Advanced ~35 min
Tool use: giving a model hands
How tool calling works under the hood, and how to design tools models can use.
Tool use: giving a model hands
How tool calling works under the hood, and how to design tools models can use.
This lesson is part of Building AI Agents on Scholarus AI.
What you'll learn
- Why this matters in practice, not just on paper
- The mental model that makes the rest of the topic click
- Concrete examples you can carry into your own work
- Common mistakes and how to spot them early
Outline
- The core idea
- Why it breaks in practice
- A worked example
- Trade-offs and alternatives
- How to apply this to your own work