Apple 'Agent Seer' research: API and parameter design break agent tool-calling

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Apple research reporting that a large share of agent tool-calling failures trace to API and parameter design — schema shapes, parameter naming and documentation — rather than model capability. Practical implication for GTM-agent builders: design tool surfaces for the model, and keep a human approval step on consequential actions.

Notes

• Summarised from an X research thread (2026-09-01); the primary paper was not independently verified for this entry — treat specific failure percentages as unconfirmed.
• Curated from the GTM Stacker signal registry (registry_update pass, briefs 2026-09-01→08).