color="#06B6D4"
>
Interact with cloud services including AWS S3, Amazon Bedrock, and other cloud storage and AI services.
</Card>
<Card
title="Automation & Integration"
icon="bolt"
href="/tools/automation/overview"
color="#84CC16"
>
Automate workflows with Apify, Composio, and other integration platforms to connect your agents with external services.
</Card>
</CardGroup>
## **Quick Access**
Need a specific tool? Here are some popular choices:
<CardGroup cols={3}>
<Card title="RAG Tool" icon="image" href="/tools/ai-ml/ragtool">
Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation
</Card>
<Card title="Serper Dev" icon="book-atlas" href="/tools/search-research/serperdevtool">
Google search API
</Card>
<Card title="File Read" icon="file" href="/tools/file-document/filereadtool">
Read any file type
</Card>
<Card title="Scrape Website" icon="globe" href="/tools/web-scraping/scrapewebsitetool">
Extract web content
</Card>
<Card title="Code Interpreter" icon="code" href="/tools/ai-ml/codeinterpretertool">
Execute Python code
</Card>
<Card title="S3 Reader" icon="cloud" href="/tools/cloud-storage/s3readertool">
Access AWS S3 files
</Card>
</CardGroup>
## **Getting Started**
To use any tool in your CrewAI project:
1. **Import** the tool in your crew configuration
2. **Add** it to your agent's tools list
3. **Configure** any required API keys or settings
```python
from crewai_tools import FileReadTool, SerperDevTool
# Add tools to your agent
agent = Agent(
role="Research Analyst",
tools=[FileReadTool(), SerperDevTool()],
# ... other configuration
)
```
Ready to explore? Pick a category above to discover tools that fit your use case!