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The EU Horizon Europe project SPEARHEAD (SPEcification, Analysis & Re-calibration of High Energy pArticle Data, https://spearhead-he.eu) develops and provides open-access tools to improve the analysis of high-energy particle observations for heliophysics and space weather research. The toolkit includes Bowtie, which derives effective energies and geometric factors from instrument response functions of charged particle telescopes; FDAT, a graphical environment for identifying and modeling Forbush decrease events; G4VM, a pre-configured GEANT4 virtual machine with detailed spacecraft and instrument models; VDA, a notebook-based workflow for velocity dispersion analysis of solar energetic particle (SEP) events; and SEP-PACT, a Solar Energetic Particle Analysis and Calculation Tool that computes SEP event key parameters such as onset time, peak flux, peak time, and fluence for both electron and proton data of Solar Orbiter/HET, enabling consistent and efficient event characterization. Together, these tools enhance instrument calibration, event characterization, and simulation capabilities, supporting both scientific studies and operational applications. All tools are openly available through GitHub repositories and the project's own JupyterHub server, ensuring long-term accessibility for the heliophysics community.