🧠 Agentic Tooling 2.0 (Beta)
Agentic Tooling 2.0 is currently in Beta and will supersede the existing Agentic Tooling at a future date. It works exclusively with reasoning models — advanced AI models that can think through problems step-by-step before acting. Using it with non-reasoning models will result in degraded performance or unexpected behaviour.
What is Agentic Tooling 2.0?
Agentic Tooling 2.0 is a next-generation execution mode for complex, long-running tasks. Your agent autonomously decides which tools to use, when to use them, and how to combine them — adapting its approach as it goes, like an adaptive digital worker that thinks on its feet.
Instead of following a fixed recipe, the agent thinks through your request, picks the right tools, uses them in the optimal order, and course-corrects when results change the picture — all while staying focused across tasks that involve many steps.
How It Differs from Legacy Agentic Tooling
| Aspect | Legacy Agentic Tooling | Agentic Tooling 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Follows a fixed step-by-step recipe — plan, execute, verify | Thinks through each decision and picks the best tools for the job, adapting as it goes |
| Planning | Creates a plan upfront and follows it rigidly | Adapts the plan on the fly as new information comes in |
| Stays on track | Can lose context over long tasks | Remembers what it was doing and why — stays focused across long-running tasks |
| Speed | Works through tasks one at a time, in order | Runs independent tasks at the same time for faster results |
| Handles errors | Retries with fixed strategies | Diagnoses what went wrong and tries a smarter approach |
| Model requirement | Any tool-calling model | Reasoning models only (models with deep thinking capabilities) |
The Three Agent Modalities
When configuring an Operator agent, you can choose from three modalities:
Operator (Default)
Standard agent behaviour. The agent responds directly to your messages. Best for simple Q&A, straightforward conversations, and quick lookups.
Agentic Tooling (Legacy)
The original agentic tooling. The agent follows a fixed sequence of planning, execution, and verification steps. Best for reliable, predictable multi-step tasks and backwards compatibility.
Agentic Tooling 2.0 (Beta)
Your agent becomes an adaptive digital worker — it autonomously decides which tools to use, in what order, and how many times. It stays focused across long-running tasks and adapts its strategy as it goes. Best for complex, multi-faceted tasks that require real-time decision-making and maximum flexibility.
You can switch between modalities at any time in your agent settings under Settings > Agents > [Your Agent] > Agentic mode.
How to Enable Agentic Tooling 2.0
- Navigate to Settings > Agents
- Select your Operator agent (or create a new one)
- Under Agentic mode, select "Agentic Tooling 2.0" from the modality dropdown
- Ensure your agent uses a reasoning model — this is required for AT 2.0 to function correctly
Agentic Tooling 2.0 needs models that can think deeply before acting — they work through problems step-by-step and remember their reasoning as they move from one tool to the next.
How Agentic Tooling 2.0 Works
How It Works
When you send a message, your agent works through it step by step:
- Think — The agent considers your request and decides what tools (if any) it needs
- Act — The agent uses one or more tools (running independent ones at the same time for speed)
- Review — The agent examines the results and decides what to do next
- Repeat — The agent keeps thinking, acting, and reviewing until the task is complete
- Report — The agent presents you with a clear, complete response
The agent remembers its thinking throughout the entire process — it doesn't forget why it started a task or what it discovered along the way, even for long-running tasks that involve many steps.
Adaptive Planning
Unlike the legacy system where a fixed plan is generated upfront and followed rigidly, AT 2.0 adapts as it goes:
- The agent creates a plan when a request involves multiple steps
- It updates progress and records key findings after each step
- It can change the plan mid-task when new discoveries change what's needed
- Key findings are preserved even in very long sessions, so nothing important is lost
Parallel Execution
When the agent identifies tasks that don't depend on each other, it runs them at the same time for faster results. For example:
- Searching your knowledge base AND the internet simultaneously
- Generating an image AND reading a file at the same time
- Delegating research to multiple specialist sub-agents concurrently
Tasks that affect shared state (like updating plans or saving memories) always run one at a time to stay consistent.
Available Tools
Every capability available in Legacy Agentic Tooling has an equivalent tool in AT 2.0. Tools are registered based on your agent's configuration — only enabled features appear.
