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      "title": "How Tools Work"
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    "title": "Tools / Connectors",
    "description": "Understand what tools are on AgentPMT and how your AI agent uses them to get things done.",
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    "body_markdown": "# Tools / Connectors\n\nA **tool** (also called a connector) is a service your AI agent can call to perform an action or retrieve data. Tools are the building blocks of everything your agent does on AgentPMT.\n\n---\n\n## How Tools Work\n\nWhen your agent needs to do something -- search the web, send an email, look up a product, generate an image -- it calls a tool. The flow is simple:\n\n### Agent decides it needs a tool\n\nBased on your instructions, the agent determines which tool to use.\n\n### AgentPMT routes the call\n\nThe platform checks that the tool is in your Agent Group, your credentials are set up, and your spending cap hasn't been exceeded.\n\n### Tool executes and returns results\n\nAgentPMT runs the tool or integration and sends results back to your agent. Your agent group is charged the tool's current credit cost.\n\n---\n\n## Types of Tools\n\n### Function Tools\n\nAPI-based tools that perform actions: search, generate, transform, send messages, and more.\n\n### Data Tools\n\nTools that return structured data: market prices, weather, product catalogs, analytics.\n\n### Compute Tools\n\nTools that run compute-intensive tasks: image generation, video processing, ML inference.\n\n### Physical Products\n\nReal-world items your agent can order on your behalf: supplies, gifts, food delivery.\n\n---\n\n## What Makes a Tool Available\n\nA tool only appears to your agent if:\n\n1. **It's in your Agent Group** -- You've added the tool to the group your agent uses\n2. **Credentials are bound** -- If the tool requires API keys or OAuth tokens, you've provided them\n3. **Your spending cap allows it** -- The tool's credit cost doesn't exceed your remaining cap\n\nAgentPMT manages the tool catalog and integrations. Each tool page shows the current credit cost and any required credentials before your agent uses it.\n\n---\n\n## Where to Find Tools\n\n### [Browse the Marketplace](https://www.agentpmt.com/marketplace)\n\nSearch and filter tools by category or type\n\n### [API To MCP Tool Conversion](https://www.agentpmt.com/docs/agent-connections/api-to-mcp-tool-conversion)\n\nTurn your own authenticated API into a private agent tool\n\n### [What is a Workflow](https://www.agentpmt.com/docs/core-concepts/what-is-a-workflow)\n\nLearn how tools chain together into automated workflows\n"
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