> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.method.security/platform/core-platform/tools/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.method.security/_mcp/server.

# Tools

> Documentation for the Method Platform

## Docs

- [Tools](https://docs.method.security/platform/core-platform/tools/overview.md): Define security capabilities, bring your own tradecraft into Method, and connect Tool results to further investigation.
- [Tool authoring reference](https://docs.method.security/platform/core-platform/tools/tool-authoring-reference.md): The full definition structure for integrating custom Tools into Method, including fields, parameters, compilers, processors, validation, and worked examples.
- [Tool authoring MCP](https://docs.method.security/platform/core-platform/tools/tool-authoring-mcp.md): Give your coding assistant Method context and validation tools while you develop a Tool.
- [Live off the land](https://docs.method.security/platform/core-platform/tools/living-off-the-land-tools.md): Use native system utilities to perform host reconnaissance while evading detection