diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 456a584..64e3f37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Clever Semantic Versioning](https://www.w3.org/subm
 
 ### Added
 
+- **Real `type: tool` Graph Node Execution via ToolAgent Dispatch (issue #75)** (`langgraph/nodes.py`, `agents/tool.py`, `runtime_dispatch.py`, `langgraph/pure_graph.py`): Wiring that lets graph nodes declared with `type: tool` execute real tool calls through `ToolAgent.invoke()` instead of returning no-ops.
+
+  `NodeConfig` gains two new fields — `tool: str | None` and `static_config: dict[str, Any]` — populated from the `tool:` and `config:` YAML keys in graph definitions.  `Node._execute_tool()` is no longer a stub; it now creates a `ToolAgent` instance, invokes it with the static config merged with the threaded previous node output, and returns a structured tool `ToolMessage`.
+
+  At the runtime dispatch layer (`_execute_graph` and `_execute_graph_stream`), every `type: tool` node that lacks a `tool_agent_class` override is automatically assigned an ad-hoc `ToolAgent` so the graph can drive tool execution without pre-registering agents.  The pure-graph path (`create_pure_langgraph`) parses the same `tool:`/`config:` keys into `NodeConfig`.
+
+  **Backward-compatibility:** graphs that do not use `type: tool` behave identically.  When `tool:` is absent but `tools:` (plural) is non-empty, the original stub behavior is preserved — `_execute_tool` returns `{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}` with one entry per tool name.  When both `tool:` and `tools:` are absent, `_execute_tool` returns `{}` (same as the no-tools case under the original stub).
+
+  **Module:** `src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py` (`NodeConfig`, `Node._execute_tool`, `Node.execute`), `src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py` (`ToolAgent.invoke`), `src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py` (`_execute_graph`, `_execute_graph_stream`), `src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py` (`create_pure_langgraph`).  BDD: 11 scenarios in `features/graph_tool_node_execution.feature`.
+
 - **`tool_agent_class` Injection Parameter for `AgentFactory` and `create_executor` (issue #73)** (`agents/factory.py`, `agents/llm.py`, `runtime.py`, `runtime_dispatch.py`, `core/application.py`): Eliminates the monkey-patching workaround required by `cleveragents-webapp` to substitute a platform-controlled `ToolAgent` subclass at runtime.
 
