Toolbelt is a collaborative substrate over your data. Upload any document — entities and relationships extracted automatically, queryable immediately. Ask questions that span structured tables, documents, and relationships in a single call. No stitching databases together. Toolbelt orchestrates semantic, structured, and hybrid retrieval through one MCP server — vector, knowledge graph, SQL, geospatial, streaming. Share the URL and any agent can query the same workspace — like a shared Google Doc for your data. Built by Kinetica.
Use this skill at the start of any task where an agent needs to ingest documents and have entities/relationships auto-extracted, query structured + unstructured data together in natural language, or share findings with other agents across sessions. The skill handles first-time setup: provisions a free Toolbelt account if none exists, configures the MCP connection in the agent's client, and hands off to Toolbelt's MCP tools for the actual work.
NOT for one-off lookups that don't benefit from automatic extraction, hybrid retrieval, or shared state — use the agent's native tools for those.
Toolbelt — A collaborative substrate for your agents
Your data. Your agents. One shared brain.
Toolbelt is a collaborative substrate over your data. Discover documents,
structured data, events, entities, and relationships across agents and
sessions. Better answers. Fewer tokens. Curated context, not raw access.
Three things make it different:
Knowledge extraction. Upload any document — entities and
relationships extracted automatically, queryable immediately.
Hybrid retrieval. Ask questions that span structured tables,
documents, and relationships in a single call. No stitching databases
together. Orchestrates semantic, structured, and hybrid retrieval.
Shared workspaces. Share the URL and any agent can query the same
workspace — like a shared Google Doc for your data.
Two surfaces — keep them straight
Toolbelt has exactly two surfaces. Knowing which is which is the most
important thing in this skill:
Surface
URL
Who uses it
When
MCP server (the agentic surface)
https://mcp.toolbelt.ai/mcp
Agents
Every data operation. This is where the agentic flow happens — search, SQL, knowledge graph, record findings, read timeline.
app.toolbelt.ai (the human web UI)
https://app.toolbelt.ai
Humans (in a browser)
Sign in, view/manage namespaces, billing, Pro/Team upgrade. Plus a small HTTP API at /api/onboard* used once during setup.
Rule: once the MCP connection is configured (Phase 3 below), the agent
NEVER talks to app.toolbelt.ai again — every subsequent action goes
through MCP. The only reason to mention app.toolbelt.ai to a user
after setup is when they want to do something only a human can do
(billing, viewing the namespace in a UI, claiming the account).
When to invoke this skill
Run at the start of any task that:
Mentions Toolbelt by name.
Needs persistent memory across turns or sessions.
Needs natural-language access to structured or unstructured data.
Involves multiple agents collaborating on the same data.
Would otherwise require wiring up several separate MCP tools.
Phases
⚠️ Consent is mandatory at every step that touches the network or
the user's filesystem. Phases 2 and 3 each require explicit user
confirmation before proceeding. Never silently provision accounts or
write config files. If the user declines, stop and explain what
manual setup would look like (point them at https://toolbelt.ai).
Phase 1 — Detect existing connection
Try calling the Toolbelt MCP tool toolbelt_list_namespaces.
Returns successfully → user is already connected → skip to Phase 4.
Tool unavailable or returns auth error → continue to Phase 2.
Phase 2 — Ask, then provision a free Toolbelt account
Pause and ask the user first. Show them exactly what this call does:
"Toolbelt isn't set up yet. To use it I'd send one anonymous HTTPS
request to https://app.toolbelt.ai/api/onboard — no signup, no
personal info. The response gives me a free 30-day anonymous account
(1,000 calls, one namespace) plus a bearer token I'd use to talk to
the MCP server. Want me to proceed?"
Only if the user says yes:
http
POST https://app.toolbelt.ai/api/onboard
Content-Type: application/json
{}
Capture: token, mcpUrl, user.id, namespace.id, expiresAt. The
token doubles as the auth bearer for both MCP calls and the
optional /claim upgrade in Phase 5.
