Core Tools- When to Press What
Last updated April 2, 2026
Tools are smart buttons that work with one click. One smart prompt that instructs a selected AI model to generate text or transform a selection of text inside your document editor.
Plotdrive provides over 30 useful Tools for drafting, editing, polishing, and marketing.
Core Tools Reference
| Tool | Use Case | What It Does |
| Run Instructions | Prompt the AI directly with typed instructions or scene seeds | Draft hooks, expand beats, generate alternative lines |
| Continue | Your cursor sits at a paragraph's end and you've lost momentum | Maintains voice, pacing, and POV consistency |
| Make Outline | You have premises or notes needing structure | Converts bullet points into chapter-by-chapter roadmaps |
| Fix It | Selected text needs improvement in tone, length, or clarity | Apply specific commands like "Tighten," "Add sensory," or "Shift to 1st-person" |
| Editing Plan | You want a checklist, not more content | Outputs actionable checklists covering cuts, expansions, and continuity reviews |
How to Use the Editing Plan Tool
- Make sure the document(s) you want analyzed are toggled ON (blue) in your sidebar
- Place your cursor at the bottom of the text you want an editing plan for
- Click the Editing Plan button in the toolbar
- The AI will generate an actionable editing checklist based on the visible content
Alternative method: Toggle on the documents you want analyzed, create a new blank document below them in the project hierarchy, and click Editing Plan in that new document.
Finding and Pinning Tools
Click the Tools button at the top of the document editor toolbar. From there:
- Browse all available tools in the Tool Library
- Pin tools by clicking the pin icon on the right side of any tool's row
- Pinned generation tools appear when your cursor is in the document
- Pinned revision tools appear when you highlight text
Important Technical Note
Tools require variables to function properly — these pull document content, surrounding text, and custom instructions. All default Tools come pre-configured with necessary variables. You can create custom Tools using the Auto-Generate button by describing what you want.