Retool Agents makes it simple for builders to automate work using large-language models (LLMs) by creating agents. Agents are systems that can complete or delegate tasks based on LLM reasoning.

Agents call tools—for example, workflows, functions, or other agents—to gather information and complete or delegate actions. When invoked, an agent:

1. Receives a task, or input, as natural language. Tasks are provided as input to agents via written instructions.
2. Uses an LLM to decide whether to respond to the input, get more information, or take action in another system.
3. Provides the result of the tool call back to the LLM, and the LLM reasons in an open-ended cycle called an agentic loop without a pre-defined stopping point.
4. Finally, the agent responds to your original message or question once it reaches a conclusion.

You can invoke an agent using any of the following trigger methods:

• The built-in chat experience in Retool Agents.
• Sending an email to the agent.
• The Agent Chat component in apps.
• The Invoke Agent block in workflows.

You can then test, deploy, evaluate, and monitor your agent directly from Retool.

Retool now supports an integration to the Tavily Search API. Use this integration to perform either general or news-specific web searches. You can choose to provide your own Tavily API key if you do not want to be subject to Retool's rate limits (100 calls per 24 hours) on Tavily.

Retool now supports an integration to the Google Calendar API. Use this integration in combination with the Calendar or Timeline components to interact with calendars and events.

Refer to the Calendar guide for information on how to use this resource with the Calendar component.

Retool now supports an integration to Google Docs, which utilizes the Google Docs API and the Google Drive API. Use this integration to retrieve, create, and update documents.

Retool can record user behavior and interactions with apps using Fullstory. When enabled, data about user interactions with apps are reported directly to Fullstory for you to review in detail. You can then analyze app analytics, evaluate impact, and review interactions with session replay. This integration is useful for monitoring user activity across different apps, and using advanced analytical tools like heatmaps and funnels to identify usage patterns, debug errors, and improve the overall user experience.

Multi-step functions are now generally available in Retool Workflows on Retool Cloud and on self-hosted organizations. They operate as self-contained workflows with optional parameters.

Multi-step functions improve the Workflows experience in several key areas:

• Isolating complex operations with many steps.
• Enabling nested looping, replacing the need for multiple subsequent Loop blocks operating on the same piece of data.
• Eliminating the need to call a workflow from within another, therefore decreasing the number of billable workflow runs.
• Enabling builders to reuse blocks of code within a single workflow.

You can now connect your organization to Sentry and Datadog for workflow error monitoring and event logging.

To set up error reporting, go to the Settings and navigate to Configuration > Observability. Enter your Sentry and Datadog credentials to emit workflow errors and run events to either or both providers.

Connecting to external observability providers is especially useful for your organization if:

• You have a high volume of workflow runs that your organization would prefer to monitor systematically, outside of the workflows run panel UI.
• Your organization is on Retool Cloud and you want to retain a record of workflow run events beyond the 90 day retention period.

An improved version of the Scanner component for Retool Mobile is currently in private beta on Retool Cloud and on Self-hosted Retool 3.173.0 or later.

This includes:

• The ability to restrict or select from multiple barcode symbologies to scan.
• The ability to select between Manual or Automatic scan modes.
• While scanning from the native app, there is a visual indication of what is being scanned (a bounding box) when hovering over a barcode, as well as a checkmark when a scan is successful.
• Scanner V2 does not have the autoClose property.

A redesigned Retool Database UI is coming soon. The improved interface makes working with tables faster and more intuitive.

Managing your data should be quick and frictionless, so we've made key improvements to help you navigate, edit, and interact with your data more efficiently. Here's what's new:

• Clearer Data View: A more structured layout makes it easier to understand your database at a glance and quickly find the information you need, reducing clutter and improving readability.
• Faster Navigation: We've streamlined the layout to help you move through your data more efficiently, with fewer clicks and less friction.
• One-Stop Command Bar: Quickly find and perform any actions from a new central location, enabling you to work efficiently without hunting through menus.

If you're interested in testing these new features early, you can join the waitlist.

You can now copy a query from one multipage app and paste it into another. Right-click on a query and select Copy then navigate or switch to a tab with another multipage app. You can paste the copied query as either a globally scoped or page-scoped query by right-clicking in the Code panel.