[ AI ][ PROMPT_MANAGEMENT ][ NOUN ]
Automatically calling one tool's output as the input to the next tool in sequence, distinct from a prompt chain by connecting discrete tool calls rather than separate text prompts.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Tool chaining pulled the data, formatted it, and sent the result without a single manual step in between."
LORE & ORIGIN
Extends 'prompt-chain' specifically to tool invocations, borrowing standard function-composition language once agents started calling multiple tools in sequence rather than one at a time.
FIRST SEEN
2024
PEAK POPULARITY
2024-2026 (Niche/Growing)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Prompt ChainTool Invocation
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
中文 zh-CN工具链调用EQUIVALENTliterally 'tool-chain invocation' - 工具链 = native 'tool chain', 调用 = native 'invocation/calling', direct calque
日本語 ja-JPツールチェーンEQUIVALENTliterally 'tool chain' - ツール = borrowed 'tool', チェーン = borrowed 'chain'
한국어 ko-KR툴 체이닝BORROWEDdirect transliteration of both words
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+15 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE
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[ AI ][ PROMPT_MANAGEMENT ][ NOUN ]
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