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A request is matched to the tool, agent, or service whose declared capability fits it — selection by capability metadata rather than a hardcoded condition — and a missing capability is detected explicitly instead of… Typical conditions for use: Many capabilities are available; Selection must follow metadata or policies. The central trade-off: Flexible select…
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Capability routing directs a request to the tool, agent, or service whose declared capability and rules fit it.
The pattern combines classic service and tool selection with the capability view of agentic architectures. Anthropic documents routing as a pattern for directing requests to suitable specialized capabilities or models.
Each candidate describes capabilities, limits, and access conditions. A router evaluates request and policy, selects a candidate, and handles missing or ambiguous capabilities explicitly.
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Capability routing decouples callers from implementations. Good metadata, authorization, observability, and safe fallback determine selection quality.
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