In plain English
Systems connect through APIs, webhooks, files and queues. The model only asks for a tool call. Your code checks it, runs it with the right login and returns the result. Give the least access that works. Add timeouts, careful retries, repeat-safe actions and logs.
- API
- A set of requests one program can send to another.
- Webhook
- A call a system makes to you when something happens.
- OAuth
- A way to act for a user without seeing their password.
Picture it
A tool call, step by step
1
Model asks
Which tool and which inputs
2
Your code checks