Building AI Agents
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20 min
Tool Use: Giving Agents External Capabilities
Quick Summary
Tools let an agent search, calculate, retrieve records, or update systems. Safe tool design uses narrow capabilities, validated inputs, explicit permissions, and inspectable results.
What you will learn
- Explain how tool calls connect models to external systems
- Design a narrow and well-described tool interface
- Apply permission, validation, and approval controls
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