A skill is an action a Tool can use. When creating a Tool, describe the work and the result you need; ThinkForge proposes the available actions for that workflow.
See Creating Tools for reviewing the proposal.
Use AI to work with text
AI actions can process a prompt, generate text, or combine several documents into one result. They use the AI connection selected for the Tool.
Supporting reference files can provide a style guide or other guidance without becoming part of the documents to combine. See Context and Input.
Some AI workflows can search project knowledge or use an explicitly approved set of local ThinkForge MCP operations. They do not automatically gain access to every connected service or another MCP server.
Transform text without AI
Text actions can extract matching content, replace text, filter lines, sort lines, or remove duplicates.
These actions follow the saved rules each time. They do not need an AI model. If the settings ask for a regular expression, use a pattern suited to the content you want to match.
Work with structured data
Data actions can convert CSV and JSON, select values or columns, filter rows, calculate totals or averages, and turn results into a report.
Describe the incoming data and desired columns or result when creating the Tool. A data-conversion action is different from the read-only CSV viewer; the viewer does not edit or transform a file.
Run an existing Python script
A Python action runs a local script through the interpreter you select. It needs an existing Python installation, the script's packages, and your approval for the selected script version.
The script runs with your user-account permissions and is not sandboxed. ThinkForge does not install dependencies or repair script errors.
See Python Script Tools for setup and troubleshooting.
Check where the result goes
A workflow may display its result or save a file. Choosing a destination alone does not add a save action.
Review the proposed output before approving a new Tool. After deployment, check Save New Files To when offered, then test with a small input. See Running Tools.