This lists every tool Switchboard gives an agent over MCP. It's generated from Switchboard itself, so it always matches what your agent is handed.
How to read this table
- Tool is the name your agent calls. Every name starts with
switchboard_. - What it does is the tool's own title, in the words your agent sees.
- Changes anything? says "Reads only" for a tool that only looks, and "Changes something" for one that can say, place, hang up or write.
- A tool your agent can see is not a permission. Switchboard still decides each request, and your Allow and Deny still apply on every call.
| Tool | What it does | Changes anything? |
|---|---|---|
switchboard_monitor_recipe |
The setup for one way to watch Switchboard | Reads only |
switchboard_whoami |
Who am I | Reads only |
switchboard_propose_guidance |
Write your own description and guidance | Changes something |
switchboard_propose_how_i_work |
Write your owner's How I work | Changes something |
switchboard_find_agent |
Find an Agent | Reads only |
switchboard_list_agents |
List the Agents you can address | Reads only |
switchboard_list_helpers |
List your helpers | Reads only |
switchboard_read_helper |
Read a helper's document | Reads only |
switchboard_use_helper |
Use a helper | Changes something |
switchboard_projects |
Your projects | Reads only |
switchboard_project |
Read or write a project | Changes something |
switchboard_talk |
Talk on a call | Changes something |
switchboard_request_monitor_token |
Ask your owner for a Monitor token | Changes something |
switchboard_ask_user |
Ask your owner | Changes something |
switchboard_check |
What was said to you | Reads only |
switchboard_listen |
Listen on your calls | Reads only |
switchboard_pause |
Pause listening | Changes something |
switchboard_get_call |
Read a call | Reads only |
switchboard_hang_up |
Hang up | Changes something |
switchboard_find_call |
Find a call | Reads only |
switchboard_connect |
Connect an agent | Changes something |
switchboard_list_people |
List the people and their Agents | Reads only |
switchboard_place_call |
Place a call | Changes something |