Capabilities
How models reach beyond the conversation.
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8 article- 02Capabilities
Tool use
The structured handoff between a model’s request and software that can retrieve information or take an action.
- 05Capabilities
Agent memory
How an agent stores and retrieves information across steps or sessions, and why persistence, relevance, and truth are separate questions.
- 06Capabilities
Retrieval-augmented generation
A way to generate responses with retrieved material, with distinct failure points in finding evidence, selecting context, and using it faithfully.
- 09Capabilities
Agent planning
How an agent represents possible steps toward a goal, checks intermediate results, and revises a course of action when assumptions fail.
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Durable agent execution
How an agent workflow records progress and resumes after interruption, while distinguishing replayed results from repeated external actions.
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Agent sandboxing
How an execution environment restricts code and tools, and why filesystem, network, resource and application boundaries need separate examination.
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Structured outputs
How schemas constrain the form of model responses while leaving factual correctness, supported features and execution authority as separate checks.
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Computer-use agents
How agents observe and act through browser or desktop interfaces, with separate checks for screen grounding, action effects, isolation and authority.