---
title: "NextAction"
description: "what can be done next from a card"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/nextaction
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# NextAction

what can be done next from a card

[figure: NextAction 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 |  |
| `label` | `text` | yes |  |
| `input` | `json` | no |  |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns NextAction directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.