Guides

Agent and scout tiers

Two reserved names — toolsxpo-agent and toolsxpo-scout — that let your workspace decide which model runs, without pinning it into the extension.

Bring your own key

Add your Anthropic, OpenAI or Google key once in the dashboard and every ToolsXpo app can use it. Why keys live there and not in your editor.

Checkpoints: undoing what the agent did

A snapshot before each edit, so any change can be rolled back. What they cost, and when to turn them off.

Choosing a model

What the model picker shows you, why some models are greyed out, and how to search a catalogue of hundreds with filters.

Context and compaction

Every model has a limit on how much it can hold. What happens as a task approaches it, and how to keep long sessions working.

Hooks: running your own scripts around the agent

Shell scripts that fire at points in the agent's lifecycle — formatting after an edit, blocking a dangerous command, logging what happened.

How to use Add / Subtract Time

Get the best out of Add / Subtract Time: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use AES Encryption

Get the best out of AES Encryption: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Age Calculator

Get the best out of Age Calculator: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Ansible Playbook Syntax Checker

Get the best out of Ansible Playbook Syntax Checker: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use API Mock Payload Builder

Get the best out of API Mock Payload Builder: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Apple PList to JSON Converter

Get the best out of Apple PList to JSON Converter: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use ASCII Chart

Get the best out of ASCII Chart: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use ASCII to Text

Get the best out of ASCII to Text: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base32 Decode

Get the best out of Base32 Decode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base32 Encode

Get the best out of Base32 Encode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base64 Decode

Get the best out of Base64 Decode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base64 Encode

Get the best out of Base64 Encode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base64 Splitter

Get the best out of Base64 Splitter: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base85 Decode

Get the best out of Base85 Decode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Base85 Encode

Get the best out of Base85 Encode: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use BCD Converter

Get the best out of BCD Converter: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Bcrypt Hash Generator

Get the best out of Bcrypt Hash Generator: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.

How to use Binary / Hex Math

Get the best out of Binary / Hex Math: every option explained, a worked example, and what to check when the output is not what you expected.