Actions give chat and agents the tools to do work in connected systems, not just answer about them. Built-in tools cover web search, code execution, and image generation, and custom actions call your own APIs through OpenAPI or MCP, all inside the access and approval rules you set.
Grounds inBuilt-in tools and allowed custom actions
ProducesPrepared or completed work with visible state
BoundaryTool access and approval policy apply
THE PRIMARY JOB
Answers are useful. Completed work is better.
Actions extend chat and agents from reading to doing. An agent can search the web, run sandboxed code, or call a custom action that updates a ticket, checks a service, or moves a deal, while consequential writes stay visible and approval-gated.
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Context is copied by hand from one system into another.
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The person approving a change cannot see its exact target or payload.
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Partial failures leave the team unsure which steps actually ran.
LActionsProject AtlasApproval required
Request
Follow up on Atlas Retail and assign the missing implementation note.
Exact payload · Gmail · Atlas Retail thread
To
alex@atlas-retail.example
Subject
SSO implementation note and Friday patch
Escalation threadSSO Runbook v4
Approval required2 prepared writes are waiting for an authorized reviewer.
HOW THE PRODUCT WORKS
Three visible parts of Actions.
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Use the built-in tools out of the box.
Internal search, web search, code execution, and image generation are available to chat and agents once an administrator enables them.
Prepare and executeFour built-in tools, admin controlled
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Connect your own systems as actions.
Define custom actions over OpenAPI or MCP so an agent can read or write in your tools through their real APIs.
Prepare and executeCustom actions via OpenAPI and MCP
03
Run code in a sandbox.
The code execution tool runs Python in an isolated sandbox for analysis, calculation, and visualization inside a chat.
Prepare and executeSandboxed code interpreter
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Keep consequential writes gated.
Where an action changes a system, it is prepared with its target and payload visible and held for approval where policy requires.
Prepare and executeApproval-gated execution with visible payloads
ACTIONS CONTROL BOUNDARY
The product handles the work. Your team keeps the decision.
Linkence handles
Expose the built-in tools an admin enables
Call custom actions through OpenAPI or MCP
Prepare typed payloads from the request context
Record the state of each attempted step
Your team controls
Which tools and custom actions are available
Connected systems and granted API scopes
Approval policy and the authorized reviewer
How a failed or partial run is resolved
Not designed for
×Unattended screen automation
×Unsupported or unreviewed system writes
×Hiding partial or failed outcomes
AVAILABILITY AND LIMITS
What is available, and where the boundary sits.
available
Required setup
Built-in tools enabled by an administrator
Any custom actions defined over OpenAPI or MCP
An approval policy for consequential writes
Known limitations
Available reads and writes differ by connector and custom action.
A multi-step run may stop or complete partially when a downstream system rejects a step.
Post-write verification is reported only when the system returns a verifiable result.
Consequential supported writes can be held for explicit approval.Verified product claimCustom actions can be defined over OpenAPI or MCP to call connected system APIs.Verified product claim
Availability and connector-specific behavior are stated directly, without universal claims.
What is the difference between a tool and a custom action?+
Built-in tools (internal search, web search, code execution, image generation) come with the platform and are enabled by an administrator. Custom actions are defined over OpenAPI or MCP so an agent can call your own systems' APIs.
Will an action write to a system without review?+
Consequential writes stay approval-gated. The target and payload are shown before execution, and the run follows the approval policy configured for the workspace.
What happens when one step fails?+
The failed step is shown separately from completed work. The run may stop or report a partial outcome, depending on the dependency and the system's response.
SEE ACTIONS ON YOUR DATA
Start with one real question or responsibility.
Connect the relevant sources and show Linkence the approval rules. See the path from evidence to completed work on your own data.