Give Your Agent Control of the UI – Client Tools & Front-End Actions Explained

Learn how to let your AI agent interact with your website or app using Client Tools. This tutorial shows how ElevenLabs Agents can trigger DOM actions, navigate pages, toggle dark/light mode, and send push notifications — bringing real front-end automation to conversational agents. You’ll see how to expose safe client-side functions, test them live, and combine them with server webhooks for full-stack control. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: recap & goals of client tools. 00:20 – Embedding your agent and why front-end actions matter. 00:45 – Granting DOM access safely: triggers, selectors and limits. 01:15 – UI automation examples: navigation, mode toggles and modals. 02:00 – Integrating in mobile apps: notifications and native events. 02:40 – Security & best practices for exposing functions. 03:10 – Testing and debugging live on your site. 03:40 – Next steps: linking client and server tools. Watch the rest of the series: - Build your first agent → https://youtu.be/fnivYSh0Cqk - Twilio telephony integration → https://youtu.be/1_ebl-acp6M - Embed the widget → https://youtu.be/XweA70b45Ws - React SDK customization → https://youtu.be/ftf-8F91bAc - Server tools (webhooks) → https://youtu.be/pB33QxKN8P8 - Security & authentication → https://youtu.be/8hZ4IWL7iqw - MCP integration → https://youtu.be/m1HgNvafID8 - Success evaluation → https://youtu.be/hvuuRpvAlV0 - Data collection → https://youtu.be/v6_oVI0xy00 - Post-call webhook → https://youtu.be/rqxEz18SS_k #AIagents #VoiceAI #ElevenLabs #Automation #AItools