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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Add a Custom Tool to your Instance\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You can create custom tools for your instance of Open Interpreter. This is extremely helpful for adding new functionality in a reliable way.\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "First, create a profile and configure your instance:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Configure Open Interpreter\n",
+    "from interpreter import interpreter\n",
+    "\n",
+    "interpreter.llm.model = \"claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620\"\n",
+    "interpreter.computer.import_computer_api = True\n",
+    "interpreter.llm.supports_functions = True\n",
+    "interpreter.llm.supports_vision = True\n",
+    "interpreter.llm.context_window = 100000\n",
+    "interpreter.llm.max_tokens = 4096"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Then you will define your custom tool by writing valid Python code within a comment. This example is for searching the AWS documentation using Perplexity:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "custom_tool = \"\"\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "import os\n",
+    "import requests\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def search_aws_docs(query):\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    url = \"https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions\"\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    payload = {\n",
+    "        \"model\": \"llama-3.1-sonar-small-128k-online\",\n",
+    "        \"messages\": [\n",
+    "            {\n",
+    "                \"role\": \"system\",\n",
+    "                \"content\": \"Be precise and concise.\"\n",
+    "            },\n",
+    "            {\n",
+    "                \"role\": \"user\",\n",
+    "                \"content\": query\n",
+    "            }\n",
+    "        ],\n",
+    "        \"temperature\": 0.2,\n",
+    "        \"top_p\": 0.9,\n",
+    "        \"return_citations\": True,\n",
+    "        \"search_domain_filter\": [\"docs.aws.amazon.com\"],\n",
+    "        \"return_images\": False,\n",
+    "        \"return_related_questions\": False,\n",
+    "        #\"search_recency_filter\": \"month\",\n",
+    "        \"top_k\": 0,\n",
+    "        \"stream\": False,\n",
+    "        \"presence_penalty\": 0,\n",
+    "        \"frequency_penalty\": 1\n",
+    "    }\n",
+    "    headers = {\n",
+    "        \"Authorization\": f\"Bearer {os.environ.get('PPLX_API_KEY')}\",\n",
+    "        \"Content-Type\": \"application/json\"\n",
+    "    }\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    response = requests.request(\"POST\", url, json=payload, headers=headers)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    print(response.text)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    return response.text\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\"\"\"\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Finally, you add the tool to the OI instance's computer:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "interpreter.computer.run(\"python\", custom_tool)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "> Note: You can define and set multiple tools in a single instance."
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "language_info": {
+   "name": "python"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 2
+}