agent-tool-callinglisted

# Agent Tool Calling ## Overview An agent without tools is a chatbot. An agent with tools is a GTM operator. This skill covers tool selection, API wrapping, function calling design, and MCP server architecture for GTM agents. ## Frameworks Referenced This skill is grounded in public frameworks and source material relevant to the task: - **MCP Protocol.** Use the relevant method or published guidance where it improves the requested deliverable; do not cite it as decoration. - **Anthropic Tool Use Best Practices.** Use the relevant method or published guidance where it improves the requested deliverable; do not cite it as decoration. - **Anthropic — Agent Skills Progressive Disclosure.** Use the relevant method or published guidance where it improves the requested deliverable; do not cite it as decoration. ## When to Use - "Give my agent access to [CRM/enrichment/etc]" - "Build an MCP server for [tool]" - "Agent tool-calling strategy" - "Connect agent to our stack" ## Step-by-Step Process ### Phase 1: Tool Inventory Map the tools your GTM agent needs: **Data Access Tools:** - CRM: Read contacts, accounts, opportunities; write activities, notes - Enrichment: Find email, enrich company, verify contact - LinkedIn: Sales Navigator search, profile data (via MCP) - Web search: Company research, news, signals **Communication Tools:** - Email: Send, read, search (IMAP/SMTP or Gmail API) - Calendar: Check availability, book meetings - Sequencing: Add to cadence, remove from cad