Tool Discovery

The mechanism by which an AI agent dynamically finds and inspects available tools and their capabilities at runtime.

The process of identifying available agent or service capabilities so they can be selected and invoked by compatible systems.

A specific action, function, or operational feature exposed by an external tool for an AI agent or system to execute.

A standardized metadata record describing a tool's capabilities, input parameters, and execution schema.

A document or file that specifies an external tool's metadata, available functions, and invocation requirements.

A centralized directory for storing, organizing, and discovering tools and their invocation specifications.

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