# Tool in Communication

Local use of the Tool mirror: the tool a channel lives in.

[Source definition in Tooling and Access](/systems/tooling/entity-tool).

A Tool Channel links the tool it lives in, such as Slack. Neither current channel links a tool. The source column Secret Ref names where a secret is kept; no secret value belongs in this base or in examples.

## Local usage

| Field | Storage | Current configuration |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Channels | Linked records | [Channel](/systems/communication/entity-channel); channels that live in this tool |
| Tags | Linked records | [Tags (mirror)](/systems/communication/entity-tags); optional labels |

## Maintenance

Correct shared facts in Tooling and Access and local links in Communication. The table description declares a read-only, one-way copy. Check the sync source view, field mapping and refresh interval in the Airtable sync settings before relying on them.

[Domain boundaries](/systems/communication/architecture) · [All entities](/systems/communication/entities)