Tools — giving your agent capabilities
Tools are the actions your agent can take — send email, update a CRM, search the web — drawn from your connected apps and Praxivara's built-in abilities.
Last updated July 14, 2026
Tools are what turn an agent from a chatbot into a worker. Each tool is a concrete action your agent can take on your behalf — send an email, create a calendar event, update a deal in your CRM, search the web, or generate a document.
When you build an agent, Praxivara's AI builder suggests the tools it needs based on what you describe. You can always add or remove tools yourself.
Where tools come from
Your agent draws its tools from two places:
- Built-in abilities — web search, deep research (scrape, crawl, extract), image generation, document and PDF design, and messaging you directly.
- Connected integrations — once you connect an app like Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, or QuickBooks, its actions become available as tools. Connect in a click and your agent can use them immediately.
Adding and removing tools
You'll see every tool the agent currently has, grouped by the app or ability it belongs to.
Browse available tools and switch on the ones this agent should be able to use. Only give an agent the tools its job actually requires.
Turning a tool off is the simplest way to keep an agent focused and prevent it from taking actions outside its role.
Tools vs. Skills
A tool is a single capability. A Skill is a playbook that tells the agent how and when to use its tools for a repeatable task. Most agents combine a handful of tools with a few skills.
Keeping agents safe
Give each agent the narrowest set of tools that lets it do its job well. Fewer tools means clearer behavior, easier troubleshooting, and less chance of an unexpected action.