# Need help with imports
**URL:** https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718
**Category:** LangChain Academy
**Tags:** intro-to-langgraph
**Created:** [January 13, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718 "2026-01-13T08:11:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@koltoboss](https://forum.langchain.com/u/koltoboss)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718/1 "2026-01-13T08:11:37Z")
from langchain.tools import Tool
insurance\_tool = Tool(
name=“insurance\_subagent”,
description=“Use this for insurance-related issues like accidents, claims, and coverage.”,
func=lambda x: insurance\_agent.invoke({“input”: x})[“output”]
)
drafting\_tool = Tool(
name=“drafting\_subagent”,
description=“Use this for drafting emails or structured writing tasks.”,
func=lambda x: drafting\_agent.invoke({“input”: x})[“output”]
)
## the code above is giving a error as follows
ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[5], line 2
1 # 1. IMPORT WITH CAPITAL ‘T’
----\> 2 from langchain.tools import Tool
4 # 2. USE CAPITAL ‘T’ TO DEFINE THE TOOLS
5 insurance\_tool = Tool(
6 name=“insurance\_subagent”,
7 description=“Use this for insurance-related issues like accidents, claims, and coverage.”,
8 func=lambda x: insurance\_agent.invoke({“input”: x})[“output”]
9 )
ImportError: cannot import name ‘Tool’ from ‘langchain.tools’ (C:\Users\Aditya\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\__init_\_.py)
I am new to this and have tried as much abilites and knowledge allows me to , please help
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### Author:  [@pawel-twardziak](https://forum.langchain.com/u/pawel-twardziak)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718/2 "2026-01-13T08:27:30Z")
hi @koltoboss
have you tried to import from `langchain_core.tools` rather than `langchain.tools`?
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### Author:  [@koltoboss](https://forum.langchain.com/u/koltoboss)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718/3 "2026-01-13T09:18:36Z")
yes I did , but didnt work so tried something else and it worked below code is exactly what worked
from langchain.tools import tool
@tool
def insurance\_subagent(input: str) → str:
“”“Use this for insurance-related issues like accidents, claims, and coverage.”“”
return insurance\_agent.invoke({“input”: input})[“output”]
@tool
def drafting\_subagent(input: str) → str:
“”“Use this for drafting emails or structured writing tasks.”“”
return drafting\_agent.invoke({“input”: input})[“output”]
---
### Author:  [@pawel-twardziak](https://forum.langchain.com/u/pawel-twardziak)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.langchain.com/t/need-help-with-imports/2718/4 "2026-01-13T10:46:30Z")
Ooo yeah, I haven’t noticed you were importing ‘Tool’ and then trying to instantiate it.
Great catch @koltoboss 👌