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title: Manage tools
slug: agent-platform/docs/manage-tools
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createdAt: 2026-08-11T20:47:40.000Z
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Manage Optimizely Agent Platform tools and tool registries to control which capabilities [Mark chat](docId\:dtNBEttEGVvkhNkwNypLM) and [agents](docId\:w7MSVijPnuFqu4nXDo_bq) can call. Use these settings to limit Mark chat to approved tools, give agents broader access, and keep registries in sync. A tool is a discrete capability Mark can call. A tool registry groups related tools so you can manage them as a set.

For a full summary of the **Tools** tab and what each column means, go to the [Tools tab overview](docId:-j4zNs-l3kIKD0n58bVPt).

## Find a tool

Find a tool when you need to activate it, enable it for Mark chat, or check its availability to agents. Use the search and filters to narrow a long tool list to a specific tool or provider.

1. Go to **Connectors > Tools**.

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2. Enter the tool name or description in the search text field.
3. (Optional) Filter the list using the **Provider**, **Active Status**, **Enabled in Chat**, and **Tool Type** drop-down lists.

## Find a registry

Find a registry when you need to sync it or delete a registry you no longer use. Use the search and filter to narrow a long registry list to a specific registry.

1. Go to **Connectors > Registries**.

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2. Enter the registry name or description in the search text field.
3. (Optional) Use the **Tool Type** drop-down list to filter your registries.

## Activate or deactivate a tool

Toggle **Active** on to let Mark chat and agents call the tool. Toggle **Active** off to make the tool unavailable to Mark chat and agents.

1. Go to **Connectors > Tools**.
2. Find the tool you want to update.
3. Toggle **Active** on or off for an individual tool or for an entire tool registry.

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**Note**

You cannot toggle [system tools](docId\:ZExsvHuX-MENKqR8_eAvw) off.
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## Enable a tool in Mark chat

Toggle **Enabled in Chat** on to let Mark chat call the tool. Toggle **Enabled in Chat** off to block Mark chat from calling the tool while still letting agents call it.

1. Go to **Connectors > Tools**.
2. Find the tool you want to update.
3. Toggle **Enabled in Chat** on or off for an individual tool or for an entire tool registry.

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## Update a tool registry

Sync a tool registry to pull in tools that you or Optimizely have added since the last sync. Without a sync, Agent Platform cannot access newly added tools.

1. Go to **Connectors > Registries** and find the registry you want to update.
2. Click **More > Sync**.

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## Delete a tool registry

Delete a tool registry to remove a custom registry and all of its tools from your Agent Platform instance. Deletion cannot be undone.

You cannot delete Optimizely-managed registries.

1. Go to **Connectors > Registries** and find the non-Optimizely-managed registry you want to delete.
2. Click **More > Delete**.

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**Note**

If you use Opti ID, administrators can turn off generative AI in the Opti ID Admin Center. See [Turn generative AI off across Optimizely applications](docId\:X5U0kKD2azV5cIdNqwGNj).
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