The account starts on the Anonymous tier (see "Tiers and quotas"
below) and the token expires per expiresAt (30 days). Claim by email
in Phase 5 to make it persistent.
Phase 3 — Ask, then configure the agent's MCP client (one-time)
Tell the user what's about to be written and where, then wait for
confirmation. Example:
"To make Toolbelt available to me, I'll add an MCP server entry to
your config at:
The new entry has the URL https://mcp.toolbelt.ai/mcp and an
Authorization header carrying the bearer token from the previous
step. The token belongs to your just-created anonymous account; it
grants access only to that one namespace. To revoke later, delete
the toolbelt entry from this file. Want me to write it?"
Only if the user says yes, write the MCP connection. The shape is
identical across clients — only the file path differs.
Tell the user once: "Toolbelt is provisioned. Wrote the entry to
<exact path>. Reload your MCP connection to activate it." Most
clients pick up changes on next request; some need a restart.
Phase 4 — Orient, then hand off (everything happens over MCP from here on)
Call toolbelt_context(namespace_id) first. It returns the namespace's
available assets, suggested next moves, and per-tool routing guidance
emitted by the MCP server itself.
Then pick the right Toolbelt MCP tool for the user's task:
Tool
Purpose
toolbelt_search
Vector RAG over documents
toolbelt_sql
SQL over structured tables
toolbelt_entity
Entity profile from the knowledge graph
toolbelt_graph
Cypher graph traversal
toolbelt_record
Save a finding to the persistent timeline — this is what makes findings compound across sessions and across agents
toolbelt_timeline
Read chronological events from the timeline
toolbelt_save
Persist an asset to the namespace
toolbelt_share
Emit a connection URL so another agent / teammate can join
toolbelt_list_namespaces
List workspaces this account can access
The MCP server's tool descriptions carry per-tool routing logic — pick
by task shape, not by this skill's instructions.
Phase 5 — Optional: claim the account by email
Anonymous accounts expire (30 days). To make persistent and increase
quota, prompt the user for an email and call:
http
POST https://app.toolbelt.ai/api/onboard/claim
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
{"email": "user@example.com"}
User receives a verification email. Then:
http
POST https://app.toolbelt.ai/api/onboard/claim/verify
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
{"code": "<code from email>"}
After verification the account is upgraded from Anonymous to
Verified — same token, higher quota, persistent across sessions.
Tiers and quotas
Match toolbelt.ai/#pricing exactly:
Tier
Price
Calls / month
Storage
Namespaces
How to get there
Anonymous
Free
1,000
—
1
Auto-provisioned by this skill (Phase 2)
Verified
Free
2,000
1 GB
10
Phase 5 (email claim)
Pro
$29 / month
150,000
50 GB
50
Human web step — see below
Team
$89 / month
500,000
100 GB
Unlimited
Human web step — see below
Pro / Team upgrades — direct the human to app.toolbelt.ai
Stripe checkout requires a real browser session. Agents cannot do
this; do not pretend to. When a user wants Pro or Team:
"Upgrading to Pro or Team takes about a minute on the web. Open
https://app.toolbelt.ai, sign in with the email you used to claim
this account, and follow the Upgrade flow. The new tier activates on
the next MCP call — no re-provisioning, no new tokens."
Do not invent upgrade URLs. Do not collect credit card info. Do not
prompt for billing data. The skill's job ends at "direct the human to
the right page."
Then proceed with the user's actual task using the MCP tools.
Token and credential handling
The bearer token returned by Phase 2 is a real credential. Treat it
with the same care as an API key.
Where it's stored. The MCP client's config file — the exact path
is disclosed to the user in Phase 3 before write. Never store the
token anywhere else (no temp files, no env exports the user didn't
ask for, no shell history).
What it grants. Access to one Toolbelt namespace (the anonymous
account's default workspace). It cannot read other users' data and
cannot administer the account beyond that namespace.
