> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tools API reference

> Tools API reference for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK), including PIX3 profiling APIs and XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) for dev-kit communication.

# Tools API reference

Tools API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## In this section

[PIX3](/reference/tools/pix3/pix3_members)\
PIX3 API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[XBOX Tools Framework](/reference/tools/xtf/atoc-xbox-tools-framework)\
XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) is a collection of APIs that are used on your development computer to communicate    with XBOX One development consoles.

[PackagingServices](/reference/tools/packagingservices/packagingservices_members)\
PackagingServices API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## See also

[XBOX game development: environment and tools (NDA topic)](/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc)


## Related topics

- [XBOX environment tools and APIs](/tools/tools-console/gc-xbox-tools-and-apis-toc.md)
- [XBOX console game development environment and tools](/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc.md)
- [API reference](/reference/gc-reference-toc.md)
- [PIX3](/reference/tools/pix3/pix3_members.md)
- [XBOX PC Remote Tools](/tools/tools-pc/xbox-pc-remote-tools/index.md)