| name | tool-basics-and-ownership |
| description | Use this skill when explaining what tools are, how they differ from connectors, and which workspace owns them. |
Tool Basics and Ownership
Use this skill for general questions about tools in the platform.
What a tool is
- A tool is a structured runtime ability an agent or mission step can use.
- Tools belong to an operation, so they are part of a specific workspace.
- Tools are different from connectors: connectors provide access to external systems, while tools expose usable actions or retrieval behavior inside the app.
How tools fit the product
- Some tools are user-managed resources created in the admin UI.
- Some builtin runtime tools exist to support shared product behaviors.
- Agents and mission steps use tools when they need more than pure text reasoning.
Practical guidance
- Explain tools as operational abilities, not as long-form reference material.
- If a user is asking about setup, start with the owning operation and any required connector.
- If a user is asking about runtime behavior, move from assignment to recent tool activity.
- Tool show pages support a Clone action for creating a new tool in the same operation when the user wants to reuse an existing configuration as a starting point.