LLM Tool

Definitions

1. A tool made available to a large language model system so it can access external data or perform actions beyond plain text generation. LLM tools are central to agentic workflows that search, retrieve, compute, or modify state.

   In plain English: A callable tool that a large language model can use.

   Example: "The assistant used an LLM tool to fetch current pricing data instead of trying to answer from stale memory."

Related Terms

• AI Tool
• LLM Cost
• LLM Output
• LLM Prompt
• LLM Provider
• LLM Request
• LLM Response
• LLM Server
• Model Tool
• Tool Call
• Tool Integration
• Tool Selection