Getting Started
File system
Facilities
Architecture
Examples
Reference
Built-in tools
Built-in tools
Every bolt ships the same built-in tools. They are always available to the agent loop and cannot be shadowed.
The toolset
describe_workspace— describes the workspace: collections, relations, and permissionsread_collection— reads records, applying the subject’s policygrantsrow by rowwrite_collection— writes records, only where the policy grantscreate/update/delete(with field masks and approvals)list_skills— lists available skills, andread_skillloads one skill’s contentsspawn_subagent— spawns a subagent for a narrower task
Reserved
These names cannot be reused by custom tools — the compiler rejects a redefinition.