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Why Are My Local Coding Models Simulating Tool Calls Instead of Actually Using Tools?

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I'm testing local coding models on a GTX 1080 Ti 11GB with Ollama + OpenCode/Cline , and I've run into an interesting tool-calling problem. I've tested multiple local coding models, and I'm trying to find one that works reliably as an actual coding agent , not just one that produces convincing tool…

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  1. 2026-09-14 00:53 · r/LocalLLM
    Why Are My Local Coding Models Simulating Tool Calls Instead of Actually Using Tools?

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