Text Editor Tool

Built-in tool that enables Claude to edit text files.

Usage

claude_text_editor(type = "basic")

Arguments

type

Character. Editor type: "basic" or "advanced". Default "basic".

Value

A tool specification for use with claude_new().

Details

The text editor tool provides structured file editing through string replacement operations. Claude can view file contents, replace text, and insert content at specific locations.

Types:

• "basic": Standard str_replace editor (text_editor_20250124)

• "advanced": Enhanced editor with more features (text_editor_20250728)

API Reference: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/messages

See also

Other claude-tools: beta_headers, claude-tools, claude_code_exec(), claude_context_edit(), claude_memory(), claude_tool(), claude_tool_defer(), claude_tool_programmatic(), claude_web_fetch(), claude_web_search()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Basic text editor
chat <- claude_new(tools = list(claude_text_editor()))
chat$chat("Create a file called test.txt with 'Hello World'")

# Advanced text editor
chat <- claude_new(tools = list(claude_text_editor(type = "advanced")))
chat$chat("Edit config.yaml to set port: 8080")
} # }