Real-world tools
An LLM on its own can think, reason, and write. What it can't do is act. Tools are what change that. Attach them to your bot and suddenly it can search, send, fetch, and do.
The problem
A chatbot in a vacuum is a conversation partner. It can summarize what you already know and rephrase what you give it. But the moment the task requires information it doesn't have, or action it can't take, you end up doing the work yourself and pasting results back in. The bot becomes a bottleneck instead of a time saver.
What BotHound gives you
Each task in a bot can be given access to one or more tools. The bot reasons about the job, decides which tool to use, invokes it, and carries the result into the next step. You describe the outcome. The bot figures out the path.
Imagine giving someone locked in an empty room a phone, a web browser, and an email account. Same person, completely different range of things they can now do for you. That's what tools do for your bot.
What bots can do with tools
- Search the live web for up-to-date information
- Send email notifications or reports
- Fetch data from internal or third-party sources
- Pull structured data out of unstructured content
- Execute small computations and transformations
- Chain outputs from one tool into the next
Frequently asked questions
What tools are available?
BotHound ships with a growing set of built-in tools, including web search, data fetching, email, and code execution. New tools are added regularly as the platform evolves.
Can one bot use multiple tools?
Yes. A single task can have multiple tools attached, and different tasks within the same bot can use different tools. The bot picks the right one for the job at each step.
Does the bot decide when to use a tool?
Yes. You tell the bot what tools it has access to and what you want it to accomplish. The bot decides when and how to invoke each tool to get the job done.
Is tool usage tracked?
Every tool call a bot makes is captured in the execution history. What was called, what was returned, and how long it took. No hidden behavior.
Give your bot something to do
Build a bot, equip it with tools, and watch it go from chat to action.