JSON Tool Calling Is Dead. Here’s What Replaces It

Author(s): MKWriteshere Originally published on Towards AI. Anthropic just made code-based tool orchestration the default path forward. Hugging Face saw this coming in December 2024. Here’s a pattern you’ll notice if you watch the AI industry closely enough: the open-source community figures something out, publishes it quietly, and then a major lab ships it eight weeks later with a press release. Image Source : Lance Martin X pageThe article discusses the shift from JSON tool calling to code-based orchestration in AI, prominently featuring Anthropic’s implementation of programmatic tool calling, which enables models to execute tools using Python code directly. This new approach addresses inefficiencies in traditional JSON tool calling by reducing token usage and enhancing the model’s ability to compose and manage tool interactions smoothly. Read the full blog for free on Medium. Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming a sponsor. Published via Towards AI