{"title":"Tool Shadowing: Preventing Signature Confusion","region":"Global","category":"Architecture","description":"Ensuring agents distinguish between similar or overlapping tools.","lastUpdated":"2026-02-23","steps":["Enforce unique, non-overlapping semantic names for all tools.","Use 'Negative Descriptions' (e.g., 'Do NOT use this for X').","Implement a tool-selector node with a 'Clarification' fallback.","Group tools into exclusive 'Capability Sets' to reduce search space.","Log and alert on tool-calling 'Ambiguity Scores' > 0.8."],"url":"https://checklist.day/tool-shadowing-preventing-signature-confusion"}