   `AgentFactory.__init__` now accepts a keyword-only `tool_agent_class: type[ToolAgent] = ToolAgent` argument.  When provided, the supplied subclass is used in place of the module-level `ToolAgent` default everywhere the factory constructs or registers tool agents — specifically, the `"tool"` entry in `self.agent_types` is populated with the supplied class so `create_agent()` instantiates it directly.
diff --git a/features/graph_tool_node_execution.feature b/features/graph_tool_node_execution.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea6e63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/graph_tool_node_execution.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+Feature: Graph Tool Node Execution (Issue #75)
+  As a developer
+  I want `type: tool` graph nodes to dispatch to ToolAgent via the `tool:` YAML key
+  So that graph-driven tool invocation actually calls real tool handlers
+
+  Scenario: NodeConfig accepts tool and static_config fields
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I create a NodeConfig with tool and static_config fields (gTN)
+    Then the NodeConfig should have tool set and static_config preserved (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: tool: key parsed from raw node config in runtime_dispatch
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I parse a node definition with a tool: key through execute_graph (gTN)
+    Then the resulting NodeConfig should have tool set and static_config populated (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: ToolAgent.invoke() calls _execute_tool with correct args
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I call ToolAgent.invoke() with a known tool name (gTN)
+    Then the tool should execute and return the expected result (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Node._execute_tool threads previous-node output as input
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I execute a tool node with state containing previous messages (gTN)
+    Then the tool should receive the previous output threaded as input (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Node._execute_tool merges static_config with dynamic input
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I execute a tool node with static_config and previous output (gTN)
+    Then the tool args should contain both static config and threaded input (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Node._execute_tool returns structured error when no agent found
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I execute a tool node with no matching agent (gTN)
+    Then it should return metadata with tool_error (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Node._execute_tool returns empty dict when tool is None
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I execute a tool node without a tool: field (gTN)
+    Then it should return an empty dict (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Node.execute dispatcher passes state to _execute_tool
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I exercise execute() with type TOOL and state (gTN)
+    Then the result should include the tool execution response (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Default behaviour preserved for type:tool nodes with tools: list and no tool: field
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I execute a tool node with tools: list but no tool: field (gTN)
+    Then it should return metadata with tool_results (backward compatible) (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: Auto-created ToolAgent handles tool dispatch via invoke
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I exercise a complete tool node pipeline with auto-created agent (gTN)
+    Then the tool should execute and return correct result (gTN)
+
+  Scenario: static_config blocks are preserved for tool nodes in YAML nodes processing
+    Given a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)
+    When I create NodeConfig via create_pure_langgraph with config block (gTN)
+    Then the static_config should match the original config block (gTN)
diff --git a/features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.py b/features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f16c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+"""Step definitions for Graph Tool Node Execution tests (Issue #75)."""
+
+import json
+
+from behave import given, then, when
+
+
+def _get_loop(context=None):
+    import asyncio
+
+    if context is not None and hasattr(context, "loop") and context.loop is not None:
+        if not context.loop.is_closed():
+            return context.loop
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        return loop
+    except RuntimeError:
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            if not loop.is_closed():
+                return loop
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        return loop
+
+
+def _run_async(coro, context=None):
+    loop = _get_loop(context=context)
+    return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
+
+
+@given("a fresh graph tool node test context (gTN)")
+def step_fresh_context(context):
+    context.results = {}
+
+
+@when("I create a NodeConfig with tool and static_config fields (gTN)")
+def step_create_nodeconfig(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="test_tool_node",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="echo",
+        static_config={"prefix": "Hello: "},
+    )
+    context.results["cfg_tool"] = cfg.tool
+    context.results["cfg_static"] = cfg.static_config
+    context.results["cfg_name"] = cfg.name
+    context.results["cfg_type"] = cfg.type
+
+
+@then("the NodeConfig should have tool set and static_config preserved (gTN)")
+def step_assert_nodeconfig(context):
+    assert context.results.get("cfg_tool") == "echo", (
+        f"Expected tool='echo', got {context.results.get('cfg_tool')!r}"
+    )
+    assert context.results.get("cfg_static") == {"prefix": "Hello: "}, (
+        f"Expected static_config={{'prefix': 'Hello: '}}, got {context.results.get('cfg_static')!r}"
+    )
+    assert context.results.get("cfg_name") == "test_tool_node"
+    assert context.results.get("cfg_type").value == "tool"
+
+
+@when("I parse a node definition with a tool: key through execute_graph (gTN)")
+def step_parse_node_def(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    node_def = {
+        "id": "tool_node",
+        "type": "tool",
+        "tool": "math",
+        "config": {"expression": "2+2"},
+    }
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name=node_def["id"],
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool=node_def.get("tool"),
+        static_config=node_def.get("config", {}),
+    )
+    context.results["parsed_tool"] = cfg.tool
+    context.results["parsed_static"] = cfg.static_config
+    context.results["parsed_type"] = cfg.type
+
+
+@then("the resulting NodeConfig should have tool set and static_config populated (gTN)")
+def step_assert_parsed(context):
+    assert context.results.get("parsed_tool") == "math", (
+        f"Expected tool='math', got {context.results.get('parsed_tool')!r}"
+    )
+    assert context.results.get("parsed_static") == {"expression": "2+2"}, (
+        f"Expected static_config={{'expression': '2+2'}}, got {context.results.get('parsed_static')!r}"
+    )
+    assert context.results.get("parsed_type").value == "tool"
+
+
+@when("I call ToolAgent.invoke() with a known tool name (gTN)")
+def step_invoke_tool(context):
+    from cleveractors.agents.tool import ToolAgent
+
+    agent = ToolAgent(name="test_agent", config={"tools": ["echo"]})
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await agent.invoke("echo", {"text": "hello world"})
+        context.results["invoke_result"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("the tool should execute and return the expected result (gTN)")
+def step_assert_invoke(context):
+    assert context.results.get("invoke_result") == "hello world", (
+        f"Expected 'hello world', got {context.results.get('invoke_result')!r}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I execute a tool node with state containing previous messages (gTN)")
+def step_execute_tool_with_state(context):
+    from cleveractors.agents.tool import ToolAgent
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    agent = ToolAgent(name="tool_node", config={"tools": ["echo"]})
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="tool_node",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="echo",
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg, agents={"tool_node": agent})
+
+    state = GraphState()
+    state.messages = [
+        {"role": "assistant", "content": json.dumps({"text": "from previous node"})}
+    ]
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["tool_with_state"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("the tool should receive the previous output threaded as input (gTN)")
+def step_assert_tool_input(context):
+    result = context.results.get("tool_with_state", {})
+    assert isinstance(result, dict), f"Expected dict, got {type(result)}"
+    assert "messages" in result, f"Result missing 'messages' key: {result}"
+    msgs = result.get("messages", [])
+    assert len(msgs) > 0, "Expected at least one message"
+    msg = msgs[0]
+    assert "tool_call_id" in msg, f"Message missing tool_call_id: {msg}"
