diff --git a/src/agents/items.py b/src/agents/items.py
index 8fb2b52a..f48e54fa 100644
--- a/src/agents/items.py
+++ b/src/agents/items.py
@@ -248,3 +248,15 @@ def tool_call_output_item(
             "output": output,
             "type": "function_call_output",
         }
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def get_tool_call_name(cls, tool_call: ToolCallItem) -> str:
+        """Returns the tool name from a ToolCallItem."""
+        return tool_call.raw_item.name
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def tool_response_output(
+        cls, tool_call: ToolCallOutputItem
+    ):
+        """Extracts and returns the output from a ToolCallOutputItem."""
+        return tool_call.output
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