Building Real Apps With the Claude API — Tool Use, RAG, and Agent Patterns Explained

AI BRIEFING

• ⬤ Tool Use gives Claude hands to create more complex responses.
• ⬤ RAG (Role-Abstraction-Goal) pattern defines the relationship between a user, a conversational AI, and the task at hand.
• ⬤ Agent/Workflow patterns define the workflow of the app, including the flow of user interactions and the AI's roles within that flow.