What does the key "tool" mean in godot

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I have searched many documents about the keyword "tool" but I still can't understand what this keyword means, can you explain it to me?

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tool causes the script to be executed in the editor. This is explained in the GDScript docs:
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_basics.html#tool-mode

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