Tools Overview

Explore the full catalog of tools available in Jinba Flow

Overview

Tools are the building blocks of Jinba Flow workflows. Each step in a flow uses a tool to perform a specific action — from calling AI models and processing files, to integrating with external services and searching the web.

Jinba Flow offers a rich collection of tools organized into the categories below, giving you everything you need to build powerful automations. This page covers the tools that are currently documented — more tool documentation is being added continuously.

Tool Categories

Input/Output Tools

Tools for receiving data into your flow and producing structured output.

• File Input - Fetch files from URLs
• Advanced Input Tools - Webhooks, Slack events, image files, and text files
• Input JSON with Validation - Validate JSON input against a schema
• Output Tools - Create and manage output files and text data
• Output JSON with Validation - Validate JSON output against a schema

AI Tools

Integrate with leading AI models to add intelligence to your workflows.

• Gemini - Invoke responses from Google Gemini
• Gemini with File - Generate text from files (PDF, image, audio, video)
• Grok - Invoke responses from xAI Grok
• Anthropic - Invoke responses from Claude
• OpenAI - Invoke responses from OpenAI models
• LlamaCloud - Advanced document processing and search
• LlamaCloud Advanced - Advanced search and query with LlamaIndex integration

File Processing Tools

Extract, convert, and validate data from various file formats.

• Extract from File - Extract information from files using base64
• Document Processing - Extract and process text from various document formats
• Word Processing - Advanced Word document processing and text highlighting
• Markitdown Convert - Convert a URL to Markdown
• Checker Tools - Data validation and checking for quality assurance
• Jinba Modules Checker V2 - Advanced rule-based document and data validation
• Data Conversion Tools - Convert data between different formats and structures

External Service Integration Tools

Connect your flows to productivity platforms, communication tools, and business services.

Productivity:

• GitHub - Automate GitHub tasks
• Notion - Automate a Notion workspace
• Google Sheets - Spreadsheet operations using Google Sheets API
• Advanced Google Sheets - Enhanced Google Sheets with get sheet functionality
• Google Spreadsheet Advanced - Bulk data manipulation for Google Spreadsheets
• Google Forms - Create and manage Google Forms
• Excel Operations - Comprehensive Excel file manipulation
• Google Calendar - Automate Google Calendar tasks
• Chatwork - Connect with the Chatwork API

Communication:

• Gmail - Email operations using Gmail API
• Slack - Slack messaging platform tools
• Discord - Integrate with a Discord Bot
• LINE - LINE messaging platform tools
• ChatWork Advanced - Advanced ChatWork messaging and task management
• Faximo FAX Service - Send FAX messages and search FAX history

Search & Data Retrieval Tools

Search the web, query databases, and retrieve information from various sources.

• SerpAPI - Search the web using SerpAPI
• PokeAPI - Search for Pokemon data
• YouTube Transcript - Get YouTube video transcripts
• Arxiv Agent - Search and retrieve papers from arXiv
• Exa AI - Search the web using Exa AI
• Perplexity - Search the web using Perplexity
• Teradata - Run queries on Teradata
• Carnot Search - Search for company information

Extended Tools

Run custom code, connect via MCP, generate media, and manage content.

• Python Sandbox - Run Python code in a sandboxed environment
• MCP Tools - Model Context Protocol integration for local and remote tool execution
• Shopify - Manage Shopify products and orders
• Netsea - Connect to the Netsea API
• AI Video Generation - Create videos from text descriptions using AI
• WordPress - Create articles on WordPress
• Firecrawl - Automate web crawling and data collection

Jinba Tools

Leverage Jinba’s own platform capabilities within your flows.

• Jinba Flows - Run Jinba Flows from within a flow
• Jinba Modules - Advanced data extraction, parsing, and validation
• Vector Search - Semantic search for knowledge bases using vector embeddings
• Jinba Knowledge Base - Update and manage knowledge bases for enhanced AI workflows

How Tools Work

1. One tool per step — Each step in a flow executes exactly one tool.
2. Configuration — Set up the tool’s behavior using its config and input fields.
3. Result referencing — Access a step’s output in later steps using {{steps.<step_id>.result}}.

For example, you could use an Input tool to receive a PDF, a Document Processing tool to extract its text, and an Anthropic tool to summarize the content — all connected through result references.

Choosing the Right Tool

Use Case	Recommended Tool(s)
Receive user input	File Input, Input JSON with Validation
Generate text with AI	Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok
Process documents	Document Processing, Extract from File, LlamaCloud
Send notifications	Slack, Discord, LINE, Gmail
Manage spreadsheets	Google Sheets, Excel Operations
Search the web	SerpAPI, Exa AI, Perplexity
Run custom logic	Python Sandbox, MCP Tools
Chain multiple flows	Jinba Flows

Credentials

Many tools require API keys or OAuth connections to access external services. See the Credentials Overview for setup instructions.