Open Tools from the main command bar, select a deployment, and choose Run. The Tool uses the context and settings saved for that placement.
Check the input before running
In the selected Tool's inspector, review:
- Documents or folders — the work the Tool will process.
- Optional guidance — supporting reference files for AI actions.
- Save New Files To — where new files go, when the Tool supports a configurable destination.
- Change model — the AI connection for this placement, when the Tool uses AI.
- Tool settings — instructions and options required by the Tool.
A missing credential or required setting can stop the run. Configure those before using the Tool on a schedule.
AI Tools read supported local reference files. Missing, unreadable, unsupported, or oversized references stop an AI run with an error. A Tool without an AI action warns and continues without them. See Context and Input.
Run and read the result
Select Run. While the Tool is running, the action becomes Cancel.
The output area shows progress and the result or error. When a step produces a file, use the available actions to open it, copy it, or show it in the project.
Clear output clears the displayed output; it does not delete produced files.
To use a separate runner, open the selected Tool's More menu and choose Open in separate window. Check its Context before starting if you want a different destination for that run.
Review a guided run
In guided mode, an AI action can pause for approval. Review the result before continuing; rejecting it stops the run.
Power Strip and automatic triggers confirm requests automatically. A guided setting does not make an unattended run pause for your review.
Cancel or recover from a failure
Select Cancel to request a stop. Most actions finish their current work before cancellation takes effect. An active Python process can be stopped; webpage retrieval can cancel an active request.
A failed action stops the run. Read the error, correct the input or configuration, and run again. There is no automatic retry or resume from the failed action. Check any files already produced before repeating a file-writing task.
Run from another place
Ribbon actions run immediately with the current selection and the placement's saved input. If neither supplies usable input, the run is refused. Its progress appears in Power Strip Activity.
A project-file Tool uses the file you clicked. A folder Tool uses its attached folder. Power Strip can use saved input or files, folders, and text dropped on the command.
See Tool Surfaces for choosing and managing these placements.