Playground Tools
Tools let Bunyan work with your documents, search the web, run workflows, and use connected services. Describe the task in your message, or select a tool to make your request more specific.
Select a Tool
- Open Playground and start or continue a conversation.
- Select the folder-shaped tools button below the message box, or type
@to open the suggestions. - Choose a tool. For Collection, Document, or Flow, select the item you want to use. For a connected service, open the connection and choose one of its tools.
- Write what you want the tool to do, include any necessary details, and send the message.
The selected item appears as a mention in your message. Choose it from the suggestions so Bunyan can identify the intended tool or source. The paperclip button is separate: it uploads a file from your computer.
Bunyan can also choose available tools based on your request. Tool availability depends on your permissions and workspace configuration.
Built-in Tools
| Tool | Use it for | Example request |
|---|---|---|
| Collection | Find relevant information across documents in a collection. | “Use @employee-handbook to explain the annual leave approval process.” |
| Document | Read a specific document, summarize it, or find supporting passages. | “Summarize the payment terms in @agreement.pdf and include the relevant wording.” |
| Web Search | Find information on public websites. | “Find the official documentation for Python list comprehensions and explain the syntax. Include source links.” |
| Flow | Run an existing workflow you can access and return its output. | “Run @support-summary on the following notes: …” |
Names beginning with @ in these examples are placeholders. Select your own collection, document, or workflow from the suggestions.
Collection and Document
Choose Collection when the answer may be spread across several documents. Choose Document when you already know which file contains the information.
You can reference more than one source in a request:
Compare the delivery dates in @proposal-a and @proposal-b. List the differences in a table and identify the supporting passages.
For upload instructions and source selection, see Ask Questions About Documents.
Web Search
Use Web Search for information from public websites. Specify the subject, preferred sources, and any relevant dates:
Find the latest release notes on the product's official website. Summarize the changes and link to the source.
Review the returned sources to check their relevance and publication dates. If your task should use only your own documents, say so and select those documents explicitly.
Flow
Select a workflow and provide the input it should process. Create and configure workflows in Bunyan's Workflows interface.
Running a flow performs its configured actions, which may include sending messages or updating another service. Check that you selected the intended workflow and supplied the correct input before sending the request.
Connected Tools
Connections added to Bunyan can make external services available in the tools menu. These connections use MCP, a way for an application to expose tools to an assistant. See MCP Connections to add a connection and manage access.
Open the connection in the menu to see its tools, select the action you need, and describe the task. For example, if your workspace has a tool for searching a connected knowledge base:
Find the onboarding checklist in the connected knowledge base and summarize the required steps.
Each connection offers its own actions. A service or tool appears only when it is available to you. If authorization has expired or access is missing, check the connection in Bunyan or ask the person who manages it to help.
Create Downloadable Files
You can ask Bunyan to turn its work into a file. Specify the format, content, and organization you need:
| Output | Example request |
|---|---|
| Word document | “Create a Word report from this analysis, with an executive summary and recommendations.” |
| Excel workbook | “Create an Excel workbook comparing these proposals, with columns for price, delivery date, and exclusions.” |
| PowerPoint presentation | “Create a five-slide presentation summarizing this report for management.” |
| Markdown file | “Save this checklist as a Markdown file.” |
| Image | “Generate an illustration of a modern office for this presentation.” |
Image generation requires an available image-generation model configuration. For generated files, use the download links in the response and save a copy you want to keep; download links have a limited lifetime.
If a Tool Is Missing or Fails
- A source is missing: check that you can access the collection or document and that processing has completed.
- A connected tool needs authorization: check its connection and sign in again if prompted.
- A flow fails: review its execution in the Workflows interface and check its required connections and usage allowance.
- The result is incomplete: narrow the request, specify the source, and ask for the missing information in a follow-up.