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Tool calling

Learn tool calling hands on: describe a function to a model, run the call loop, handle errors and ask a person before risky calls.

6 lessons375 min lessonSoftware engineering

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Container lab

    Function calling with a language model

    I can describe a function so that a model can ask for it.

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  2. 2 · Container lab

    The tool calling loop

    I can run the loop of ask, call, answer and ask again.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Giving a model several tools

    I can offer more than one tool and route each request to the right function.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    What to do when a tool fails

    I can pass a tool's error back as a result so the model can recover.

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  5. 5 · Container lab

    Asking a person before a tool runs

    I can make a risky tool wait for a person to approve it.

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  6. 6 · Container lab

    Build an assistant that uses tools

    I can build a small assistant that uses my own functions.

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