Multi-turn tool calling
AssessTechniques
An interaction pattern where a model repeatedly calls external tools and incorporates results into later steps.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 4The New Stack·9/18/2026researchAgent Performance Depends on Infrastructure
The article argues that AI agents behave differently from chatbots because they run multi-step workflows that chain inference calls and external tool use. As a result, latency, reliability, and cost in production are driven heavily by the underlying infrastructure, where any slow or failing step can stall the entire agent.