Tool-augmented LLM reasoning incurs a protocol-induced performance tax that can exceed tool benefits under semantic noise, partially mitigated by a lightweight gate called G-STEP.
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Are Tools All We Need? Unveiling the Tool-Use Tax in LLM Agents
Tool-augmented LLM reasoning incurs a protocol-induced performance tax that can exceed tool benefits under semantic noise, partially mitigated by a lightweight gate called G-STEP.