What Are Read-Only Tools for AI Agents?
How Jacqueline V. Twillie explained it live with Women Applying AI on October 7, 2026.
Under tool management, I'm going to select read only tools. There are six options underneath there. I can then restrict or give permission to my agent on what I wanted to read only.
What she said about it
One of the cool things about this platform is compared to other AI systems, you get a lot of control over what it has access to. So I'm going to click under the connectors section, Gmail. I'm clicking on Gmail under connectors. What happens is it opens up a new screen. This allows me to have extra clarity and control over what my agent does.
Beneath that section, there are write/delete tools. And in that section, I can then give permission or restrict access to sending emails, updating, creating drafts, forwarding emails, et cetera.
The moment she used it
I can then restrict or give permission to my agent on what I wanted to read only.
Hear it at 43:59 in the recording. The clip is on the session page.
Where to read more
Build Your First AI Agent in One Hour: the full build, with the clips, the prompts and the transcript.
Related reading: What Are AI Operating Rules?.
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