> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.babbily.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Built-in tools reference

> Learn when to use Babbily's built-in tools for search, research, site maps, weather, QR codes, media, and more.

Babbily includes built-in tools that help a chat do more than answer from the selected model alone. Use this reference when you want to choose a tool manually or understand why Babbily used one in **Auto** mode.

<Note>
  Tool availability can vary by model, plan, remaining API usage budget, account state, and tool mode. If a tool is hidden, try a supported model, switch from **Off** to **Auto** or **Manual**, and check your usage.
</Note>

## Choose a tool mode

| Mode       | What it does                                                       | Use it when                                                           |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Auto**   | Babbily decides which available tools fit your request.            | You want the fastest path and do not need to force a tool.            |
| **Manual** | You choose the exact tool, connector, or skill for the next reply. | You know the answer needs search, research, media, or a specific app. |
| **Off**    | Babbily answers without tools.                                     | You want a model-only draft, brainstorm, rewrite, or quick answer.    |

## Built-in tools

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Web search">
    Use web search for focused questions that need current public sources.

    Good uses include vendor pricing, product comparisons, recent news, current policies, public facts, and source-backed summaries.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Search the web for recent public announcements from these companies and cite sources.
    ```

    Search can fail or return limited results if the topic is hard to find, access is blocked, or the selected model does not support the tool. Verify high-stakes answers with authoritative sources.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Deep research">
    Use deep research when you need a broader, multi-source report instead of a quick lookup.

    Good uses include competitive briefs, policy research, vendor comparisons, market landscapes, and strongest-argument summaries.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Do deep research on this market and return a sourced brief with key players, risks, and open questions.
    ```

    Deep research can take longer than a normal reply and may use more API usage budget.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Site map">
    Use site map to inventory, review, or summarize public pages on a website.

    Good uses include finding product pages, checking documentation coverage, auditing public links, or discovering what a public site contains.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Map this public website and summarize the main product, pricing, and docs pages.
    ```

    Site map reviews website structure. It does not map geographic places. Private, login-only, blocked, or heavily dynamic pages may be incomplete.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Finance research">
    Use finance research in chat for company, market, earnings, filings, peer, or financial-topic research.

    Good uses include public company summaries, earnings context, market comparisons, historical context, and financial source review. For the dedicated Finance workspace, see [Finance](/features/finance).

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Research this public company and summarize recent earnings, major risks, and peer context.
    ```

    Finance research is informational and should not be treated as financial advice.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Weather">
    Use weather for current conditions and short forecasts by location.

    Good uses include travel planning, event planning, quick local checks, and comparing forecast windows.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Show the 5-day forecast for Denver in Fahrenheit.
    ```

    Weather results depend on whether the location can be resolved and current public weather data is available. Do not rely on Babbily for safety-critical weather decisions.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Stats">
    Use stats for supported compact public-data stat cards.

    Good uses include supported public-data questions such as earthquake counts by date range and magnitude.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Show earthquake counts for the last 7 days by magnitude range.
    ```

    For your own KPIs, attach a file, paste the numbers and ask for a visual summary, or use a connected spreadsheet app when available.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="QR code">
    Use QR code to create a scannable image from a public link or non-sensitive text.

    Good uses include event links, public landing pages, signup forms, and simple labels.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Create a QR code for https://babbily.com.
    ```

    Anyone who can scan the QR code can read the encoded content. Do not put passwords, verification codes, private keys, payment details, or confidential information in a QR code.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Image generation">
    Use image generation to create or edit images from a prompt when your selected model and plan support it.

    Good prompts describe subject, style, composition, lighting, aspect ratio, and constraints.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Create a clean 16:9 illustration of a collaborative AI workspace, bright office lighting, minimal background.
    ```

    Image generation can take longer than text replies and usually uses more API usage budget. Review generated media before using it publicly.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Video generation">
    Use video generation to create, animate, or edit short videos when your selected model and plan support it.

    Good prompts describe the subject, movement, pacing, duration, and source media when supported.

    Try:

    ```text theme={null}
    Create a short video of a dashboard animating from an empty state to a completed weekly report.
    ```

    Video generation can take minutes, uses more API usage budget than many text replies, and may vary by model, file type, duration, and account state.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Why a tool may be missing

Try these checks:

* Switch to a model that supports the tool.
* Change tool mode from **Off** to **Auto** or **Manual**.
* Check your remaining API usage budget.
* Remove conflicting file types or unsupported source media.
* Reconnect an app if the missing option is a connector.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Tools and skills" icon="wand-sparkles" href="/features/tools-and-skills">
    Learn how tools, skills, slash commands, and manual mode work together.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visual replies in chat" icon="chart-column" href="/features/visual-replies-in-chat">
    See how Babbily can show maps, charts, weather, QR codes, media, and citations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>