Attach an Agentic Tool to a custom agent
Attach a published Agentic Tool, save the agent version, and confirm the tool runs in Ask Salt.
Attach an already-published Agentic Tool to a custom agent, save a new agent version, and test it in Ask Salt. Publishing alone is insufficient: complete the publish → attach → save → chat sequence before the agent can use the capability.
Prerequisites
Attach and test the Agentic Tool
Select the custom agent
Select the agent you want to configure.
The agent editor opens with the Tools & Sources card.
Open the tool picker
In Tools & Sources, click Add tools.
The Add tools dialog opens with the Search tools… field.
Find the Agentic Tool
Enter the published name in Search tools….
The matching Agentic Tool appears with the Pipeline badge.
Enable the Agentic Tool
Select the matching result.
A check appears on the selected row, and the enabled count increases.
Close the tool picker
Click Done.
The Agentic Tool appears in Tools & Sources with the Pipeline badge.
Save the agent version
Click Save in the page header.
Salt shows a notification such as Saved v2. after it includes the Agentic Tool in a new published agent version.
Open Ask Salt
Click Test in chat.
Ask Salt opens with your custom agent selected, and the composer reads Ask [agent name]….
Run the Agentic Tool
Send a prompt that names the capability and supplies the input it needs. Use this pattern:
Use the attached tool named [Agentic Tool name] to process [input], then return [expected output].
If the agent selects the Agentic Tool, the activity status reads Running [Agentic Tool name]. After a successful execution, expand the completed activity disclosure to see a check beside the Agentic Tool name.
The agent may summarize the result in its answer. The activity row shows input parameters, but it does not expose the Pipeline's raw returned data.
If no Agentic Tool activity appears, send the prompt again with the exact tool name and every required input.