Tools

AI School has various tools that the AI assistant can use to help you with specific tasks. These tools expand the AI's capabilities with external functions such as creating images, searching the internet, and retrieving weather information.

Tool Settings

Each tool can be configured with three different settings:

• Auto: The AI automatically decides when to use the tool (recommended)
• Enabled: The tool is always available for use
• Disabled: The tool is disabled and not used

Starting a Tool from the Home Screen

When you start a tool directly from the home screen, AI-School opens a new chat with that tool active. Many tools already place an example prompt in the input field, so you only need to fill in the missing details. For Get Weather, for example, the question is already prepared and you fill in the location. For AI Content Detection, the check question is ready and you paste the text under the Text: heading.

The start text and example prompt follow your account language setting.

Universal Tools

Universal tools work with all AI models and providers. These tools are developed by AI School and provide consistent functionality regardless of which model you use.

Tool	Description	Status
Create Images	Generate images based on descriptions	Critical - default on
Generate Quiz	Automatically create test questions	Default on
Internet Search	Search for current information online	Critical - default on
Image Search	Search for images online	Critical - default on
Get Weather	Request weather forecasts	Default on
AI Content Detection	Detect AI-generated text	Default on
Wikipedia Search	Search Wikipedia articles	Disabled
Google Routes	Plan routes and navigation	Disabled
Google Places	Find locations and businesses	Disabled
Wolfram Alpha	Complex calculations and analyses	Disabled
Wikiwijs Search	Search Wikiwijs educational materials	Disabled
SLO Search	Search SLO curriculum for core objectives and subject cores	Disabled
Recording	Save information as an editable document	Disabled

Native Tools

Native tools are built-in features of specific AI providers. These tools are optimized for their respective models and often provide better performance than universal alternatives.

OpenAI Native Tools

Tool	Description	Available for
Web Search (OpenAI)	Built-in web search with citations	Suitable OpenAI models and newer
Code Interpreter (OpenAI)	Execute Python code in sandbox	Suitable OpenAI models and newer

Anthropic Native Tools (Claude)

Tool	Description	Available for
Web Search (Claude)	Built-in web search	suitable Claude models
Web Fetch (Claude)	Fetch web page content	suitable Claude models
Code Execution (Claude)	Execute code in sandbox	suitable Claude models

Google Native Tools (Gemini)

Tool	Description	Available for
Google native tools (Gemini)	Google Search, Code Execution, URL Context and Google Maps	Gemini models

Exclusive

When a Google native tool is enabled, universal tools are automatically disabled. See the Google native tools page for more information.

Critical Tools

Some tools are marked as "critical" because they are essential for an optimal user experience:

• Create Image: For visual content creation
• Internet Search: For current information
• Image Search: For visual support

These tools are enabled by default and are recommended to keep active.

Tool Configuration

Administrators can adjust tool settings in the admin panel. The default configuration is optimized for most use cases, with the most commonly used tools set to "auto" and advanced tools disabled.

Native vs Universal Tools

When using an OpenAI or Anthropic model, the native tools of that provider are automatically activated. This means:

• For OpenAI models: openai_web_search replaces internet_search
• For Anthropic models: anthropic_web_search replaces internet_search

This ensures better integration and often faster results, as the tools are specifically optimized for the model you're using.