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title: useToolbar
description: Primitive context helper for ToolbarRoot descendants.
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# useToolbar

`useToolbar()` reads the local toolbar context provided by `ToolbarRoot`.

Use it inside toolbar descendants that need access to tools, active state, or tool selection helpers.

## Related APIs

- [ToolbarRoot](../components/toolbar-root)
- [ToolbarItem](../components/toolbar-item)
- [useToolbarState](./use-toolbar-state)