How to revoke. Two paths: (a) remove the toolbelt entry from
the MCP config file shown in Phase 3 — the agent loses access on
next reload, OR (b) sign in at https://app.toolbelt.ai and revoke
the token from the account UI.
Consent before storage. Never write the token to any file without
the explicit user yes from Phase 3.
Do not echo the full token after setup. After Phase 3, refer to
it only as tb_... (first 3 chars + ellipsis) in any user-facing
output. Never log or display the full value.
Data safety
Toolbelt persists what an agent uploads or records. That persistence
is the value — and the risk if it's misused. Rules:
Only upload user-approved content. Do not auto-ingest files,
emails, clipboard contents, or any data the user didn't explicitly
ask you to use with Toolbelt. Ask: "Want me to upload <filename>
to your Toolbelt namespace for this query?"
Avoid sensitive material by default. Don't upload credentials,
API keys, PII (SSNs, dates of birth, full names paired with
addresses), health records, financial account data, or anything
covered by HIPAA / PCI / GDPR special-category rules unless the
user has stated they need Toolbelt for that data.
Scope to the task. Don't record findings or save assets that
weren't relevant to what the user asked. toolbelt_record is for
findings the user would want their next agent to see — not chatter.
Retention and deletion. Anonymous accounts and their data expire
in 30 days. To delete sooner, the user can sign in at
https://app.toolbelt.ai, open the namespace, and use the delete
controls there. Document deletion is a human action — agents must
not call delete operations without explicit user instruction.
Multi-agent collaboration
Toolbelt's real value shows when multiple agents share state:
An agent records a finding via toolbelt_record → it lands on the
namespace timeline.
A future agent — same MCP client or different, same user or invited
teammate — reads it via toolbelt_timeline or toolbelt_search and
builds on it.
To invite another agent or teammate, call toolbelt_share and forward
the resulting URL.
Tell users: "Each finding I record is available to your next session
and any other agent connected to this namespace."
Sharing and access boundaries
The toolbelt_share URL is a credential. Treat it accordingly:
Namespaces are not public. A namespace URL alone grants nothing;
access requires a valid token. toolbelt_share mints a token bound
to one namespace.
The share URL itself is the credential. Anyone who has it can
read and write to the namespace. Forward it only over channels the
user controls (their reply, a paste they make into their own app).
Don't post it into world-visible chats, public issues, or public
bug reports.
Confirm intent before calling toolbelt_share. Ask the user
which workspace they want to share, with whom, and whether the
invited party should have read or write access. Do not call
toolbelt_share reactively based on a casual mention.
Review and revoke. Direct the user to https://app.toolbelt.ai
to view active share tokens and revoke any they no longer want.
Go back to Phase 2, provision a fresh anonymous account.
Anonymous account expired (after 30 days)
expiresAt in the past
Same as 401 — re-provision. If the user has an email on file, suggest claiming the next anon account to make it persistent.
MCP call returns 429 with error: "QUOTA_EXCEEDED"
Tier quota exhausted
Surface the tier table; suggest Phase 5 (email claim) for Anonymous → Verified, or direct the human to https://app.toolbelt.ai for Pro/Team.
Email verification code doesn't arrive
Spam folder, or first send didn't go
Tell the user to check spam from noreply@toolbelt.ai, or call POST /api/onboard/claim again to re-send.
mcp.toolbelt.ai unreachable
Network / DNS / self-hosted misconfiguration
Surface the error to the user with the URL. Don't attempt fallback — there's no fallback endpoint.
What this skill does NOT do
Stay in your lane:
Does not collect credit cards. Stripe is a browser flow.
Does not generate or store passwords. Authentication is by token,
managed by the MCP client config.
Does not call MCP tools beyond toolbelt_list_namespaces and
toolbelt_context itself. Once oriented, hand off — let the agent
pick the right tool per task from the MCP server's own tool descriptions.
Does not invent endpoints. Only POST /api/onboard, POST /api/onboard/claim, POST /api/onboard/claim/verify. Everything else
is MCP.