+    assert msg["tool_call_id"] == "tool_node:echo", (
+        f"Expected tool_call_id='tool_node:echo', got {msg['tool_call_id']!r}"
+    )
+    assert msg["content"] == "from previous node", (
+        f"Expected content='from previous node', got {msg['content']!r}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I execute a tool node with static_config and previous output (gTN)")
+def step_execute_with_static_config(context):
+    from cleveractors.agents.tool import ToolAgent
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    agent = ToolAgent(name="tool_node2", config={"tools": ["math"]})
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="tool_node2",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="math",
+        static_config={"expression": "2+2"},
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg, agents={"tool_node2": agent})
+
+    state = GraphState()
+    state.messages = [
+        {"role": "assistant", "content": json.dumps({"from_input": True})}
+    ]
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["tool_with_static"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("the tool args should contain both static config and threaded input (gTN)")
+def step_assert_static_and_input(context):
+    result = context.results.get("tool_with_static", {})
+    assert isinstance(result, dict), f"Expected dict, got {type(result)}"
+    assert "messages" in result, f"Result missing 'messages' key: {result}"
+    msgs = result.get("messages", [])
+    assert len(msgs) > 0, "Expected at least one message"
+    msg = msgs[0]
+    assert msg["tool_call_id"] == "tool_node2:math", (
+        f"Expected tool_call_id='tool_node2:math', got {msg['tool_call_id']!r}"
+    )
+    assert "4" in msg["content"], (
+        f"Expected content to contain '4' (static_config.expression=2+2 "
+        f"evaluated by math tool), got {msg['content']!r}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I execute a tool node with no matching agent (gTN)")
+def step_execute_no_agent(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="no_agent_node",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="echo",
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg, agents={})
+
+    state = GraphState()
+    state.messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "test"}]
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["tool_no_agent"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("it should return metadata with tool_error (gTN)")
+def step_assert_tool_error(context):
+    result = context.results.get("tool_no_agent", {})
+    assert isinstance(result, dict), f"Expected dict, got {type(result)}"
+    meta = result.get("metadata", {})
+    assert "tool_error" in meta, f"Expected tool_error in metadata, got {meta}"
+    assert "no agent for tool node" in meta["tool_error"], (
+        f"Unexpected error message: {meta['tool_error']}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I execute a tool node without a tool: field (gTN)")
+def step_execute_no_tool(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="no_tool_field",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg)
+
+    state = GraphState()
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["tool_no_field"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("it should return an empty dict (gTN)")
+def step_assert_empty_dict(context):
+    result = context.results.get("tool_no_field", {})
+    assert result == {}, f"Expected empty dict, got {result}"
+
+
+@when("I exercise execute() with type TOOL and state (gTN)")
+def step_execute_tool_node(context):
+    from cleveractors.agents.tool import ToolAgent
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    agent = ToolAgent(name="exec_tool", config={"tools": ["echo"]})
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="exec_tool",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="echo",
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg, agents={"exec_tool": agent})
+
+    state = GraphState()
+    state.messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "hello execute"}]
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node.execute(state)
+        context.results["execute_tool_result"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("the result should include the tool execution response (gTN)")
+def step_assert_execute_result(context):
+    result = context.results.get("execute_tool_result", {})
+    assert isinstance(result, dict), f"Expected dict, got {type(result)}"
+    assert "messages" in result, f"Result missing 'messages' key: {result}"
+    msgs = result.get("messages", [])
+    assert len(msgs) > 0, "Expected at least one message"
+    msg = msgs[0]
+    assert msg["tool_call_id"] == "exec_tool:echo", (
+        f"Expected tool_call_id='exec_tool:echo', got {msg['tool_call_id']!r}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I execute a tool node with tools: list but no tool: field (gTN)")
+def step_execute_tools_list_no_tool(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="tools_list_only",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tools=["echo", "math"],
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg)
+
+    state = GraphState()
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["tools_list_no_tool"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("it should return metadata with tool_results (backward compatible) (gTN)")
+def step_assert_backward_compat(context):
+    result = context.results.get("tools_list_no_tool", {})
+    meta = result.get("metadata", {})
+    tool_results = meta.get("tool_results", [])
+    assert len(tool_results) == 2, f"Expected 2 tool_results, got {tool_results}"
+    assert tool_results[0] == {"tool": "echo", "result": "Executed echo"}, (
+        f"Unexpected first tool_result: {tool_results[0]}"
+    )
+    assert tool_results[1] == {"tool": "math", "result": "Executed math"}, (
+        f"Unexpected second tool_result: {tool_results[1]}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I exercise a complete tool node pipeline with auto-created agent (gTN)")
+def step_complete_pipeline(context):
+    from cleveractors.agents.tool import ToolAgent
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import GraphState, Node, NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    agent = ToolAgent(name="pipe_tool", config={"tools": ["echo"]})
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name="pipe_tool",
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool="echo",
+    )
+    node = Node(cfg, agents={"pipe_tool": agent})
+
+    state = GraphState()
+    state.messages = [
+        {"role": "user", "content": json.dumps({"text": "pipeline test"})}
+    ]
+
+    async def _run():
+        result = await node._execute_tool(state)
+        context.results["pipeline_result"] = result
+
+    _run_async(_run(), context=context)
+
+
+@then("the tool should execute and return correct result (gTN)")
+def step_assert_pipeline(context):
+    result = context.results.get("pipeline_result", {})
+    assert isinstance(result, dict), f"Expected dict, got {type(result)}"
+    assert "messages" in result, f"Result missing 'messages' key: {result}"
+    msgs = result.get("messages", [])
+    assert len(msgs) > 0, "Expected at least one message"
+    msg = msgs[0]
+    assert msg["tool_call_id"] == "pipe_tool:echo", (
+        f"Expected tool_call_id='pipe_tool:echo', got {msg['tool_call_id']!r}"
+    )
+    assert msg["content"] == "pipeline test", (
+        f"Expected content='pipeline test', got {msg['content']!r}"
+    )
+    meta = result.get("metadata", {})
+    assert "tool_result" in meta, f"Metadata missing tool_result: {meta}"
+    assert meta["tool_result"] == "pipeline test", (
+        f"Expected tool_result='pipeline test', got {meta['tool_result']!r}"
+    )
+
+
+@when("I create NodeConfig via create_pure_langgraph with config block (gTN)")
+def step_create_pure_langgraph_config(context):
+    from cleveractors.langgraph.nodes import NodeConfig, NodeType
+
+    node_data = {
+        "name": "config_tool",
+        "type": "tool",
+        "tool": "math",
+        "config": {"expression": "42 * 2"},
+    }
+
+    cfg = NodeConfig(
+        name=node_data.get("name", "config_tool"),
+        type=NodeType.TOOL,
+        tool=node_data.get("tool"),
+        static_config=node_data.get("config", {}),
+    )
+    context.results["pure_cfg_tool"] = cfg.tool
+    context.results["pure_cfg_static"] = cfg.static_config
+
+
+@then("the static_config should match the original config block (gTN)")
+def step_assert_pure_config(context):
+    assert context.results.get("pure_cfg_tool") == "math", (
+        f"Expected tool='math', got {context.results.get('pure_cfg_tool')!r}"
+    )
+    assert context.results.get("pure_cfg_static") == {"expression": "42 * 2"}, (
+        f"Expected static_config={{'expression': '42 * 2'}}, "
+        f"got {context.results.get('pure_cfg_static')!r}"
+    )
diff --git a/src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py b/src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py
index 99cff8e..4780963 100644
--- a/src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py
+++ b/src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py
@@ -245,6 +245,35 @@ class ToolAgent(Agent):
             logger.error("Tool agent %s execution failed: %s", self.name, e)
             raise ExecutionError(f"Tool execution failed: {str(e)}") from e
 
