Building reliable agents starts with giving them the ability to plan. Today we are introducing Advanced Reasoning tools that help agents think more clearly before taking action.
Think before acting
Agents can now use think and analyze steps between tool calls. These steps give the agent a moment to plan, check its assumptions, and understand what needs to happen next.
Instead of immediately invoking tools, the agent can pause, reason through the task, and choose the right sequence of actions. This leads to fewer misfires, fewer unnecessary calls, and more consistent results across complex workflows.
It works like adding a lightweight planning layer to every agent, without requiring you to change your prompts or tool definitions.
More predictable multi-tool workflows
Most agent failures come from unclear intermediate steps. When the agent does not fully understand the current state, it makes assumptions that derail the workflow.
With Advanced Reasoning enabled, the agent can verify details, confirm the task, and adjust its plan before proceeding. This is especially effective for extraction, routing, validation, and any workflow that relies on correct sequencing.
The result is a noticeable improvement in stability and overall performance.
Enable it when you are ready
You can turn on Advanced Reasoning in the Tools tab of the AI Workbench. Once enabled, the agent automatically incorporates these reasoning steps with no additional configuration.
Example
Below is a simple before and after that shows how Advanced Reasoning changes agent behavior.
Without Advanced Reasoning:
User asks the agent to summarize a PDF and extract contact details. The agent immediately calls the PDF extractor, misidentifies the file format, retries twice, and then produces an incomplete summary.
With Advanced Reasoning:
The agent first performs a think step. It checks the file type, confirms that extraction is needed before summarization, and identifies the correct tool. It then calls the extractor once, verifies the output during an analyze step, and produces a complete summary with accurate contact details.
The workflow is shorter, clearer, and more reliable.
