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1111| Feature | Explanation | Examples | Who controls it |
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13| **Tools** | Functions that your LLM can actively call, and decides when to use them based on user requests. Tools can write to databases, call external APIs, modify files, or trigger other logic. | Search flights<br />Send messages<br />Create calendar events | Model |
14| **Resources** | Passive data sources that provide read-only access to information for context, such as file contents, database schemas, or API documentation. | Retrieve documents<br />Access knowledge bases<br />Read calendars | Application |
15| **Prompts** | Pre-built instruction templates that tell the model to work with specific tools and resources. | Plan a vacation<br />Summarize my meetings<br />Draft an email | User |
13| **Tools** | Functions that your LLM can actively call, and decides when to use them based on user requests. Tools can write to databases, call external APIs, modify files, or trigger other logic. | Search flights Send messages Create calendar events | Model |
14| **Resources** | Passive data sources that provide read-only access to information for context, such as file contents, database schemas, or API documentation. | Retrieve documents Access knowledge bases Read calendars | Application |
15| **Prompts** | Pre-built instruction templates that tell the model to work with specific tools and resources. | Plan a vacation Summarize my meetings Draft an email | User |
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1717We will use a hypothetical scenario to demonstrate the role of each of these features, and show how they can work together.
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