## Open the Changes page

1. Go to the [dashboard](/content/dashboard/index.html).
2. Open a tool.
3. Click **Changes** in the sidebar.

A red dot appears next to **Changes** when you have pending updates.

## What creates changes

Changes are created when you edit:

| Source       | What counts as a change                                              |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Edit Tool** | Name, tagline, description, image, links, tags, categories, languages, frameworks |

Edits are saved to a **draft**. The Changes page compares that draft to the **published** version, or to nothing if the tool has never been deployed.

## If there are no changes

If your draft matches the published version, you will see **No Pending Changes**.

## Change categories

Changes are grouped by type:

| Category          | Description                                                       |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tool Info**     | Metadata changes such as name, description, links, tags, and categories |

Each change shows **Previous** (published) and **Current** (draft) values. Click a change to see full details in a side panel.

## Required fields before deployment

Before deploying, you must fill in required fields:

- **Tagline** (10 to 160 characters)
- **Agent Description** (max 500 characters)
- **Categories** (at least one)

If any are missing, the page shows a warning with a link to **Edit Tool**.

## Deploy changes

1. Review the changes on the page.
2. Click **Deploy** in the alert or sidebar.
3. Optionally add a commit message describing the changes.
4. Confirm to start the deployment.

The deployment runs in the background. Check **Deployments** for status.

## New tools vs. updates

- **New tool**: The page shows all draft fields as changes. Deploy to publish for the first time.
- **Published tool**: The page shows only the differences between your draft and the live version.

## Next steps

- [Editing Your Tool](/content/docs/creators/editing-tools/index.html) to update metadata
- [Publishing & Deployments](/content/docs/creators/publishing/index.html) to understand deployment flow.