btw_tool_session_check_package_installed: Tool: Check if a package is installed

In btw: A Toolkit for Connecting R and Large Language Models

Tool: Check if a package is installed

Description

Checks if a package is installed in the current session. If the package is installed, it returns the version number. If not, it suggests packages with similar names to help the LLM resolve typos.

Usage

btw_tool_session_check_package_installed(package_name, `_intent` = "")

Arguments

package_name	The name of the package.
_intent	An optional string describing the intent of the tool use. When the tool is used by an LLM, the model will use this argument to explain why it called the tool.

Value

A message indicating whether the package is installed and its version, or an error indicating that the package is not installed.

See Also

btw_tools()

Examples

btw_tool_session_check_package_installed("dplyr")@value

tryCatch(
  btw_tool_session_check_package_installed("dplry"),
  error = function(err) {
    cat(conditionMessage(err))
  }
)

btw documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 7:45 p.m.