specific method · filed under inference & serving
Thinking with tools
A revised chat template introduces tool calling as part of a thinking-with-tools capability.
Also called Thinking with tools capability.
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One count per evidence span, weakest treatment to strongest.
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Evidence
2 spans quoted from the sources, strongest treatment first.
DeepSeek-V3.2 introduces significant updates to its chat template compared to prior versions. The primary changes involve a revised format for tool calling and the introduction of a 'thinking with tools' capability.
usedsoftware implementationin DeepSeek-V3.2DeepSeek
the introduction of a 'thinking with tools' capability
usedsoftware implementationin DeepSeek-V3.2DeepSeek
Filed alongside
Other methods under inference & serving :: agentic scaffolding.
Advisor strategyAutomatic tool choicePython toolFunction callingHarmony formatBrowser toolGeneric tool-call parserMCP tool configurationMulti-agent collaborationRole-based instruction hierarchyVisual Search ToolXML-based tool-call schema with DSML tokenAgent Team modeAgentENVAgentic searchAgentic tool callingApp-server mode with adapted tool schemasAppArmor and eBPF sandbox policiesAssistant output channelsAsynchronous teammate spawningBash commands for context retrievalBash computer-use agentBrowsing tool with domain filteringChain-of-thought in the analysis channel