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Tool calling / Function calling

Model ability to decide when and how to call external tools (APIs, databases, calculators) instead of trying to answer everything itself.

Intermediate funciones api agentes

Full definition

Model ability to decide when and how to call external tools (APIs, databases, calculators) instead of trying to answer everything itself.

Example in a business context

An assistant that queries the ERP to give real-time stock of an order instead of hallucinating it.