Tool Use
Tool use refers to the capability of artificial intelligence models to select and invoke external software tools and APIs to accomplish complex tasks. Truncated covers tool integration methods, function calling capabilities, security implications, and developer applications.
Uber Builds MCP Gateway to Govern Access to 800+ Servers and 5,000+ AI Agent Tools
InfoQ — Uber has built an MCP Gateway to standardize how AI agents discover and invoke internal services across more than 800 MCP servers and 5,000 tools. The gateway separates tool registration from runtime execution and includes automated API discovery, access controls, sensitive data redaction, incremental tool discovery through Omni MCP, and response filtering.
Claude can run my Home Assistant setup now, and it only took one click to set up
XDA — It can only touch what I expose which is a good safety feature
OpenAI Adds iCloud Calendar and Mail Plugins and Dot Texting
macstories.net — OpenAI continues to add features to its ChatGPT app on a regular basis, but there are a couple of recent Apple-specific updates worth mentioning. First, OpenAI created plugins for Calendar and Mail a couple of days ago. Both features use iCloud and require you to set up an app-specific password to use them. Here's what
Hackers Weaponize OpenAI API in NIK C2 Framework for Credential Theft and Remote System Control
Cyber Security News — NIK C2 abuses OpenAI's API to power Windows malware that steals passwords, logs keystrokes, and enables remote access.
Today, we’re introducing the Responses API in public preview, made for building agents on Mistral.
Code mode vs tool calling: a 5,276-run benchmark
pydantic.dev — Code mode vs tool calling across 5,276 graded Pydantic AI runs on eight models: on long tasks it was 58% cheaper, 51% faster and 16 points more often right.
/teardown by @jakubkrehel now available as a skill in Perplexity Computer.
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