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Add Tools to an Agent
Tools turn a Synkora agent from a text responder into an operator that can fetch, act, transform, and orchestrate work.
Add Tools to an Agent
Tools turn a Synkora agent from a text responder into an operator that can fetch, act, transform, and orchestrate work.
Tool Sources
In Synkora, tools usually come from one of four places:
- built-in platform tools
- OAuth-backed integrations
- custom tools
- MCP servers
Typical Workflow
- Open the target agent in the dashboard
- Go to the tools section
- Enable only the tools the agent actually needs
- Save the agent
- Test with prompts that require tool use
Good Tool Design
- add tools only when the agent needs to act
- scope tools to a narrow task domain
- avoid giving write-capable tools to broad “general assistant” agents unless necessary
- review tenant and permission boundaries before rollout
Common Tool Patterns
- support agent: KB retrieval + ticketing + Slack notifications
- research agent: web/browser tools + note capture + export
- internal ops agent: custom tools + OAuth apps + scheduled runs