---
title: "How to manage Growf agent tools and identities"
description: "Give a Growf agent the tools and identities it needs, so a run can post, search, or speak as the right brand instead of failing halfway."
url: "https://www.growf.io/resources/guides/manage-agent-tools-and-identities/"
language: "en"
---

# Manage agent tools and identities

[![Wesley Blokhuis – CEO Growf](https://www.growf.io/media/uploads/2026/08/Wesley-Blokhuis-CEO-Growf.jpeg?width=104 "Wesley Blokhuis – CEO Growf")](https://www.growf.io/auteurs/wesley-blokhuis/)

[Wesley Blokhuis](https://www.growf.io/auteurs/wesley-blokhuis/)

CEO

[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-blokhuis-32642459/)

Add tools from Instructions, link a connection on Tools, and pick identities when a tool needs a brand or person.

Tools and Identities decide what the agent can call and which brand it runs as. Anyone who can update agents can change them.

4 steps · About 3 minutes

1

## Open Tools

Open \*\*KB Capture Agent\*\*, then choose Tools. The toolset lists tools Growf picked from the goal, plus tools you add. This agent includes Organic post performance summary. A badge on Tools means an external tool still needs a connection.

![](https://app.growf.io/knowledge-base/manage-agent-tools-and-identities/open-tools-tab.webp)

2

## Open Instructions

Choose Instructions. The editor holds the prompt Growf generated from the goal. Type / at the start of a new line and choose Add tool to insert a mention. Tools Growf already added stay in the toolset.

![](https://app.growf.io/knowledge-base/manage-agent-tools-and-identities/open-add-tool.webp)

3

## Confirm Type and Output

Open Settings. Type and Output must be set before Status can be Active. Builtin tools such as Organic post performance summary do not ask for a connection. LinkedIn, Google, and similar tools show Choose connection on Tools until you pick one. Connect the app first — see Connect an integration.

![](https://app.growf.io/knowledge-base/manage-agent-tools-and-identities/pick-posting-rhythm.webp)

4

## Review Identities

Identities appears when a tool needs a brand or person. Choose Identities. This agent already has \*\*KB Publishing Identity\*\*. Choose + to add another from Settings. A scheduled agent runs once per linked identity. You cannot remove the last identity while the agent is Active and scheduled.

![](https://app.growf.io/knowledge-base/manage-agent-tools-and-identities/open-identities.webp)

## FAQ

Tools shows a number.+

That count is external tools with no connection. Open Tools and choose a connection for each. If the list is empty, connect the app first — see Connect an integration.

I do not see Identities.+

The tab appears only when a tool needs an identity. Add an Organic Posts or similar tool, or wait until generation finishes. If + is off, add a publishing identity in Settings first.

I cannot remove the last identity.+

An Active scheduled agent must keep one identity. Set Status to Draft, or add another identity before you remove this one.

I cannot add tools or identities.+

You need permission to update agents.