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Function calling, demystified

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Why structured tool use beats freeform JSON, with a runnable example.

Part of: Prompt Mastery

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  1. 1.What is an LLM?
  2. 2.Prompt engineering 101
  3. 3.Prompt patterns that ship
  4. 4.Function calling, demystifiedYou are here
  5. 5.Reliable LLM output parsing

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Why structured tool use beats freeform JSON, with a runnable example.

What you'll practice

  • Follow step-by-step code
  • Run the examples yourself
  • Ship a working snippet

What is an LLM?

5 min

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Prompt engineering 101

6 min

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Prompt patterns that ship

7 min

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