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tool routing
tool routing is the logic that sends a request to the most suitable tool or tool provider. You can spot tool routing in practice when the record shows what the system observes, what choice it makes, and what changes next, without asking the reader to guess or trust a slogan.
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Why does tool routing matter?
Routing picks the tool or path for a request. A poor route can add cost, delay, or risk. For tool routing, start with three checks: Who chooses the next step? Where does state live between steps? Who owns recovery when a step fails? The answers should point to visible evidence, not a promise.
What does tool routing look like?
A router sends address checks to a map tool and tax checks to a finance tool. This example makes tool routing visible by naming the actor, the action, and the result in practice. It is an illustration for readers, not a claim that every product behaves this way.
What is tool routing easy to confuse with?
Tool routing chooses among tools. Tool discovery finds which tools are available. The closest entries here are simulation-based planning, tool-use workflow, orchestration. Compare their definitions with tool routing before using the names as if they mean the same thing. That comparison keeps tool routing separate from nearby ideas without pretending the boundary is always perfect.
How certain is this definition?
This definition is provisional. ACL Anthology supports the version you see today, but a better or more direct source may change it. Open the cited page and check its date before you use this entry to choose a product, write a policy, set a safety control, or design a system.
Who introduced the term tool routing?
We have not verified who first introduced tool routing. The source supports a useful definition, but it may not be the earliest use. Until a dated primary record settles the question, we leave the origin open. A popular article or product page is not enough to name the person who coined a term.
What should you understand before tool routing?
Read agent workflow first when tool routing depends on a more basic idea or mechanism. The link gives you a useful route through the glossary. It does not mean every author teaches the subject in this order, so follow the source when the sequence matters.
What should this term help you answer?
Use tool routing to ask what an agent can observe, decide, change, remember, or hand off. The questions below turn the definition into a practical check. They are prompts for your own work, not claims made by the source, so change them to fit the system you are examining.
- Who chooses the next step?
- Where does state live between steps?
- Who owns recovery when a step fails?
Which source supports this definition of tool routing?
ACL Anthology supports this working definition of tool routing. We checked the link on 2026-07-12. Open the original record for its context, methods, limits, and publication details. The short explanation here is a guide to tool routing; the linked source remains the evidence to inspect when the wording or boundary matters.
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