Tools

AI School has various tools that the AI assistant can use to help you with specific tasks. These tools extend 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 turned off 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 have a sample prompt in the input field, so you only need to fill in the missing details. For example, Request Weather already has a question where you fill in the location. For AI Content Detection, the verification question is ready and you paste the text under the heading Text:.

The starting text and sample prompt follow your account's language setting.

Hidden automatic tools

In addition to the visible tools, AI-School also uses hidden automatic tools. These tools are not listed in the tool settings and users cannot manually enable or disable them. They only assist the assistant when needed.

An example is Search Chat History (chat_history_search). This allows the assistant to find relevant previous chats from the same user, for example when you ask to continue earlier work. The tool only searches within the chat history of the logged-in user, within the same environment and retention period. The assistant receives compact metadata and relevant fragments, not full chat transcripts.

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 - enabled by default
Create Practice Questions	Automatically create test questions	Enabled by default
Internet Search	Search for current information on the internet	Critical - enabled by default
Image Search	Search for images on the internet	Critical - enabled by default
Request Weather	Retrieve weather forecasts	Enabled by default
AI Content Detection	Detect AI-generated text	Enabled by default
Search Wikipedia	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
Search Wikiwijs	Search Wikiwijs educational materials	Disabled
Search SLO	Search core objectives and subject cores in the SLO curriculum	Disabled
Recording	Record 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 offer better performance than universal alternatives.

OpenAI Native Tools

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

Anthropic Native Tools (Claude)

Tool	Description	Available for
Web Search (Claude)	Built-in web search queries	Suitable Claude models
Web Retrieval (Claude)	Retrieve content from web pages	Suitable Claude models
Code Execution (Claude)	Execute code in a 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

Combining with universal tools

Gemini 3 and newer can combine suitable Google-native and universal tools. Older Gemini models use only the native toolset when native tools are active. 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 recommended to keep active.

Tool configuration

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

Native vs Universal tools

When you use a model from OpenAI or Anthropic, 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 are using.