diff --git a/llm/__init__.py b/llm/__init__.py
index d10f588..c55c85d 100644
--- a/llm/__init__.py
+++ b/llm/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from .embeddings import Collection
 from .templates import Template
 from .plugins import pm, load_plugins
 import click
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Callable, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Callable, Union
 import json
 import os
 import pathlib
@@ -132,6 +132,25 @@ def get_fragment_loaders() -> Dict[
     return _get_loaders(pm.hook.register_fragment_loaders)
 
 
+def get_tools() -> Dict[str, List[Tool]]:
+    """Get tools registered by plugins."""
+    load_plugins()
+    tools = {}
+
+    def register(tool_or_function: Callable[..., Any], name: Optional[str] = None):
+        suffix = 0
+        if not isinstance(tool_or_function, Tool):
+            tool_or_function = Tool.function(tool_or_function)
+        prefix_to_try = tool_or_function.name
+        while prefix_to_try in tools:
+            suffix += 1
+            prefix_to_try = f"{prefix}_{suffix}"
+        tools[prefix_to_try] = tool_or_function
+
+    pm.hook.register_tools(register=register)
+    return tools
+
+
 def get_embedding_models_with_aliases() -> List["EmbeddingModelWithAliases"]:
     model_aliases = []
 
diff --git a/llm/hookspecs.py b/llm/hookspecs.py
index 29a084a..a244b00 100644
--- a/llm/hookspecs.py
+++ b/llm/hookspecs.py
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ def register_template_loaders(register):
 @hookspec
 def register_fragment_loaders(register):
     "Register additional fragment loaders with prefixes"
+
+
+@hookspec
+def register_tools(register):
+    "Register functions that can be used as tools by the LLMs"
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins.py b/tests/test_plugins.py
index 522dcc6..020973c 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugins.py
@@ -188,3 +188,53 @@ def test_register_fragment_loaders(logs_db, httpx_mock):
         {"content": "two:x", "source": "two"},
         {"content": "three:x", "source": "three"},
     ]
+
+
+def test_register_tools():
+    def upper(text: str) -> str:
+        """Convert text to uppercase."""
+        return text.upper()
+
+    def count_character_in_word(text: str, character: str) -> int:
+        """Count the number of occurrences of a character in a word."""
+        return text.count(character)
+
+    class ToolsPlugin:
+        __name__ = "ToolsPlugin"
+
+        @hookimpl
+        def register_tools(self, register):
+            register(upper)
+            register(llm.Tool.function(count_character_in_word), name="count_chars")
+
+    try:
+        plugins.pm.register(ToolsPlugin(), name="ToolsPlugin")
+        tools = llm.get_tools()
+        assert tools == {
+            "upper": llm.Tool(
+                name="upper",
+                description="Convert text to uppercase.",
+                input_schema={
+                    "properties": {"text": {"type": "string"}},
+                    "required": ["text"],
+                    "type": "object",
+                },
+                implementation=upper,
+            ),
+            "count_character_in_word": llm.Tool(
+                name="count_character_in_word",
+                description="Count the number of occurrences of a character in a word.",
+                input_schema={
+                    "properties": {
+                        "text": {"type": "string"},
+                        "character": {"type": "string"},
+                    },
+                    "required": ["text", "character"],
+                    "type": "object",
+                },
+                implementation=count_character_in_word,
+            ),
+        }
+    finally:
+        plugins.pm.unregister(name="ToolsPlugin")
+        assert llm.get_tools() == {}