{"id":"openbmb-toolbench","name":"ToolBench","homepage":"https://openbmb.github.io/ToolBench/","repo_url":"https://github.com/OpenBMB/ToolBench","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-ml","tool-use","llm-training","dataset","evaluation","rapidapi","retrieval","tool-retriever","python"],"what_it_does":"ToolBench is an open-source research platform for training, serving, and evaluating LLMs for tool use. It provides a large instruction-tuning dataset derived from real-world REST APIs (from RapidAPI), training/evaluation scripts for fine-tuning models (e.g., ToolLLaMA), and an optional hosted RapidAPI backend server to run tool calls without users managing their own RapidAPI subscriptions.","use_cases":["Fine-tuning LLMs for tool/function calling using realistic multi-tool scenarios","Training and evaluating a tool retriever component over an open-domain tool corpus","Running ToolBench inference/evaluation pipelines (e.g., ToolEval/ToolLLaMA inference) with provided tool environments and datasets","Researching planning/reasoning for tool execution via DFS-style annotated trajectories"],"not_for":["Production deployments needing a stable, documented public API (as described here, usage appears research/offline oriented)","Security-sensitive environments where third-party API calls (RapidAPI-provided endpoints) cannot be vetted","Teams needing a ready-made SDK or standardized REST/GraphQL service interface for programmatic agent access"],"best_when":"Used by researchers/engineers who can run Python training/inference pipelines locally and/or obtain the hosted ToolBench RapidAPI backend key, and who are comfortable with datasets and tool-environment artifacts.","avoid_when":"Avoid when you need a clean, documented, general-purpose external API for agents (REST/OpenAPI/SDK) or when you cannot manage the security and privacy implications of calling many third-party REST APIs.","alternatives":["StableToolBench (local toolbench server with API response simulation)","Other tool-use benchmark suites and datasets (various tool learning corpora and evaluations)","Direct integration with RapidAPI plus custom tool-use datasets/training pipelines"],"af_score":29.8,"security_score":27.2,"reliability_score":26.2,"package_type":"skill","discovery_source":["openclaw"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T14:57:50.419348+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["ToolBench key for hosted RapidAPI backend service (after filling form)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The README indicates a hosted RapidAPI backend requiring a ToolBench key obtained via a form. No OAuth/scopes are described."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing for the hosted backend is not described; dataset/models are open-source, but compute costs for training/inference are implied."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":true,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":29.8,"security_score":27.2,"reliability_score":26.2,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":45.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":55.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":20.0,"auth_strength":35.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":30.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"Security-relevant aspects are not fully specified in the provided README (e.g., TLS requirements and how keys are handled by the backend client). The system relies on calling many third-party APIs via a RapidAPI backend, which increases the risk surface (data leakage to third parties, unpredictable tool behavior). The auth model described is a single ToolBench key with no scope granularity described.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Primary interfaces are local scripts (Python) rather than agent-friendly HTTP/MCP APIs.","Hosted RapidAPI backend usage requires obtaining a ToolBench key via a form; programmatic usage may be blocked until credentials are provisioned.","ToolBench calls many third-party REST APIs; agent workflows should anticipate tool failures, rate limits, and non-deterministic third-party behavior.","No explicit retry/idempotency guidance is provided in the README excerpt."]}}