specific method · filed under inference & serving
XML-based tool-call schema with DSML token
Tool invocations use an XML-based schema marked by a special DSML token.
Also called XML-based tool-call schema.
- sources
- 2
- models
- 2
- lab adopt it
- 1
- strongest
- used
How sources treat it
One count per evidence span, weakest treatment to strongest.
used 2
Documented in
Evidence
2 spans quoted from the sources, strongest treatment first.
we introduce a new tool-call schema that employs a special "|DSML|" token and utilizes an XML-based format for tool invocations
usedpost trainingin DeepSeek-V4DeepSeek
V4 introduces a new XML-based tool-call schema using a special |DSML| token
usedsoftware implementationin DeepSeek-V4DeepSeek
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 hierarchyThinking with toolsVisual Search ToolAgent 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