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LLMs & Reasoning

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Function Calling

Function Calling

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A model’s ability to invoke defined tools or APIs — look up an order, book an appointment — as part of generating a response.

A model’s ability to invoke defined tools or APIs — look up an order, book an appointment — as part of generating a response.

Why it matters

Tool calls are where conversation becomes action — and where hallucinated arguments become real-world mistakes. Testing tool-call accuracy is testing what the agent actually does.

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