diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a75c1414f..000000000
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "Python Debugger: Python File",
-            "type": "debugpy",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${file}"
-        }
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b388533a..000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
-        "tests"
-    ],
-    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
-    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/basic/agent_lifecycle_example.py b/examples/basic/agent_lifecycle_example.py
index b4334a83b..e556e3990 100644
--- a/examples/basic/agent_lifecycle_example.py
+++ b/examples/basic/agent_lifecycle_example.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from agents import Agent, AgentHooks, RunContextWrapper, Runner, Tool, function_tool
+from agents import Action, Agent, AgentHooks, RunContextWrapper, Runner, Tool, function_tool
 
 
 class CustomAgentHooks(AgentHooks):
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ async def on_handoff(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, source: Age
             f"### ({self.display_name}) {self.event_counter}: Agent {source.name} handed off to {agent.name}"
         )
 
-    async def on_tool_start(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, tool: Tool) -> None:
+    async def on_tool_start(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, action: Action) -> None:
         self.event_counter += 1
         print(
-            f"### ({self.display_name}) {self.event_counter}: Agent {agent.name} started tool {tool.name}"
+            f"### ({self.display_name}) {self.event_counter}: Agent {agent.name} started tool {action.function_tool.name} with arguments {action.tool_call.arguments}"
         )
 
     async def on_tool_end(
diff --git a/examples/basic/lifecycle_example.py b/examples/basic/lifecycle_example.py
index 02ce449f4..7c6371683 100644
--- a/examples/basic/lifecycle_example.py
+++ b/examples/basic/lifecycle_example.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from agents import Agent, RunContextWrapper, RunHooks, Runner, Tool, Usage, function_tool
+from agents import Action, Agent, RunContextWrapper, RunHooks, Runner, Tool, Usage, function_tool
 
 
 class ExampleHooks(RunHooks):
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ async def on_agent_end(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, output: A
             f"### {self.event_counter}: Agent {agent.name} ended with output {output}. Usage: {self._usage_to_str(context.usage)}"
         )
 
-    async def on_tool_start(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, tool: Tool) -> None:
+    async def on_tool_start(self, context: RunContextWrapper, agent: Agent, action: Action) -> None:
         self.event_counter += 1
         print(
-            f"### {self.event_counter}: Tool {tool.name} started. Usage: {self._usage_to_str(context.usage)}"
+            f"### {self.event_counter}: Tool {action.function_tool.tool.name} started. Usage: {self._usage_to_str(context.usage)}"
         )
 
     async def on_tool_end(
diff --git a/src/agents/__init__.py b/src/agents/__init__.py
index 7de17efdb..f7fc4982f 100644
--- a/src/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/src/agents/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     StreamEvent,
 )
 from .tool import (
+    Action,
     CodeInterpreterTool,
     ComputerTool,
     FileSearchTool,
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ def enable_verbose_stdout_logging():
     "MCPToolApprovalRequest",
     "MCPToolApprovalFunctionResult",
     "function_tool",
+    "Action",
     "Usage",
     "add_trace_processor",
     "agent_span",
diff --git a/src/agents/_run_impl.py b/src/agents/_run_impl.py
index a83af62a1..44481c1ad 100644
--- a/src/agents/_run_impl.py
+++ b/src/agents/_run_impl.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
     LocalShellTool,
     MCPToolApprovalRequest,
     Tool,
+    ToolRunComputerAction,
+    ToolRunFunction,
 )
 from .tool_context import ToolContext
 from .tracing import (
@@ -126,19 +128,6 @@ class ToolRunHandoff:
     handoff: Handoff
     tool_call: ResponseFunctionToolCall
 
-
-@dataclass
-class ToolRunFunction:
-    tool_call: ResponseFunctionToolCall
-    function_tool: FunctionTool
-
-
-@dataclass
-class ToolRunComputerAction:
-    tool_call: ResponseComputerToolCall
-    computer_tool: ComputerTool
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ToolRunMCPApprovalRequest:
     request_item: McpApprovalRequest
@@ -544,9 +533,9 @@ async def execute_function_tool_calls(
         context_wrapper: RunContextWrapper[TContext],
         config: RunConfig,
     ) -> list[FunctionToolResult]:
-        async def run_single_tool(
-            func_tool: FunctionTool, tool_call: ResponseFunctionToolCall
-        ) -> Any:
+        async def run_single_tool(action: ToolRunFunction) -> Any:
+            func_tool = action.function_tool
+            tool_call = action.tool_call
             with function_span(func_tool.name) as span_fn:
                 tool_context = ToolContext.from_agent_context(
                     context_wrapper,
@@ -557,9 +546,9 @@ async def run_single_tool(
                     span_fn.span_data.input = tool_call.arguments
                 try:
                     _, _, result = await asyncio.gather(
-                        hooks.on_tool_start(tool_context, agent, func_tool),
+                        hooks.on_tool_start(tool_context, agent, action),
                         (
-                            agent.hooks.on_tool_start(tool_context, agent, func_tool)
+                            agent.hooks.on_tool_start(tool_context, agent, action)
                             if agent.hooks
                             else _coro.noop_coroutine()
                         ),
@@ -591,8 +580,7 @@ async def run_single_tool(
 
         tasks = []
         for tool_run in tool_runs:
-            function_tool = tool_run.function_tool
-            tasks.append(run_single_tool(function_tool, tool_run.tool_call))
+            tasks.append(run_single_tool(tool_run))
 
         results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
@@ -1039,9 +1027,9 @@ async def execute(
         )
 
