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GitHub Chen Zexi/open Ptc agent: An open source implementation of code execution with MCP (Programatic Tool Calling)

Open PTC Agent English | 中文 Getting Started | Demo Notebooks | Configuration | Changelog | Roadmap What is Programmatic Tool Calling? This project is an open source implementation of Anthropic recently introduced Programmatic Tool Calling (PTC) , which enables agents to invoke tools with code execution rather than making individual JSON tool calls.

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Host A Welcome back to Exploring Next! Today we're looking at GitHub - Chen-zexi/open-ptc-agent: An open source implementation of code execution with MCP (Programatic Tool Calling).

Host B Yeah, this one caught our eye because Open PTC Agent English | 中文 Getting Started | Demo Notebooks | Configuration | Changelog | Roadmap What is Programmatic Tool Calling?

Host A So the big idea is This project is an open source implementation of Anthropic recently introduced Programmatic Tool Calling (PTC) , which enables agents to invoke tools with code execution rather than making individual JSON tool calls.

Host B What stood out to me is This paradigm is also featured in their earlier engineering blog Code execution with MCP .

Host A If you're curious, give the original a read: https://github.com/Chen-zexi/open-ptc-agent.

Host B And let us know what you try next!