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Budding Updated Sep 03, 2026

Building Deterministic Tool Calling for Local LLMs

How to structure structured JSON output schemas and self-correcting prompt loops with Ollama and Qwen 2.5.

Local models often suffer from minor syntax errors when formatting JSON tool calls. By implementing strict grammar enforcement (GBNF) and lightweight validation loops, we can achieve over 99% reliable function calling on commodity hardware.