Title: Tools and Skills for AI agents | ARKEA IA
Description: We design tools and skills so AI assistants and agents can retrieve information, use services and execute specific tasks under defined controls.

# Give the assistant capabilities specific to your company.

Tools and skills turn a generic system into an application designed to solve concrete tasks inside an operation.

[Design capabilities for my assistant](contacto.html#proyecto)
## What is a tool in an AI system?

A tool is a capability that lets a model interact with a defined function or service, for example retrieving information, running an internal search or requesting an action in another system.

## What is a skill?

A skill encapsulates a reusable capability or procedure that helps an assistant handle a specific class of tasks more consistently.

We keep the definition provider-neutral. The implementation depends on the stack and the type of system being built.

## From conversation to execution

### Understand intent

Interpret what the user or process needs.

### Retrieve context

Get only relevant, permitted information.

### Select a capability

Choose the appropriate tool or skill.

### Execute

Invoke it within defined permissions.

### Validate

Check the result and expected conditions.

### Log or escalate

Preserve traceability or ask for human intervention when appropriate.

## Connected capabilities

[See MCP & integrations](integraciones.html)
[See workflows & automation](automatizaciones.html)
[See oversight & logs](dashboard-ia.html)
## Frequently asked questions

### What is the difference between a tool and a skill?

A tool connects the model to a defined function or service; a skill organizes a reusable capability or procedure for a class of tasks. The exact implementation depends on the stack.

### Can a tool execute real actions?

Yes, if the integration supports it and the architecture authorizes the action. We design permissions, validation, limits and human escalation according to the process.