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##
[0.27.0](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/compare/v0.26.0...v0.27.0)
(2026-02-12)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* Update configuration file v2
([#2369](293c1d6889))
* Update/add detailed telemetry for mcp endpoint compliant with OTEL
semantic convention
([#1987](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/1987))
([478a0bd](478a0bdb59))

### Features

* **cli/invoke:** Add support for direct tool invocation from CLI
([#2353](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2353))
([6e49ba4](6e49ba436e))
* **cli/skills:** Add support for generating agent skills from toolset
([#2392](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2392))
([80ef346](80ef346214))
* **cloud-logging-admin:** Add source, tools, integration test and docs
([#2137](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2137))
([252fc30](252fc3091a))
* **cockroachdb:** Add CockroachDB integration with cockroach-go
([#2006](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2006))
([1fdd99a](1fdd99a9b6))
* **prebuiltconfigs/alloydb-omni:** Implement Alloydb omni dataplane
tools ([#2340](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2340))
([e995349](e995349ea0))
* **server:** Add Tool call error categories
([#2387](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2387))
([32cb4db](32cb4db712))
* **tools/looker:** support `looker-validate-project` tool
([#2430](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2430))
([a15a128](a15a12873f))



### Bug Fixes

* **dataplex:** Capture GCP HTTP errors in MCP Toolbox
([#2347](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2347))
([1d7c498](1d7c498116))
* **sources/cockroachdb:** Update kind to type
([#2465](https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/issues/2465))
([2d341ac](2d341acaa6))
* Surface Dataplex API errors in MCP results
([#2347](1d7c498116))


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In this section, we will download Toolbox, configure our tools in a tools.yaml, and then run the Toolbox server.

  1. Download the latest version of Toolbox as a binary:

    {{< notice tip >}} Select the correct binary corresponding to your OS and CPU architecture. {{< /notice >}}

    export OS="linux/amd64" # one of linux/amd64, darwin/arm64, darwin/amd64, or windows/amd64
    curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/genai-toolbox/v0.27.0/$OS/toolbox
    
  2. Make the binary executable:

    chmod +x toolbox
    
  3. Write the following into a tools.yaml file. Be sure to update any fields such as user, password, or database that you may have customized in the previous step.

    {{< notice tip >}} In practice, use environment variable replacement with the format ${ENV_NAME} instead of hardcoding your secrets into the configuration file. {{< /notice >}}

    kind: sources
    name: my-pg-source
    type: postgres
    host: 127.0.0.1
    port: 5432
    database: toolbox_db
    user: toolbox_user
    password: my-password
    ---
    kind: tools
    name: search-hotels-by-name
    type: postgres-sql
    source: my-pg-source
    description: Search for hotels based on name.
    parameters:
      - name: name
        type: string
        description: The name of the hotel.
    statement: SELECT * FROM hotels WHERE name ILIKE '%' || $1 || '%';
    ---
    kind: tools
    name: search-hotels-by-location
    type: postgres-sql
    source: my-pg-source
    description: Search for hotels based on location.
    parameters:
      - name: location
        type: string
        description: The location of the hotel.
    statement: SELECT * FROM hotels WHERE location ILIKE '%' || $1 || '%';
    ---
    kind: tools
    name: book-hotel
    type: postgres-sql
    source: my-pg-source
    description: >-
       Book a hotel by its ID. If the hotel is successfully booked, returns a NULL, raises an error if not.
    parameters:
      - name: hotel_id
        type: string
        description: The ID of the hotel to book.
    statement: UPDATE hotels SET booked = B'1' WHERE id = $1;
    ---
    kind: tools
    name: update-hotel
    type: postgres-sql
    source: my-pg-source
    description: >-
      Update a hotel's check-in and check-out dates by its ID. Returns a message
      indicating  whether the hotel was successfully updated or not.
    parameters:
      - name: hotel_id
        type: string
        description: The ID of the hotel to update.
      - name: checkin_date
        type: string
        description: The new check-in date of the hotel.
      - name: checkout_date
        type: string
        description: The new check-out date of the hotel.
    statement: >-
      UPDATE hotels SET checkin_date = CAST($2 as date), checkout_date = CAST($3
      as date) WHERE id = $1;
    ---
    kind: tools
    name: cancel-hotel
    type: postgres-sql
    source: my-pg-source
    description: Cancel a hotel by its ID.
    parameters:
      - name: hotel_id
        type: string
        description: The ID of the hotel to cancel.
    statement: UPDATE hotels SET booked = B'0' WHERE id = $1;
    ---
    kind: toolsets
    name: my-toolset
    tools:
      - search-hotels-by-name
      - search-hotels-by-location
      - book-hotel
      - update-hotel
      - cancel-hotel
    

    For more info on tools, check out the Resources section of the docs.

  4. Run the Toolbox server, pointing to the tools.yaml file created earlier:

    ./toolbox --tools-file "tools.yaml"
    

    {{< notice note >}} Toolbox enables dynamic reloading by default. To disable, use the --disable-reload flag. {{< /notice >}}