Agent sources constellation and tool activity panel
The Tool activity column draws the agent at the centre of eight sources and lists, newest first, the local tool results and provider announcements received in the current conversation.
Senzoukria · Documentation · Updated September 2026
Where to find it
- Where
- AI Agent page → "Tool activity" column (button "Tool activity" / "Hide activity")
- Sources
- App context, Account, Calendar, News, Backtests, Scripts, Autopilot, Web (plus Other)
- List size
- 30 most recent activities
- Narrow screens
- Below 1000 px the column overlays the chat and Escape closes it
What it does
The panel is titled "Tool activity". Its meta line names the engine (Claude, Groq or the local model) and counts recorded activities in this conversation. An SVG constellation places the agent in the centre and the source nodes around it. A node is dimmed when its capability is off in the model picker and is labelled "off". A link from the centre to a node appears when a local result has been received for that source, or when the provider announced a tool use.
Two kinds of entries exist and the panel keeps them apart. A local result was executed by the app and has a known outcome, success or error. A provider announcement (a server-side tool such as Claude's web search) is only announced: its outcome is unknown, its link stays neutral, and the entry reads "announced by the provider; outcome unknown". The legend under the constellation repeats that an announcement does not confirm completion.
Under the constellation, "Results and announcements" lists received entries newest first with the time (hh:mm:ss), the source, the tool name, and a short summary. Errors remain visible with an "error" mark and a red dot.
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| App tools (model picker) | on | Off dims the seven application nodes and shows "Application tools are off in the model picker." |
| Internet access (model picker) | on | Off dims the Web node and shows "Internet is off in the model picker." |
| Node count label | hidden | Shows the number of activities next to a source once it has at least one |
| Recent list | 30 entries | Older activities are not shown in the list |
| Link animation | on | The only motion is the appearance of a link; prefers-reduced-motion disables it |
How to use it
- Open the column when an answer cites a figure and you want to know which source fed it: the chart, the account, the calendar, a backtest or the web.
- Hover a node: its tooltip gives the source name and the number of activities, or "off" when the capability is disabled.
- A red link or a red dot means the tool returned an error; the model saw the same error text.
- Nothing animates while the model is writing, so a quiet panel does not mean the tools are idle: check the list.
Limits or pitfalls
- An announcement is not a result. Claude's server-side web search is announced by the provider; the app never sees whether it completed.
- The panel records the current conversation only. Opening another thread starts from an empty list.
- Counts are activities, not distinct facts: a tool called twice counts twice.
- The "Other" node catches tool names the app does not classify; it is normally empty.
Related pages
This page in other languages
Frequently asked questions
- What does a neutral, pending link mean?
- The provider announced a tool use that the app did not execute. Its outcome is unknown, so the link keeps a neutral colour and the entry reads "announced by the provider; outcome unknown".
- Why is a node marked off?
- Its capability is disabled in the model picker: App tools for the application nodes, Internet access for the Web node. Turn the switch on next to the model.
- Does the panel show tool calls from previous conversations?
- No. It lists the activities of the open conversation only, up to the 30 most recent.