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LLMs use orchestration for tool discovery and execution

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Large Language Models (LLMs) do not directly execute code or query databases; instead, they rely on an orchestration system involving a Host App, an MCP Client, an MCP Server, and the LLM Engine. This system facilitates tool discovery and execution through a five-phase lifecycle: discovery of available tools via JSON-RPC, schema injection into model-specific prompts, LLM intent matching to select a tool, host interception and execution of the tool call, and finally, sanitization of the output before feeding it back to the LLM for response synthesis. This process ensures that LLMs can interact with external data and functionalities without directly running commands. AI

IMPACT Clarifies the underlying architecture enabling LLM tool usage, crucial for developers building AI-powered applications.

RANK_REASON Explains the technical mechanism by which LLMs interact with external tools, focusing on the orchestration layer rather than a new release or research.

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LLMs use orchestration for tool discovery and execution

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