diff --git a/android/proto.go b/android/proto.go
index 5247c68..c8ade45 100644
--- a/android/proto.go
+++ b/android/proto.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	}
 
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "aprotoc")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "aprotoc").
 		FlagWithArg(flags.OutTypeFlag+"=", strings.Join(flags.OutParams, ",")+":"+outDir.String()).
 		FlagWithDepFile("--dependency_out=", depFile).
 		FlagWithArg("-I ", protoBase).
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@
 		ImplicitOutputs(outputs)
 
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "dep_fixer")).Flag(depFile.String())
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "dep_fixer").Flag(depFile.String())
 }
diff --git a/android/rule_builder.go b/android/rule_builder.go
index e53eb0d..5797bc2 100644
--- a/android/rule_builder.go
+++ b/android/rule_builder.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 
 func (r *RuleBuilder) depFileMergerCmd(ctx PathContext, depFiles WritablePaths) *RuleBuilderCommand {
 	return r.Command().
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "dep_fixer")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "dep_fixer").
 		Inputs(depFiles.Paths())
 }
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 		}
 
 		sboxCmd := &RuleBuilderCommand{}
-		sboxCmd.Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "sbox")).
+		sboxCmd.BuiltTool(ctx, "sbox").
 			Flag("-c").Text(commandString).
 			Flag("--sandbox-path").Text(shared.TempDirForOutDir(PathForOutput(ctx).String())).
 			Flag("--output-root").Text(r.sboxOutDir.String()).
@@ -478,6 +478,24 @@
 	return c.Text(path.String())
 }
 
+// BuiltTool adds the specified tool path that was built using a host Soong module to the command line.  The path will
+// be also added to the dependencies returned by RuleBuilder.Tools.
+//
+// It is equivalent to:
+//  cmd.Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, tool))
+func (c *RuleBuilderCommand) BuiltTool(ctx PathContext, tool string) *RuleBuilderCommand {
+	return c.Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, tool))
+}
+
+// PrebuiltBuildTool adds the specified tool path from prebuils/build-tools.  The path will be also added to the
+// dependencies returned by RuleBuilder.Tools.
+//
+// It is equivalent to:
+//  cmd.Tool(ctx.Config().PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx, tool))
+func (c *RuleBuilderCommand) PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx PathContext, tool string) *RuleBuilderCommand {
+	return c.Tool(ctx.Config().PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx, tool))
+}
+
 // Input adds the specified input path to the command line.  The path will also be added to the dependencies returned by
 // RuleBuilder.Inputs.
 func (c *RuleBuilderCommand) Input(path Path) *RuleBuilderCommand {
diff --git a/cc/gen.go b/cc/gen.go
index 7516b28..e5c4194 100644
--- a/cc/gen.go
+++ b/cc/gen.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 	cmd.Text("BISON_PKGDATADIR=prebuilts/build-tools/common/bison").
 		FlagWithInput("M4=", ctx.Config().PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx, "m4")).
-		Tool(ctx.Config().PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx, "bison")).
+		PrebuiltBuildTool(ctx, "bison").
 		Flag("-d").
 		Flags(flags).
 		FlagWithOutput("--defines=", headerFile).
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 	headerBp := outDir.Join(ctx, aidlPackage, "Bp"+shortName+".h")
 
 	cmd := rule.Command()
-	cmd.Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "aidl-cpp")).
+	cmd.BuiltTool(ctx, "aidl-cpp").
 		FlagWithDepFile("-d", depFile).
 		Flag("--ninja").
 		Flag(aidlFlags).
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 3442658..a679e88 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 	rule.Command().
 		Textf(`if (zipinfo %s 'lib/*.so' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then`, inputPath).
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "zip2zip")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "zip2zip").
 		FlagWithInput("-i ", inputPath).
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputPath).
 		FlagWithArg("-0 ", "'lib/**/*.so'").
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 	rule.Command().
 		Textf(`if (zipinfo %s '*.dex' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ' stor ' >/dev/null) ; then`, inputPath).
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "zip2zip")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "zip2zip").
 		FlagWithInput("-i ", inputPath).
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputPath).
 		FlagWithArg("-0 ", "'classes*.dex'").
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@
 	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "manifest_check", "AndroidManifest.xml")
 
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
-	cmd := rule.Command().Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "manifest_check")).
+	cmd := rule.Command().BuiltTool(ctx, "manifest_check").
 		Flag("--enforce-uses-libraries").
 		Input(manifest).
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputFile)
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index fe468a9..4ef5bcf 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 	if image.zip != nil {
 		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 		rule.Command().
-			Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "soong_zip")).
+			BuiltTool(ctx, "soong_zip").
 			FlagWithOutput("-o ", image.zip).
 			FlagWithArg("-C ", image.dir.String()).
 			FlagWithInputList("-f ", allFiles, " -f ")
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 		rule.Command().
 			// TODO: for now, use the debug version for better error reporting
-			Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "oatdumpd")).
+			BuiltTool(ctx, "oatdumpd").
 			FlagWithInputList("--runtime-arg -Xbootclasspath:", image.dexPaths.Paths(), ":").
 			FlagWithList("--runtime-arg -Xbootclasspath-locations:", image.dexLocations, ":").
 			FlagWithArg("--image=", dexpreopt.PathToLocation(image.images[arch], arch)).Implicit(image.images[arch]).
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 7c84e76..476aedc 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -2094,14 +2094,14 @@
 
 		// use zip2zip to uncompress classes*.dex files
 		rule.Command().
-			Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "zip2zip")).
+			BuiltTool(ctx, "zip2zip").
 			FlagWithInput("-i ", inputJar).
 			FlagWithOutput("-o ", temporary).
 			FlagWithArg("-0 ", "'classes*.dex'")
 
 		// use zipalign to align uncompressed classes*.dex files
 		rule.Command().
-			Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "zipalign")).
+			BuiltTool(ctx, "zipalign").
 			Flag("-f").
 			Text("4").
 			Input(temporary).
diff --git a/java/proto.go b/java/proto.go
index 37de1d2..0ec6499 100644
--- a/java/proto.go
+++ b/java/proto.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	// Proto generated java files have an unknown package name in the path, so package the entire output directory
 	// into a srcjar.
 	rule.Command().
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "soong_zip")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "soong_zip").
 		Flag("-jar").
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", srcJarFile).
 		FlagWithArg("-C ", outDir.String()).
diff --git a/java/sdk.go b/java/sdk.go
index 7b79a49..d1e2ae4 100644
--- a/java/sdk.go
+++ b/java/sdk.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 			rule.Command().
 				Text("rm -f").Output(aidl)
 			rule.Command().
-				Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "sdkparcelables")).
+				BuiltTool(ctx, "sdkparcelables").
 				Input(jar).
 				Output(aidl)
 
diff --git a/python/proto.go b/python/proto.go
index 85ed1a5..b71e047 100644
--- a/python/proto.go
+++ b/python/proto.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	// Proto generated python files have an unknown package name in the path, so package the entire output directory
 	// into a srcszip.
 	zipCmd := rule.Command().
-		Tool(ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "soong_zip")).
+		BuiltTool(ctx, "soong_zip").
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", srcsZipFile)
 	if pkgPath != "" {
 		zipCmd.FlagWithArg("-P ", pkgPath)