Tool reference
AgentDock exposes tools to connected AI clients over MCP. The tools visible on a specific connection depend on enabled capabilities; the client's tools/list is the source of truth.
Context, files, and commands
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
agentdock_context | Read current AgentDock runtime and capability context |
workspace_context | Read workspace rules and workspace-local Skill index |
read_file | Read text files |
list_dir | List or find files and directories |
search_text | Search text or regular expressions in files |
file_edit | Add, replace, patch, move, or delete text files |
exec_command | Run commands |
session_observe | Inspect long-running command sessions |
session_act | Send input to or stop command sessions |
Skills, Plugins, and external MCP
| Tool | Purpose | Main actions |
|---|---|---|
skill_manage | Manage installed Skills and their environment | install, remove, env_set, env_unset, env_list |
plugin_manage | Review and manage Plugins | inspect, validate, install, update, enable, disable, remove |
mcp_manage | Manage external MCP connections | list, inspect, add, enable, disable, refresh, authorize, remove, environment actions |
mcp_tool_search | Find tools provided by an external MCP server | search |
mcp_tool_inspect | Read one external tool's schema | inspect |
mcp_tool_call | Call an inspected external MCP tool | call |
See Use Skills, Use Plugins, and Use external MCP services.
Tasks, Workflow, and memory
| Tool | Availability | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
task_manage | Always | Track multi-step task state and progress |
workflow_template_manage | NexusDock paired | Find and manage reusable Workflows |
recall_search | NexusDock paired | Search Recall memory |
recall_read | NexusDock paired | Read Recall content |
recall_write | NexusDock paired | Create or update Recall content |
recall_maintain | NexusDock paired | Inspect and maintain Recall indexes/content |
evolve | NexusDock paired | Manage reusable learned knowledge |
private_note_manage | NexusDock paired | Access Private Notes |
See Tasks and progress, Recall memory, and Workflow.
Coding Agents
These tools are available when Coding Agents are enabled:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
acp_session | Create, open, inspect, update, and close Coding Agent sessions |
acp_prompt | Start prompts, read events, and cancel runs |
acp_interaction | Review and respond to pending permission interactions |
Browser, images, and file sharing
Browser tools are available when browser support is enabled.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
browser_session | Start and close browser sessions |
browser_act | Navigate, click, type, scroll, and wait on pages |
browser_snapshot | Read page state and capture screenshots |
view_image | Load an image from a file, published file, or URL |
file_publish | Publish a file or directory; create a temporary shareable URL when a reachable address is available |
See Use the browser and Configuration reference for enablement.