Tools

Tools are callable runtime capabilities. In the product, they come from more than one authoring surface, but the agent still sees one runtime-facing tool catalog.

Important distinction

• the runtime catalog is unified
• authorship is not unified

Some tools are created directly in the tools surface. Others are mirrored in from artifacts, pipelines, or agent exports.

First-build rule

Start with one tool that has a narrow, obvious outcome. This makes debugging much easier than starting with several broad tools.

Runtime guardrails

• inactive tools are blocked
• production mode expects published tools
• debug mode is more permissive
• tenant visibility still applies