Using the Playground

Interactive tool discovery and workflow execution

The Playground is a two-panel interface for testing your integrations. The left panel is a conversation where you describe goals in natural language and the system discovers, plans, and executes tool calls. The right panel is a live MCP Inspector showing every raw tool call and response.

Interface

Mode Tabs

  • Explore (default) – Describe what you want. The system discovers tools, builds plans, and asks you to confirm before executing.
  • Guide – Step-by-step workflow builder. Start with a goal, select from options at each step, and compile the result into a reusable skill.

See Guide Mode for a full walkthrough of that mode.

Conversation Area (Explore)

Type a goal in the input bar at the bottom:

Sync my qualified Salesforce leads to QuickBooks

The system responds with a plan, estimated cost, and an option to approve or modify. Click approve and the steps execute in sequence. Results appear inline.

Input Bar

  • Text area: Describe your goal. Minimum 3 characters to send.
  • Send button: Submit your message.
  • Clear button (trash icon): Reset the conversation.

MCP Inspector Panel (Right)

Every tool call the Playground makes appears in the right panel. Each card shows:

  • The tool name and integration
  • A type badge (Call, Found, or MCP)
  • Expandable sections for input schema, output schema, request, and response
  • A relevance score for discovered tools
  • Copy and play buttons to reuse discovered tools

Toggle between Enabled Only and Coverage Gaps to see tools you have versus tools you’re missing.

Explore Mode

Basic Query

You: Show me my Salesforce leads

System: Found a plan:
  1. salesforce@1/get_leads@1
  Estimated: 4 credits

  [Approve] [Modify]

Click Approve to execute. Results appear in the conversation and the raw request/response appears in the Inspector panel.

Multi-Step Workflow

You: Create invoices in QuickBooks for qualified Salesforce leads

System: Found a plan:
  1. salesforce@1/get_leads@1 (filter: Qualified)
  2. data-grout@1/prism.focus@1 (lead -> customer)
  3. quickbooks@1/create_invoice@1
  Estimated: 6 credits

  [Approve]

The system chains the steps, inserts type adapters where needed, and executes sequentially.

Tool Call Confirmation

When executing a tool, a confirmation modal appears with:

  • Pre-filled arguments from the plan
  • Required parameters you need to fill
  • Optional parameters you can modify
  • Confirm & Run to execute

Guide Mode

  1. Switch to the Guide tab
  2. Enter a goal (e.g. “Export invoices as PDF”)
  3. Click Start Guide
  4. Select from options at each step
  5. Click Back to revise previous choices
  6. When the workflow is complete, execute it or save it as a skill

The completed workflow shows the path taken, total credits used, and the result. You can save it as a skill with a CTC for reuse.

See Guide Mode for details.

Tips

  • Watch the Inspector panel to understand what the system is doing under the hood
  • Use Coverage Gaps mode to identify integrations you might want to add
  • After a successful workflow, save it as a skill so you can run it again without re-planning

Related

  • Guide Mode – Full guide mode documentation
  • Sandbox – Test individual tools without the discovery layer
  • Discovery Tools – The tools the Playground uses internally