         _, _, output = await asyncio.gather(
-            hooks.on_tool_start(context_wrapper, agent, action.computer_tool),
+            hooks.on_tool_start(context_wrapper, agent, action),
             (
-                agent.hooks.on_tool_start(context_wrapper, agent, action.computer_tool)
+                agent.hooks.on_tool_start(context_wrapper, agent, action)
                 if agent.hooks
                 else _coro.noop_coroutine()
             ),
diff --git a/src/agents/lifecycle.py b/src/agents/lifecycle.py
index 2cce496c8..65ab8474b 100644
--- a/src/agents/lifecycle.py
+++ b/src/agents/lifecycle.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from .agent import Agent, AgentBase
 from .run_context import RunContextWrapper, TContext
-from .tool import Tool
+from .tool import Action, Tool
 
 TAgent = TypeVar("TAgent", bound=AgentBase, default=AgentBase)
 
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ async def on_handoff(
     async def on_tool_start(
         self,
         context: RunContextWrapper[TContext],
-        agent: TAgent,
-        tool: Tool,
+        agent: Agent[TContext],
+        action: Action,
     ) -> None:
         """Called before a tool is invoked."""
         pass
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ async def on_handoff(
     async def on_tool_start(
         self,
         context: RunContextWrapper[TContext],
-        agent: TAgent,
-        tool: Tool,
+        agent: Agent[TContext],
+        action: Action,
     ) -> None:
         """Called before a tool is invoked."""
         pass
diff --git a/src/agents/tool.py b/src/agents/tool.py
index b967e899b..67ac224b6 100644
--- a/src/agents/tool.py
+++ b/src/agents/tool.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Literal, Union, overload
 
+from openai.types.responses import ResponseFunctionToolCall
 from openai.types.responses.file_search_tool_param import Filters, RankingOptions
 from openai.types.responses.response_computer_tool_call import (
     PendingSafetyCheck,
@@ -281,6 +282,19 @@ def name(self):
 ]
 """A tool that can be used in an agent."""
 
+@dataclass
+class ToolRunFunction:
+    tool_call: ResponseFunctionToolCall
+    function_tool: FunctionTool
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ToolRunComputerAction:
+    tool_call: ResponseComputerToolCall
+    computer_tool: ComputerTool
+
+Action = Union[ToolRunFunction, ToolRunComputerAction]
+"""An action that can be performed by an agent. It contains the tool call and the tool"""
 
 def default_tool_error_function(ctx: RunContextWrapper[Any], error: Exception) -> str:
     """The default tool error function, which just returns a generic error message."""
diff --git a/tests/test_agent_hooks.py b/tests/test_agent_hooks.py
index a6c302dc8..935a50ce7 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent_hooks.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import pytest
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
-from agents.agent import Agent
+from agents.agent import Action, Agent
 from agents.lifecycle import AgentHooks
 from agents.run import Runner
 from agents.run_context import RunContextWrapper, TContext
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async def on_tool_start(
         self,
         context: RunContextWrapper[TContext],
         agent: Agent[TContext],
-        tool: Tool,
+        action: Action,
     ) -> None:
         self.events["on_tool_start"] += 1
 
diff --git a/tests/test_computer_action.py b/tests/test_computer_action.py
index a306b1841..dc343d59c 100644
--- a/tests/test_computer_action.py
+++ b/tests/test_computer_action.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 )
 
 from agents import (
+    Action,
     Agent,
     AgentHooks,
     AsyncComputer,
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@
     RunContextWrapper,
     RunHooks,
 )
-from agents._run_impl import ComputerAction, RunImpl, ToolRunComputerAction
+from agents._run_impl import ComputerAction, RunImpl
 from agents.items import ToolCallOutputItem
-from agents.tool import ComputerToolSafetyCheckData
+from agents.tool import ComputerToolSafetyCheckData, ToolRunComputerAction
 
 
 class LoggingComputer(Computer):
@@ -224,9 +225,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.ended: list[tuple[Agent[Any], Any, str]] = []
 
     async def on_tool_start(
-        self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], tool: Any
+        self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], action: Action,
     ) -> None:
-        self.started.append((agent, tool))
+        self.started.append((agent, action.computer_tool))
 
     async def on_tool_end(
         self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], tool: Any, result: str
@@ -243,9 +244,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.ended: list[tuple[Agent[Any], Any, str]] = []
 
     async def on_tool_start(
-        self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], tool: Any
+        self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], action: Action,
     ) -> None:
-        self.started.append((agent, tool))
+        self.started.append((agent, action.computer_tool))
 
     async def on_tool_end(
         self, context: RunContextWrapper[Any], agent: Agent[Any], tool: Any, result: str