Tools
Tools are how Synkora agents move from answering to acting.
Tool Types in Synkora
Built-in tools
Platform-provided tools such as browser automation, search, file handling, or internal compute paths.
OAuth-backed tools
Tools that act against connected third-party services after a user or admin authorizes them.
Custom tools
Tenant- or product-specific tools you define to expose business logic to agents.
MCP servers
Model Context Protocol servers let you plug external tool ecosystems into Synkora using an increasingly standard interface.
Choosing the Right Tool Type
- use built-in tools for common platform behavior
- use OAuth tools when the agent must work inside SaaS systems
- use custom tools when the capability is unique to your business
- use MCP when you want a standard integration boundary or external tool host
Tool Governance
Treat tool access as product behavior, not decoration.
Review:
- who can invoke the agent
- what side effects the tool can trigger
- which tenants or workspaces can access the tool
- whether the tool should be available in every surface