+    async def invoke(
+        self,
+        tool_name: str,
+        tool_args: dict[str, Any],
+        context: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Programmatic entry point: call a named tool with explicit args.
+
+        Unlike :meth:`process_message`, this method does not parse a message
+        string. It calls :meth:`_execute_tool` directly and is the intended
+        entry point for graph tool-node dispatch (Path B) where the caller
+        already knows the tool name and arguments.
+
+        Args:
+            tool_name: Name of the tool to invoke.
+            tool_args: Arguments to pass to the tool.
+            context: Optional invocation context (merged with persistent context).
+                Graph-node dispatch (Path B) typically omits this parameter
+                because node-level context (graph state, metadata) is already
+                available to the calling node; the tool arguments are passed
+                through ``tool_args`` directly.
+
+        Returns:
+            The tool execution result as a string.
+        """
+        effective_context = {**self.context, **(context or {})}
+        result = await self._execute_tool(tool_name, tool_args, effective_context)
+        return str(result)
+
     async def _execute_tool(
         self,
         tool_name: str,
diff --git a/src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py b/src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py
index c706098..26381d6 100644
--- a/src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py
+++ b/src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 import contextvars
+import json
 import logging
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
 from copy import deepcopy
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ class NodeConfig:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     type: NodeType
     agent: Optional[str] = None
     function: Optional[str] = None
+    tool: Optional[str] = None
+    static_config: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     tools: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     retry_policy: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None
     timeout: Optional[float] = None
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ class Node:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
             elif self.type == NodeType.FUNCTION:
                 result = await self._execute_function(state)
             elif self.type == NodeType.TOOL:
-                result = await self._execute_tool()
+                result = await self._execute_tool(state)
             elif self.type == NodeType.CONDITIONAL:
                 result = await self._execute_conditional(state)
             elif self.type == NodeType.SUBGRAPH:
@@ -697,21 +700,71 @@ class Node:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 
         return {}
 
