arcade-tdk
Arcade TDK - Toolkit Development Kit for building Arcade tools
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you're building tools for the Arcade ecosystem. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and requires only two lightweight dependencies. The @tool decorator and auth helpers reduce boilerplate significantly. Install only if you're committed to using Arcade; it's a specialized toolkit, not a general-purpose library.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel.
- Active maintenance status with a release 4 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-08-10 (4 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 412,953 downloads/mo, #6,844 on PyPI
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pip install arcade-tdk
from typing import Annotated
from arcade_tdk import tool
@tool
def hello_world(name: Annotated[str, "The name of the person to greet"]) -> str:
return f"Hello, {name}!"- Whether arcade-core is stable and actively maintained (not stated in this fact sheet)
- Whether the @tool decorator and auth providers cover the most common Arcade use cases
What it is and what it does
Arcade TDK is a development toolkit for building tools that work within the Arcade ecosystem. It provides a simple @tool decorator that automatically registers functions as Arcade tools, along with authentication helpers, type annotations, and parameter validation powered by Pydantic. The toolkit is designed to reduce boilerplate when creating tools that need to integrate with arcade-core components.
The package targets developers building Arcade tools, especially those requiring authentication or complex parameter validation. It depends on arcade-core for integration and pydantic for type safety. With low install friction and active maintenance, it's positioned as a foundational library for the Arcade tool ecosystem.
Use it for
- Define reusable Arcade tools with the @tool decorator and automatic registration.
- Add authentication to tools using built-in auth providers like Reddit with scoped permissions.
- Validate tool parameters using Pydantic type annotations and Annotated metadata.
- Build a toolkit catalog by composing multiple decorated tools for integration with arcade-core.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you're building tools for the Arcade ecosystem.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and requires only two lightweight dependencies. The @tool decorator and auth helpers reduce boilerplate significantly. Install only if you're committed to using Arcade; it's a specialized toolkit, not a general-purpose library.
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arcade-tdk on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Active maintenance status with a release 4 days ago. Depends only on arcade-core and pydantic, both lightweight runtime dependencies.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install arcade-tdk
from typing import Annotated
from arcade_tdk import tool
@tool
def hello_world(name: Annotated[str, "The name of the person to greet"]) -> str:
return f"Hello, {name}!"Verify before relying
- Whether arcade-core is stable and actively maintained (not stated in this fact sheet)
- Whether the @tool decorator and auth providers cover the most common Arcade use cases
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesarcade-corepydantic |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 4 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 412,953 / month, #6,844 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13 |
Evidence: arcade_tdk-3.10.1-py3-none-any.whl
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