AI tool calling
In one sentence
The mechanism by which an AI agent invokes a structured tool exposed via MCP or a similar protocol. Tools return JSON the model uses to compose its next action.
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Agentic commerce
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AI agents shortlist products by reading facts and evidence, not design. Fix three surfaces: structured data, plain-text claims, and a reachable review corpus.
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