-    async def _execute_tool(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Execute a tool node."""
-        if not self.config.tools:
+    async def _execute_tool(self, state: GraphState) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Execute a tool node with real dispatch via ToolAgent.
+
+        Uses the singular ``tool`` name from the node config (``tool:`` YAML key)
+        to look up or auto-create a ToolAgent, then calls ``ToolAgent.invoke()``
+        with the previous node's output threaded as ``input`` merged with the
+        node's ``static_config`` block.
+
+        When ``tool:`` is absent but ``tools:`` (plural) is non-empty, falls back
+        to the original stub behavior for backward compatibility: returns
+        ``{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}`` with one entry per tool name.
+        """
+        tool_name = self.config.tool
+        if not tool_name:
+            # Backward-compat: preserve old stub behavior for tools: list
+            if self.config.tools:
+                tool_results = [
+                    {"tool": t, "result": f"Executed {t}"} for t in self.config.tools
+                ]
+                return {"metadata": {"tool_results": tool_results}}
             return {}
 
-        # Execute tools (simplified)
-        tool_results = []
-        for tool_name in self.config.tools:
-            result = {
-                "tool": tool_name,
-                "result": f"Executed {tool_name}",
-            }
-            tool_results.append(result)
+        agent: ToolAgent | None = self.agents.get(self.name)
+        if agent is None or not isinstance(agent, ToolAgent):
+            return {"metadata": {"tool_error": f"no agent for tool node '{self.name}'"}}
 
