When your agent runs in Agent reasoning mode, it has access to a powerful set of built-in tools. These tools let your agent search knowledge, manage files, remember users, plan complex tasks, and more — all without any setup or configuration.
Built-in tools are only available in Agent reasoning mode. Switch your agent’s reasoning mode in Settings → Reasoning .
Knowledge & Research Your agent can search its training data and capture web pages:
Tool What it does Search Knowledge Searches through your agent’s uploaded documents and training data using AI-powered similarity search Screenshot Captures a visual screenshot of any web page — useful for analyzing designs, checking content, or monitoring pages Web Fetch Extracts a web page’s text content as structured markdown — useful for reading articles, documentation, or any page content
User Memory When User Memory is enabled, your agent can manage what it remembers about each user:
Tool What it does Remember Saves important details about the user (name, preferences, decisions) to long-term memory Recall Searches through saved memories to find relevant information List Memories Shows all saved memories for the current user Forget Removes a specific memory about the user
File Operations When your agent has access to a Workspace , it can create and manage files:
Tool What it does Write Creates new files or overwrites existing ones Read Reads file contents (can target specific line ranges) Edit Makes precise, targeted changes to existing files Search Finds patterns across all workspace files using regex Delete Removes files from the workspace
Planning For complex tasks, your agent can create structured plans and execute them step by step:
Tool What it does Create Plan Writes a detailed plan document and registers it for tracking Update Plan Modifies the plan, advances to the next step, or marks steps complete Read Plan Checks the current plan’s status and progress Accept Plan Submits a draft plan for your approval before execution begins
Plans always require your approval before the agent starts executing. This gives you a chance to review, modify, or reject the approach.
Communication Your agent can interact with users and other agents:
Tool What it does Ask User Presents structured questions with selectable options — great for gathering preferences or confirming approaches Notify User Sends a proactive notification when something needs attention Message Agent Sends a message to another agent in your project for cross-agent collaboration
Code Execution When your agent has access to a Workspace and Code Sandbox is enabled, it can run code and shell commands:
Tool What it does Command Runs shell commands in an isolated sandbox environment (e.g., npm install, python script.py, curl, wget). Has access to all workspace files.
Automation Your agent can set up tasks that run on a schedule:
Tool What it does Schedule Task Creates a recurring task that runs automatically (e.g., daily reports, weekly checks)
Reasoning Your agent has an internal thinking tool:
Tool What it does Think Reasons through a problem step-by-step without showing the thinking to the user — helps the agent plan its approach
Built-in tools have three approval levels that control when your agent needs permission to act:
Level Behavior Examples Auto Executes immediately without asking Search, Read, Think, Recall Conditional May require approval depending on your settings Write, Edit, Delete, Command Always Always asks for your approval first Accept Plan, Ask User
Best Practices
Use Agent reasoning mode for tasks that require multiple tools (research + writing, reading + editing)
Let your agent create plans for complex multi-step tasks — review the plan before approving
Enable User Memory for agents with repeat users to provide personalized experiences
The Ask User tool is great for gathering requirements before the agent starts working
Use Schedule Task for automated monitoring, reporting, or maintenance workflows
Next Steps
Workspaces Learn about your agent’s sandbox file system
User Memory How your agent remembers users across conversations
Training Your Agent Teach your agent what it needs to know
Technical Reference Detailed parameter schemas for developers
