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# Frontend tools

*Tags*: Ionic, Capacitor

Frontend tools let your AI agent execute actions directly inside your app — initiating a transfer, resetting a password, cancelling an order, etc.

Tools are defined on your AI agent in the Gleap dashboard (**AI agent > Tools > Frontend tool**) — name, description, parameters and execution mode all live there. Your app only registers a handler that executes the tool. Learn how to set up Frontend tools in our [help center article](https://help.gleap.io/en/articles/221-frontend-tools-let-the-ai-run-actions-in-your-app).

## Register a tool handler

Register the handler for a dashboard-defined Frontend tool with the `registerAgentTool` helper. Use the tool's runtime name shown in the tool editor.

```js theme={null}
import { registerAgentTool } from "capacitor-gleap-plugin";

await registerAgentTool("send-money", async ({ amount, contact }) => {
  // Run your own logic here.

  // Return a string or JSON — the AI waits for this response.
  return "The transfer was initiated. The user must confirm it in the banking app.";
});
```

**Handler contract**

* The handler receives the parameters configured in the dashboard, filled with the values the AI collected.
* Return a string or a JSON-serializable object (objects are stringified). The result is sent back to the AI, which uses it to reply.
* Async handlers are fully supported — the AI waits for the returned promise.
* Thrown errors are caught and reported to the AI automatically.
* If no handler is registered for a tool, the AI is informed so it can respond accordingly.
* Works on iOS, Android and Web.

## Execution modes

Set per tool in the dashboard:

* `Auto` — the handler runs immediately when the AI calls the tool.
* `Ask before final execution` — the AI adds a confirmation button to its reply; the handler only runs after the user confirms.

## Migrating from `setAiTools`

`Gleap.setAiTools({ tools })` has been removed. Tools defined via `setAiTools` could only return a static response to the AI — Frontend tools execute real code and return live results. Define your tools on the AI agent in the dashboard and register their handlers via the `registerAgentTool(name, handler)` helper instead. The `tool-execution` event on `setEventCallback` remains available.