Knowledge & Search
| Tool | Description | Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| RAG Search | Search your Knowledge Hub documents | Knowledge Hub topics configured |
| Deep RAG Search | Thorough multi-phase search for hard-to-find answers | Knowledge Hub topics configured |
| Internet Search | Search the web for current information | Internet Search enabled |
| Deep Internet Search | In-depth web search with expanded coverage | Internet Search enabled |
Media Generation
| Tool | Description | Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| Generate Image | Create images from text descriptions | Image Generation enabled |
| Generate Video | Create videos from text descriptions | Video Generation enabled |
| Generate Audio | Text-to-speech audio generation | Audio Generation enabled |
| Generate 3D Model | Create 3D models from text | 3D Model Generation enabled |
| Adapt Image | Edit an existing image with a new prompt | Image Generation enabled |
Code & Files
| Tool | Description | Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| Execute Code | Run Python code for data analysis, file generation, etc. | Code Execution enabled |
| Read File | Read uploaded files or files from a bound local folder | Files uploaded or folder bound |
| Write File | Write files to a bound local folder | Local folder bound |
| Edit File | Edit files in a bound local folder | Local folder bound |
| List Files | List available files | Local folder bound |
Communication & Scheduling
| Tool | Description | Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| Send Email | Send emails with dynamic content | Email channel configured |
| Send SMS | Send text messages | SMS channel configured |
| Send WhatsApp | Send WhatsApp messages | WhatsApp channel configured |
| Schedule Job | Schedule future agent tasks | Agentic mode enabled |
Advanced Capabilities
| Tool | Description | Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas Edit | Edit collaborative Canvas documents | Canvas enabled |
| Introspect | Agent self-modification (config, instructions, tools) | Introspection enabled (Retriever + Agentic mode) |
| Delegate to Agent | Hand off tasks to specialist sub-agents | Agent Pool configured |
| Extract Memory | Save important learnings to long-term memory | Long-term Memory enabled |
| Recall Memory | Retrieve prior knowledge from long-term memory | Long-term Memory enabled |
| Use Skill | Activate a specialized skill for expert guidance | Available in AT 2.0 mode |
| Ask User Question | Ask you for clarification when genuinely stuck | Always available |
| Browse Web | Automate web browser interactions | Browser + VM configured |
Agent Delegation — A Team of Specialists
Agentic Tooling 2.0 can hand off parts of your task to specialist sub-agents. Three built-in specialists are always available:
| Specialist | What It Does Best |
|---|---|
| Researcher | Finding information — searching your knowledge base, the internet, and deep-diving into sources |
| Analyst | Processing data — running code, analysing files, generating reports and documents |
| Verifier | Checking facts — cross-referencing sources, QA, and validating results |
When your agent has an Agent Pool configured, your own workspace specialists appear as delegation targets too. Multiple specialists can work in parallel.
How Delegation Works
- Sub-agents work in separate sessions — they don't interfere with your conversation
- Context and files are passed to the specialist automatically
- Your chat stays clean — only the final result comes back to you
- Specialists can be asked follow-up questions within the same task
Skills — Built-In Expertise
In Legacy Agentic Tooling, skills are passively available in the background. In AT 2.0, your agent actively chooses to activate a skill when it recognises the situation calls for it.
Three built-in skills are always available:
| Skill | When Your Agent Uses It |
|---|---|
| Verify Output | Before presenting results on a complex task — double-checks for accuracy and completeness |
| Step Back and Rethink | When it's stuck or getting poor results — takes a fresh look at the problem |
| Structure Response | When presenting findings from multiple sources — organises the answer clearly |
Agent-configured skills also appear as activatable tools alongside the built-ins.
Memory — Learning as It Goes
Unlike Legacy Agentic Tooling where memory is only saved at the end of a session, AT 2.0 can save and recall memories at any point during a task:
- Recall Memory — Check what it learned from past conversations at the start of a new task
- Extract Memory — Save important discoveries mid-task, so they're available in future sessions
This means your agent gets smarter over time — important findings from one task carry forward to the next.
Execution Presets — How Long Should It Work?
Agentic Tooling 2.0 offers execution presets that control how long and how hard the agent works on a task:
| Preset | Time Limit | Max Tool Uses | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short (default) | 30 min | 150 | Most tasks — balanced performance |
| Medium | 1 hour | 300 | Complex multi-step tasks |
| Long | 2 hours | 500 | Extended research and deep analysis |
| Marathon | 4 hours | 1000 | Exhaustive, long-running investigations |
You can also override individual limits while keeping a preset as the base.
