<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Tool-Using Agents | Xinjie Shen</title><link>https://xinjie-shen.com/tag/tool-using-agents/</link><atom:link href="https://xinjie-shen.com/tag/tool-using-agents/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Tool-Using Agents</description><generator>Wowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://xinjie-shen.com/media/icon_hu646f7301b7fde7528ecdae8cec89fc29_9606_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.png</url><title>Tool-Using Agents</title><link>https://xinjie-shen.com/tag/tool-using-agents/</link></image><item><title>SEAD: A State-Based Perspective on Attack and Defense in Tool-Using Agents</title><link>https://xinjie-shen.com/publication/preprint/sead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://xinjie-shen.com/publication/preprint/sead/</guid><description>&lt;p>SEAD studies when apparently routine tool actions become harmful because of state changes accumulated across an agent trajectory.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>