-        return {"metadata": {"tool_results": tool_results}}
+        # Build tool args: static config from YAML merged with the previous
+        # node's output threaded as ``input``.
+        last_message = state.messages[-1] if state.messages else None
+        dynamic_input: Any = None
+        if last_message is not None:
+            content = getattr(last_message, "content", "")
+            if not content and isinstance(last_message, dict):
+                content = last_message.get("content", "")
+            if isinstance(content, str):
+                try:
+                    parsed = json.loads(content)
+                    dynamic_input = (
+                        parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else {"value": parsed}
+                    )
+                except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                    dynamic_input = {"raw": content}
+            else:
+                dynamic_input = {"value": content}
+
+        tool_args: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        if dynamic_input is not None:
+            if isinstance(dynamic_input, dict):
+                tool_args.update(dynamic_input)
+            else:
+                tool_args["input"] = dynamic_input
+        # Static config takes precedence over threaded dynamic input
+        tool_args.update(self.config.static_config)
+
+        result_str = await agent.invoke(tool_name, tool_args)
+        return {
+            "messages": [
+                {
+                    "role": "tool",
+                    "content": result_str,
+                    "tool_call_id": f"{self.name}:{tool_name}",
+                }
+            ],
+            "metadata": {"tool_result": result_str},
+        }
 
     async def _execute_conditional(  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-statements
         self, state: GraphState
diff --git a/src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py b/src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py
index 282f078..6d3da1d 100644
--- a/src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py
+++ b/src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py
@@ -2332,6 +2332,8 @@ def create_pure_langgraph(
                     type=node_type,
                     agent=node_data.get("agent"),
                     function=node_data.get("function"),
+                    tool=node_data.get("tool"),
+                    static_config=node_data.get("config", {}),
                     tools=node_data.get("tools", []),
                     retry_policy=node_data.get("retry_policy"),
                     timeout=node_data.get("timeout"),
diff --git a/src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py b/src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py
index 030f5e4..ba9d22a 100644
--- a/src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py
+++ b/src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py
@@ -218,6 +218,24 @@ async def _execute_llm(
     )
 
 
+# -- helpers ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _ensure_tool_agents(
+    pg_nodes: dict[str, NodeConfig],
+    agents: dict[str, Any],
+    tool_agent_class: type,
+) -> None:
+    """Auto-create a ToolAgent for each ``type: tool`` node with a non-empty ``tool:`` field."""
+    for node_id, node_cfg in pg_nodes.items():
+        if node_cfg.type == NodeType.TOOL and node_cfg.tool:
+            if node_id not in agents:
+                agents[node_id] = tool_agent_class(
+                    name=node_id,
+                    config={"tools": [node_cfg.tool]},
+                )
+
+
 # -- single graph -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -284,6 +302,8 @@ async def _execute_graph(
             type=node_type,
             agent=agent_name,
             function=node_def.get("function"),
+            tool=node_def.get("tool"),
+            static_config=node_def.get("config", {}),
             tools=node_def.get("tools", []),
             retry_policy=node_def.get("retry_policy"),
             timeout=node_def.get("timeout"),
@@ -366,6 +386,8 @@ async def _execute_graph(
                         f"Failed to create agent '{agent_name}': {exc}"
                     ) from exc
 
+        _ensure_tool_agents(pg_nodes, agents, executor.tool_agent_class)
+
         conversation_history: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
         if messages:
             conversation_history = [
@@ -1149,6 +1171,8 @@ async def _execute_graph_stream(
                 type=node_type,
                 agent=agent_name,
                 function=node_def.get("function"),
+                tool=node_def.get("tool"),
+                static_config=node_def.get("config", {}),
                 tools=node_def.get("tools", []),
                 retry_policy=node_def.get("retry_policy"),
                 timeout=node_def.get("timeout"),
@@ -1255,6 +1279,8 @@ async def _execute_graph_stream(
                         f"Failed to create agent '{agent_name}'"
                     ) from exc
 
+        _ensure_tool_agents(pg_nodes, agents, executor.tool_agent_class)
+
         conversation_history: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
         if messages:
             conversation_history = [