Troubleshoot tools

#The assistant never uses the tool

• Check that the tool is switched on for this assistant on its Tools tab, and that you saved.
• Rewrite the description to say when to use the tool as well as what it does.
• Say it in the instructions too: "Always check the order status before answering delivery questions."

#It uses the tool with wrong arguments

• Describe each parameter with an example of a valid value.
• Use an enum when only certain values are valid.
• Mark only the truly necessary parameters as required, so the model doesn't invent the rest.

#The tool fails

• Open the call and look at the tool call: the arguments, the HTTP status, the logs and the error.
• Run the same arguments in the tool's test panel.
• Requests only go to public addresses. A tool can't reach localhost or a private network.

#The caller waits too long

• Set a start message so there is no silence.
• Use pick or return a smaller object so the model reads less.
• Lower the timeout and handle the failure message gracefully.