A Tool is a sequence of actions called skills. A skill can read files, find project information, transform text or data, ask an AI to process it, contact a service, or save a result.
You describe the task when creating a Tool. ThinkForge chooses the actions and their order. Review the proposed workflow and configure any required settings before running it.
What Tools can do
- AI processing — summarize, rewrite, combine documents, or work with project information through the ThinkForge MCP operations allowed for that step.
- Text and data — find and replace, filter lines, sort, remove duplicates, or process CSV and JSON.
- Project files and search — read supported files, search project information, and write output.
- Mind Maps — create or expand map content.
- Connected services — use the services configured in ThinkForge. See Connected APIs.
- Public webpages — retrieve page text without opening Chrome.
- Python scripts — run a trusted script with an interpreter you choose. See Python Scripts.
Some settings apply to a particular Tool placement. Configure the placement you intend to run.
Retrieve a public webpage
A Tool using webpage retrieval can read a public HTTP or HTTPS address and return text, HTML, or page information. Its Tool settings control the protocol for addresses without one, the number of addresses, and the text limit.
This action does not use your signed-in browser session or run the page's JavaScript. It cannot read private-network pages or get past logins, paywalls, CAPTCHAs, or bot protection. Use it for public content that is available in the page response.
Review actions that can change data
A Tool's available actions do not make every workflow harmless. File-writing actions can create output, connected-service actions can change remote data, and an allowed MCP action can change project content.
A trusted Python script runs with your local account's permissions. It can read, change, or delete files and contact external services. Review the script and its configured paths before trusting it.
Check the selected Tool's steps, Tool settings, input, and destination before running it unattended. See Running Tools and Context and Input.