Tool Reference

This page lists every tool Atlas can use during a conversation. Tools are sorted alphabetically. All tools run locally on your machine.

Tier key:

• Free — available on all plans (including no subscription)
• Talk — requires a Talk plan or active free trial

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Complete Tool List

Tool	Category	Description	Key Parameters	Tier
add_semantic_links	Knowledge Graph	Adds a Related Notes section with links to semantically similar notes	file_path, links[] (target_path, reason)	Free
add_task	Daily Notes & Tasks	Adds a checkbox task to a daily note or any file	task, date?, file_path?, section?	Free
append_section	Note Management	Appends content under a specific heading in a note	file_path, heading, content	Free
create_note	Note Management	Creates a new markdown note in the vault	title, content, folder?, tags?, note_type?	Free
create_scheduled_task	Scheduling	Creates a recurring cron-scheduled automated task	name, schedule, action_type, action_config, description?	Talk
create_voice_note	Voice	Opens the voice recording interface for transcription	topic?	Talk
delete_file	Note Management	Moves a file to trash (recoverable)	file_path, reason?	Free
extract_frontmatter	Note Management	Parses YAML frontmatter from a note	file_path	Free
find_orphans	Knowledge Graph	Finds notes with no incoming links	limit?	Free
find_related_notes	Knowledge Graph	Finds semantically similar notes via embedding search	file_path, threshold?, limit?	Free
generate_daily_report	Daily Notes & Tasks	Generates an end-of-day summary of tasks and notes	date?	Free
get_directory_tree	Note Management	Returns the vault as a hierarchical folder tree	path?, max_depth?	Free
get_markdown_syntax	Note Management	Returns a markdown formatting reference	—	Free
get_note_graph	Knowledge Graph	Returns note connection data and optional stats	include_stats?	Free
get_or_create_daily_note	Daily Notes & Tasks	Gets or creates today’s (or a specific day’s) daily note	date?	Free
get_organization	CRM	Retrieves full details for a specific organization	id	Free
get_person	CRM	Retrieves full details for a specific person	id	Free
get_tasks	Daily Notes & Tasks	Lists tasks from daily notes, open or completed	date?, include_completed?, date_range? (week/month)	Free
get_tool_schema	Meta	Fetches the full parameter schema for a lazy-loaded tool	tool_name	Free
get_upcoming_meetings	Calendar	Lists upcoming Google Calendar events	hours_ahead?, max_results?	Talk
get_weather	Weather	Gets current weather and forecast from NOAA (US only)	location?, include_forecast?	Talk
list_files	Note Management	Lists files in the vault with optional filter	prefix?, pattern?, limit?	Free
list_folders	Note Management	Lists all vault folders	include_hidden?	Free
list_organizations	CRM	Lists all organizations in the CRM	—	Free
list_people	CRM	Lists all contacts, optionally filtered by tag	filter?	Free
list_templates	Templates	Lists available note templates	—	Free
memory_search	Memory	Searches across long-term memory and session history	query, memory_type? (long-term/sessions/all), limit?, since?	Free
move_file	Note Management	Moves or renames a file in the vault	old_path, new_path	Free
navigate_folder	Note Management	Browses the contents of a folder	folder_path?	Free
parse_links	Note Management	Extracts wikilinks, markdown links, and tags from a note	file_path	Free
read_memory_file	Memory	Reads a specific memory file or section	file (persona/user/facts/rules/tools/schedule/drumbeat), section?	Free
read_note	Note Management	Reads the full content of a note	file_path	Free
remember_fact	Memory	Saves a fact to long-term memory under a category	fact, category (facts/goals/preferences/relationships/projects)	Free
search_notes	Note Management	Searches the vault for relevant notes	query, limit?	Free
set_reminder	Scheduling	Sets a one-shot reminder at a specific time or delay	message, delay_minutes?, at_time?	Free
suggest_links	Knowledge Graph	Finds semantically similar notes to link to	note_path, limit?	Free
toggle_task	Daily Notes & Tasks	Marks a task complete or incomplete	task_text, date?, file_path?, complete?	Free
update_memory	Memory	Makes targeted updates to memory files	category (facts/user), new_content, mode (append/replace_entry/replace_section/append_to_section), old_content?	Free
update_note	Note Management	Updates an existing note’s content	file_path, content, mode (append/prepend/replace)	Free
use_template	Templates	Creates a note from a template with placeholder substitution	template_name, output_filename, replacements?	Free

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Tools by Tier

Free Tier (local, no subscription required)

All note management, memory, knowledge graph, CRM, daily notes, task, template, scheduling (reminders only), and meta tools.

Talk Plan Required

Tool	Why it requires Talk
get_upcoming_meetings	Requires Google Calendar integration (cloud auth)
get_weather	Routes through Atlas cloud backend (NOAA proxy)
create_voice_note	Uses Atlas cloud for Whisper transcription
create_scheduled_task	Advanced automation feature

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Core Tools (Always Fully Loaded)

These 6 tools always have their full parameter schemas loaded at the start of every conversation. All other tools are lazy-loaded via get_tool_schema when needed.

1. search_notes
2. create_note
3. read_note
4. remember_fact
5. memory_search
6. read_memory_file

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Tools by Category

Category	Tools
Note Management	create_note, read_note, update_note, append_section, delete_file, move_file, list_files, list_folders, navigate_folder, get_directory_tree, extract_frontmatter, parse_links, get_markdown_syntax
Knowledge Graph	suggest_links, find_orphans, get_note_graph, find_related_notes, add_semantic_links
Memory	remember_fact, memory_search, update_memory, read_memory_file
Daily Notes & Tasks	get_or_create_daily_note, add_task, toggle_task, get_tasks, generate_daily_report
Templates	list_templates, use_template
Calendar	get_upcoming_meetings
Weather	get_weather
CRM	list_people, list_organizations, get_person, get_organization
Voice	create_voice_note
Scheduling	set_reminder, create_scheduled_task
Meta	get_tool_schema