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Describe the full round trip of one function call between your application and the model.

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The application sends messages plus tool definitions containing names, descriptions, and argument schemas. The model returns a structured request with a tool name, arguments, and a call ID.

The runtime validates the schema, authenticates the user, checks policy, and executes the function. It records the outcome and sends a tool-result message linked to the same call ID. The model then uses that result to answer or request another tool.

If execution fails, return a safe, useful error instead of pretending the tool succeeded. Side-effectful tools should accept an idempotency key. Log the proposal, policy decision, execution, and response as separate events.

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