Toolkits in the library

What’s actually built in

These capabilities are core. They’re always present on every instance, with or without any toolkit installed:

• Chat, conversation, knowledge graph, memory.
• Projects, programs, tasks.
• Channels (web, Telegram, email, Slack).
• AI provider configuration.
• Users, permissions, billing.

The core works without any toolkit installed, and most customers run happily with no toolkits at all for the first weeks.

Toolkits

Toolkits are the modular layer that sits on top of the core. Jootle ships with zero toolkits and zero tools by default — fresh instances start empty. Toolkits arrive on your instance only by:

1. Installing from the library — the reviewed, official catalogue. Browse it from your instance at Tools → Library.
2. Importing a .jtf.json file — an unreviewed bundle someone has shared with you (or that you exported from another instance you own). Use with care — file imports run the trust check on you, not on Jootle.

Library status

The library is being populated as the Jootle team finishes packaging toolkits and the install-from-library flow stabilises. Check the storefront from your instance — Tools → Library — for the current catalogue. This page will be updated as toolkits become available.

If you’ve heard about a toolkit (Ideas, Forge, CRM, Finance, and so on) that hasn’t yet appeared in your library, it isn’t ready to publish yet. Ask your Jootle; in some cases the Jootle team can hand-install one for you while the formal catalogue catches up.

Picking what to install

When toolkits are available, the rule of thumb is: install nothing extra at first. Run Jootle bare for a couple of weeks, notice where you wish it had a sharper tool, then install just that one. Stacking five toolkits before you know which you need is the surest way to clutter your sidebar.

If you build your own toolkit and want to share it, see Building your own toolkits.