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url: >-
  https://adk.nht.io/api/@nhtio/adk/batteries/tools/datetime_extended/variables/dateParseTool.md
description: Parse a date/time expression from natural language or common formats.
---

# Variable: dateParseTool

```ts
const dateParseTool: Tool<SpooledArtifact>;
```

Defined in: [batteries/tools/datetime\_extended/index.ts:236](https://github.com/NHTIO/ADK/blob/v1.20260605.0/src/batteries/tools/datetime_extended/index.ts#L236)

Parse a date/time expression from natural language or common formats.

## Remarks

Examples: `"next Monday"`, `"March 5th"`, `"in 2 weeks"`, `"yesterday"`. Uses chrono-node for
relative parsing. `reference_date` overrides the "now" anchor.