Validate before acting
Let the agent call a validation tool and use the returned document and schema locations to propose a focused correction.
AI agents
JSON tools for AI agents
Give an AI-agent workflow explicit, deterministic JSON operations and diagnostics instead of relying on generated guesses.
Controlled agent access
Tools, not assumptions
- Validate JSON and JSON Schema
- Format JSON and apply patches
- Return diagnostics to the agent workflow
Use an explicit skill, script, or published API contract to make the tool boundary clear.
Agent-ready JSON workflows
Put JSON operations behind an explicit tool boundary
AI agents can use JSON tools for well-formedness checks, JSON Schema validation, formatting, batch processing, and diagnostics when those operations are exposed through a controlled skill, script, CLI, or service contract. The agent should receive the operation result and diagnostics, then decide the next change in the surrounding workflow.
Keep transformations explicit
Choose a named formatting, conversion, or JSON Patch operation and inspect its result before using it downstream.
Preserve the evidence
Keep the command, input, output, and diagnostic result available to the developer or automation that owns the change.
Choose an agent integration
Use a skill, CLI, or Web API according to the execution context
- Give the agent a narrow tool contract for the required JSON operation.
- Provide the intended input, schema context, and expected result.
- Run the tool and return machine-readable output or diagnostics to the agent.
- Review the proposed change, then repeat the tool call when the data or schema changes.
The dedicated ValBuddy for Codex page covers the product-specific CLI skill. This vendor-neutral hub keeps that integration distinct while linking to the wider JSON workflow.
Keep authority with the workflow owner
An agent can invoke a controlled tool and interpret its result, but the surrounding workflow should still define inputs, schemas, allowed operations, review steps, and any deployment decision.
Continue with the relevant tool
Connect agents to the correct JSON capability
Use the CLI / CI page for Windows command-line automation and the Web API page for published remote operations. Use solution pages when the agent needs task context for validation, schema editing, formatting, conversion, or JSON Patch.
Platform availability
Choose where to run this workflow
- AI agentsControlled skills, scripts, and service contracts for agent workflows.