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Tool Calling

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Agentic AISkills vs MCP vs Tools vs Subagents: Stop Conflating ThemFour different answers to "extend the agent," each solving a different problem. They stack, they do not compete.August 2, 20268 minAugust 2, 20268 min
LLM IntegrationPrompt Functions: Treating Prompts as Reusable FunctionsA 2023 chat trick that quietly became how we build LLM systemsJuly 3, 20266 minJuly 3, 20266 min
Agentic AIBuilding Agents That Actually WorkThe practical habits that separate a reliable agent from a flaky demo: simpler workflows, better information flow, and a debugging ladderJuly 2, 202610 minJuly 2, 202610 min
Agentic AICodeAgent vs ToolCallingAgent: Two Ways to Let an Agent ActThe difference between an agent that writes Python and one that emits JSON, with strengths, limits, use cases, and when to pick eachJuly 2, 20269 minJuly 2, 20269 min
LLM IntegrationPAL: Let the Model Reason in Words, but Let Python Do the MathProgram-Aided Language Models offload the actual computation to an interpreter, so arithmetic bugs stop wrecking your reasoningJuly 1, 20266 minJuly 1, 20266 min
LLM IntegrationART: Let the Model Write Its Own Tool-Using ReasoningAutomatic Reasoning and Tool-use, and why it reads like an early sketch of the agents we build todayJuly 1, 20265 minJuly 1, 20265 min
Agentic AIThe Agent Loop: Building ReAct From ScratchReason, act, observe, repeat. The whole engine is about 20 lines, and one counting rule explains all of it.June 28, 202614 minJune 28, 202614 min
AI InfrastructureCaching Agent Tool Calls (Not Just Prompts)Prompt caching saves you tokens. Caching tool calls saves you the slow, flaky, expensive thing the tool actually does.June 24, 20269 minJune 24, 20269 min
Agentic AIStreaming Tool Calls and Partial Outputs in LangGraphToken streaming is the easy part. Streaming what a tool is doing, mid-call, is what makes an agent feel alive.June 24, 20269 minJune 24, 20269 min
Building with DeepAgents · Part 4Why Skills Matter When You Build an AgentProgressive disclosure, the three load levels, and how to write a SKILL.md the agent actually activatesJune 23, 202610 minJune 23, 202610 min
Agentic AIGuardrails and Safety for Agents in ProductionDefense in depth for agents: input rails, output checks, tool limits, and the injection problem that will not fully go awayJune 22, 20267 minJune 22, 20267 min
LLM IntegrationStructured Outputs and Function Calling, In DepthHow to make an LLM return data that always fits your schema, and how function calling is the same idea wearing a different hatJune 20, 20267 minJune 20, 20267 min
Agentic AI in Practice · Part 4Building MCP Servers with FastMCP: A Practical GuideThe anatomy of a server, the rules that matter, stdio vs remote, the pitfalls I hit, and how to test and ship itJune 19, 20269 minJune 19, 20269 min
Agentic AI in Practice · Part 3Giving Agents Tools: Function Calling and MCP, ExplainedHow agents actually do things, how to design tools they use well, and where MCP fitsJune 19, 20268 minJune 19, 20268 min