wait

A “wait” tool pauses execution for a specified duration.

About

A wait tool pauses execution for a specified duration. This can be useful in workflows where a delay is needed between steps.

wait takes one input parameter duration which is a string representing the time to wait (e.g., “10s”, “2m”, “1h”).

Info

This tool is intended for developer assistant workflows with human-in-the-loop and shouldn’t be used for production agents.

tools:
  wait_for_tool:
    kind: wait
    description: Use this tool to pause execution for a specified duration.
    timeout: 30s

field	type	required	description
kind	string	true	Must be “wait”.
description	string	true	Description of the tool that is passed to the LLM.
timeout	string	true	The default duration the tool can wait for.