Tools: the actions your AI can call
A tool performs a precise action for the AI: read a file, query a database, run a computation, search the web. These are the bricks agents assemble.
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App : A product you use directly · Tool : A precise action the AI can call · MCP : Standardises the connection between an AI application and systems that expose tools or data · Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host
What to know
A tool is not used on its own: it is called from an agent or assistant. Each enabled tool widens what the AI can do, and what it can break: enable only what the task needs.