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# Cookbooks

Learn the best ways to design your use cases based on what you want to accomplish. Use these cookbooks to help you make architectural trade-offs

#### [Data Retrieval](/tool-studio/cookbooks/data-retrieval-cookbook)

Fetch & analyze data from systems

#### [Data Transaction](/tool-studio/cookbooks/data-transaction-cookbook)

Update data in systems

#### [Ambient Agents](/tool-studio/cookbooks/ambient-agents-cookbook)

Run AI agents in the background

#### [Plugin Architecture](/tool-studio/cookbooks/plugin-architecture-guide)

Build scalable plugins

#### [A2A in the Agentic Reasoning Engine](/tool-studio/a2a/connect-to-other-ai-agents)

Integrate with other AI agents and applications

#### [Mirroring Approvals](/tool-studio/cookbooks/mirroring-approvals)

Mirror and synchronize approval workflows

## In This Section

* [Tool Studio Design Philosophy](/tool-studio/cookbooks/tool-studio-design-philosophy)
* [Ambient Agents Cookbook](/tool-studio/cookbooks/ambient-agents-cookbook)
* [Data Retrieval Cookbook](/tool-studio/cookbooks/data-retrieval-cookbook)
* [Data Transaction Cookbook](/tool-studio/cookbooks/data-transaction-cookbook)
* [Integrating External Webhooks](/tool-studio/cookbooks/integrating-external-webhooks)
* [Mirroring Approvals](/tool-studio/cookbooks/mirroring-approvals)
* [Plugin Architecture Guide](/tool-studio/cookbooks/plugin-architecture-guide)
* [When to Use Compound Actions vs. Conversational Processes](/tool-studio/cookbooks/when-to-use-compound-actions-vs-conversational-processes)