AI Glossary
What is Tool use (function calling)?
Tool use lets a model emit a structured call — name plus JSON arguments — that your code executes, returning the result to the model. It is how models query databases, search the web, or send emails, and it is the foundation that agents and MCP are built on.
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- IBM drops open-weight Granite 4.2 family with built-in agentic capabilities under Apache 2.0
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- Joint Optimization of Tool Creation and Use for Large Language Model Agents
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- EviDx: Evidence-Aware Active Diagnosis with Scaffolded LLM Agents
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- From State to Action: OODA-Tool for Reliable Multi-Turn Tool Use
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