Best AI Models with Native Tool Use in 2026
The best AI models for function calling and tool use in 2026 - comparing Claude, GPT-5.4, Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models on BFCL and TAU-bench scores.
Articles Tagged "MCP"
Microsoft Agent 365 Review: AI Agent Control Plane
Microsoft's enterprise control plane for AI agents ships with strong M365 integration and real security muscle - but critical features are still in preview, and the licensing model is a puzzle.
Chrome Ships WebMCP - Every Website Becomes an AI Agent Tool
Google shipped WebMCP as an early preview at I/O 2026, a proposed open web standard that lets websites expose structured tools to browser-based AI agents without DOM scraping or fragile visual automation.
Best AI-Integrated Offensive Security Tools in 2026
Ten offensive security tools ranked by AI integration depth - from Burp Suite and Legba to Nuclei, Ghidra, Hashcat, BloodHound CE, and Metasploit.
Anthropic Acquires Stainless SDK Startup for $300M
Anthropic has acquired Stainless, the SDK automation startup behind developer tooling used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare, for more than $300 million.
Raindrop Workshop Gives AI Agents a Local Debugger
Raindrop's MIT-licensed Workshop streams every token and tool call from your AI agent to a local browser dashboard, then lets Claude Code write and fix evaluations automatically.
Notion 3.5 Turns the Workspace Into an Agent Hub
Notion 3.5's Developer Platform adds Workers, live database sync, and first-class Claude Code and Cursor support - turning the workspace into an AI agent orchestration layer.
Claude Enters the Creative Studio - 9 MCP Connectors
Anthropic releases nine MCP-based connectors embedding Claude directly into Adobe, Blender, Autodesk, Ableton, and five other professional creative tools.
Google Sunsets Vertex AI, Launches Agent Control Plane
Google replaced Vertex AI with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform at Cloud Next 2026 - a full-stack control plane that assigns every agent a cryptographic ID and routes all tool calls through a central policy gateway.
Gemini CLI Review: Google's Free Terminal AI Agent
A hands-on review of Gemini CLI, Google's open-source AI agent for the terminal - featuring Gemini 3.1 Pro, 1M context, built-in Google Search, MCP support, and the most generous free tier in the category.
MCP Marketplace Audit - 32% of Servers Are Stale
We pulled 11,447 MCP servers from four registries, ran the GitHub and OSV APIs against them, and tried to install the top 100. Nearly a third haven't been touched in six months.
Mozilla Thunderbolt Lets Enterprises Run AI Locally
MZLA Technologies launches Thunderbolt, an open-source self-hostable AI client targeting enterprises locked into Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Claude - with local SQLite storage and full model freedom.
