---
title: "LocalInput"
description: "a question in one of the ask tools' owning types, over the files the app may read"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/localinput
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# LocalInput

a question in one of the ask tools' owning types, over the files the app may read

[figure: LocalInput is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `tool` | `text` | yes | an ask tool |
| `input` | `json` | yes | the serialisation of that tool's input |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/ask/local`](/reference/ask/local) takes it as input