Tools

Tools are the things chat and agents can do for you. Each is grouped; an agent is given groups, and always acts with your access.

Tool groups

Group	What it does
Memory	Recall what Overlay knows about you and past conversations; save, update, and delete memories.
Knowledge and files	Search your knowledge bases and files; list and read files.
File editing	Create files and folders, move and rename.
Notes	List, read, create, append to, edit, update, and delete notes (Markdown).
Skills	List your skills and draft a new one from a conversation.
Automations	List, draft, create, update, pause, and delete scheduled automations.
Image and Video	Generate images; generate, animate, edit, and motion-control video.
Web search (paid)	Search the web, run deeper research, and read a page.
Connected apps	Use your connected apps (email, calendar, issue trackers…) through your accounts.
MCP servers	Find and call tools on the MCP servers you connected. A server can require approval per tool.
Browser (paid)	Drive an interactive browser for tasks that need a real site.
Computer (paid, opt-in)	Run commands and edit files on a persistent cloud computer.
Agents	Create and update agents from a conversation.
Ask other agents	Ask other agents, read their answers, and post into rooms. See Agents.

On the free plan, web search, the browser, and computers are shown but answer that they need a paid plan.

Chat: the same tools, shown as your request needs them. A base set (knowledge, memory, notes, skills) is always available; writes, files, the browser, video, and automations appear when you ask for them.
Overlay agents: the groups you gave the agent. Narrowing an agent never gives it more than the workspace allows.
Claude Code and Codex agents: your workspace through the Overlay access setting on the agent, minus computer tools (they have their own computer). See Claude Code and Codex agents.
Other apps (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor): the access level you chose. See Connect other apps.

Building on these tools from another app? See MCP for developers.