Following our coverage of Google’s Introduction to Agents, this post dives into the companion whitepaper on Agent Tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP). While the first paper covered agent architecture, this one focuses on how agents interact with the world through tools and the emerging interoperability standard.
Source: Agent Tools & Interoperability with MCP (PDF) by Google
Language models are impressive reasoners, but without tools they can only generate text. They can’t check real-time data, perform precise calculations, or interact with external systems. In this post, I’ll explore how to extend agents with tools through function calling, and ensure reliable outputs using Pydantic for structured data validation.
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