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type: "Glossary term"
title: "Tool use"
description: "The widest term: APIs, code execution, search, retrieval, workflow calls."
tags: [glossary]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
aliases: "tool use; tool-using"
status: stable

Definition

The widest category of external affordance: APIs, local code execution, search, retrieval, workflow calls and other tools — broader than function calling or API calling.

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Appears in: control-plane.

function calling, api calling, agent skill.

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