---
title: "Follow a tool by its slug: you hear by mail when its level changes (Builder and Team also by a signed webhook). Free accounts follow up to 3 (a fourth: 403 limit, with the fix); following one again changes nothing (MCP: follow_tool)"
method: POST
path: "/api/follows"
tags: ["Follows"]
---

# Follow a tool by its slug: you hear by mail when its level changes (Builder and Team also by a signed webhook). Free accounts follow up to 3 (a fourth: 403 limit, with the fix); following one again changes nothing (MCP: follow_tool)

`POST /api/follows`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://agentdrives.com`
- URL: `https://agentdrives.com/api/follows`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

## Request body

- object
  - `tool` string, required: The tool's slug, e.g. linear

## Response `201`

Following

- object
  - `ok` boolean
  - `tool` string
  - `plan` string
  - `limit` integer, nullable
  - `following` integer: How many you follow now

## Other responses

- `400`: unknown_tool
- `403`: limit

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api/revisions/ae3f2c04ff72?raw)