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# AI Tool Response
Return a response for a tool invocation that started from an AI Tool node.
## Where to Find It
In the Flow Editor, in the left palette look under **AI Gateway**, then drag **Tool Response** onto your canvas.
AI Tool Response configuration with the Output property.
## What It Does
The Tool Response node sends the tool result back to the original AI Generate request so the model can continue with the returned data.
## Configuration
1. **Name** (optional) - Provide a friendly label for the node.
2. **Output** (required) - The property containing the tool result.
* Use a `msg` reference (default: `msg.payload`) to return a computed result.
* Use a static string when you want to return a fixed response.
## Outputs
* Strings are returned directly.
* Objects are stringified before being returned to the model.
Use this node at the end of a tool execution path so the model receives the tool output.
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