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Living definition

What is Universal Tool Calling Protocol (UTCP)?

LLM Tool-Use & Function Calling AI & Agents

As of
2026-09-22
Revision
2026-10-06.1
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Universal Tool Calling Protocol (UTCP) is a protocol that lets a language model call external tools directly through their native APIs, without requiring a wrapper server in between.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-09-22, verified readiness is 48 (claimed 55, reported 53, gap 7) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Wait for stronger evidence.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Universal Tool Calling Protocol (UTCP).

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)

Dataset
2026-10-06.1
Hash
sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
Approved
2026-10-06

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