Tool Use & MCP
Tool Use & MCP
Tool use lets LLM columns call external tools during generation (e.g., lookups, calculations, retrieval, domain services). Data Designer supports tool use via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which standardizes how tools are discovered and invoked.
Quick Start
- Configure an MCP provider (Local or Remote)
- Create a ToolConfig referencing your provider
- Add
tool_aliasto your LLM column
Guides
Example
See the PDF Q&A Recipe for a complete working example.