Safety & Protection
AT 2.0 includes built-in safety mechanisms to keep things running smoothly:
| Protection | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Time limit | Stops if a task takes too long |
| Tool call cap | Prevents the agent from running tools indefinitely |
| Stuck detection | Notices when the agent keeps calling the same tool over and over |
| Failure circuit breaker | Stops retrying when tools keep failing |
| Duplicate detection | Catches when the agent repeats the exact same action |
When a safety limit is hit, the agent stops gracefully and reports what it has accomplished so far.
Managing Long-Running Tasks
For tasks that involve many steps and generate a lot of information, AT 2.0 automatically manages conversation length so the agent stays focused:
- Keeps recent details fresh — The most recent tool results are always available at full detail
- Summarises older context — When the conversation gets long, earlier parts are smartly summarised while key findings and decisions are preserved
- Protects important information — Key findings recorded during the task are never lost, even when the conversation is trimmed
Key insight: Your agent captures key findings as it works. These survive even in very long sessions, so the agent always knows what it has discovered so far.
Agent Configuration Properties
These properties control Agentic Tooling 2.0 behaviour. Configure them in your agent settings:
Core Activation
| Property | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
useInterleavedReasoning | false | Enables Agentic Tooling 2.0 mode |
interleavedPreset | "short" | Execution preset: short, medium, long, marathon |
Fine-Tuning Overrides
| Property | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
maxInterleavedIterations | From preset | Override max thinking cycles |
interleavedTimeoutSeconds | From preset | Override wall-clock timeout |
maxTotalToolCalls | From preset | Override total tool call cap |
maxConsecutiveSameTool | From preset | Override same-tool repeat limit |
maxConsecutiveFailures | From preset | Override consecutive failure circuit breaker |
maxDuplicateCalls | From preset | Override duplicate call detection |
Tool Registration
Tool availability is controlled by your existing agent feature flags — the same settings that enable capabilities in Legacy Agentic Tooling enable the corresponding tools in AT 2.0:
| Feature Flag | Tools Enabled |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Hub topics | RAG Search, Deep RAG Search |
| Internet Search | Internet Search, Deep Internet Search |
| Code Execution | Execute Code, Custom Execution Environments |
| Image Generation | Generate Image, Adapt Image |
| Video Generation | Generate Video |
| Audio Generation | Generate Audio |
| 3D Model Generation | Generate 3D Model |
| Email Channel | Send Email |
| SMS Channel | Send SMS |
| WhatsApp Channel | Send WhatsApp |
| Agentic Mode | Schedule Job |
| Introspection (Retriever + Agentic) | Introspect |
| Long-term Memory | Extract Memory, Recall Memory |
| Agent Pool | Delegate to Agent |
| Bound Local Folder | Write File, Edit File, List Files |
| Charting | Mermaid syntax guidance in system prompt |
| Browser + VM | Browse Web |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use Agentic Tooling 2.0 with any model?
No. AT 2.0 requires reasoning models — advanced models that can think through problems step-by-step before acting. Using it with non-reasoning models will result in degraded performance. Always pair AT 2.0 with a reasoning-capable model.
What happens if I switch from Legacy to AT 2.0 mid-conversation?
The switch takes effect on the next message. Existing conversations are not affected. The agent will begin using the expert tool selection approach on the next request.
Is Legacy Agentic Tooling going away?
Not immediately. AT 2.0 is in Beta and will supersede Legacy Agentic Tooling at a future date once it reaches full stability. Both modes are available for you to choose from today.
Does AT 2.0 support the same capabilities as Legacy?
Yes. Every capability in Legacy Agentic Tooling has an equivalent tool in AT 2.0. Feature parity is maintained — the same feature flags enable the same capabilities in both modes.
Can AT 2.0 agents delegate to other agents?
Yes. With an Agent Pool configured, AT 2.0 can hand off tasks to other workspace agents. Three built-in specialists (Researcher, Analyst, Verifier) are always available without any configuration.
Switch your Operator agent to Agentic Tooling 2.0 mode, pair it with a reasoning model, and let it tackle your most complex, long-running tasks autonomously. Remember: reasoning models only!