diff --git a/examples/demo/1-hello.pdl b/examples/demo/1-hello.pdl
index 8f0a85019..f7da0a46a 100644
--- a/examples/demo/1-hello.pdl
+++ b/examples/demo/1-hello.pdl
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ text:
 - model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:2b
   parameters:
     stop: ["!"]
-    # include_stop_sequence: true
+
 
diff --git a/examples/demo/9-react.pdl b/examples/demo/9-react.pdl
index 7f5bf8f16..2f1c73378 100644
--- a/examples/demo/9-react.pdl
+++ b/examples/demo/9-react.pdl
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ text:
     <tool_call>[{"name": "Finish", "arguments": {"topic": "1,800 to 7,000 ft"}}]
   contribute: [context]
 
-- "How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025.\n"
+- "How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025. When searching for a birthday for a person, simply ask for the name of that person.\n"
 - repeat:
     text:
     - def: thought
       model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:8b
       parameters:
-        stop_sequences: "Action:"
+        stop: ["Action:"]
     - "Action:\n"
     - def: action
       model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:8b
       parameters:
-        stop_sequences: "\n"
+        stop: ["\n"]
       parser: json
     - "\nObservation: "
     - match: ${ action[0].name }
diff --git a/examples/react/demo.pdl b/examples/react/demo.pdl
index e710cdc27..a7264d441 100644
--- a/examples/react/demo.pdl
+++ b/examples/react/demo.pdl
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ text:
     <tool_call>[{"name": "Finish", "arguments": {"topic": "1,800 to 7,000 ft"}}]
   contribute: [context]
 
-- "How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025.\n"
+- "How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025. When searching for a birthday for a person, simply ask for the name of that person.\n"
 - repeat:
     text:
     - def: thought
       model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:8b
       parameters:
-        stop_sequences: "Action:"
+        stop: ["Action:"]
     - "Action:\n"
     - def: action
       model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:8b
       parameters:
-        stop_sequences: "\n"
+        stop: ["\n"]
       parser: json
     - match: ${ action[0].name }
       with:
diff --git a/examples/react/react_call.pdl b/examples/react/react_call.pdl
index f0c24a8cd..ae439ac7b 100644
--- a/examples/react/react_call.pdl
+++ b/examples/react/react_call.pdl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ text:
     def: lib
   - call: ${ lib.react }
     args:
-      question: How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025.
+      question: "How many years ago was the discoverer of the Hudson River born? Keep in mind we are in 2025. When searching avoid using the words discovery or birthday.\n"
       model: ollama_chat/granite3.2:8b
 
 
diff --git a/examples/react/react_fun.pdl b/examples/react/react_fun.pdl
index 0d5a4187e..3ccaaafda 100644
--- a/examples/react/react_fun.pdl
+++ b/examples/react/react_fun.pdl
@@ -10,23 +10,35 @@ defs:
       - defs:
           tools:
             data:
-            - name: Calc
-              description: Calculator function
-              arguments:
-                expr:
-                  type: string
-                  description: Arithmetic expression to calculate
-            - name: Search
-              description: Wikipedia search
-              arguments:
-                topic:
-                  type: string
-                  description: Topic to search
+            - type: function
+              function:
+                name: Calc
+                description: Calculator function
+                parameters:
+                  type: object
+                  properties:
+                    expr:
+                      type: string
+                      description: Arithmetic expression to calculate
+                  required:
+                  - expr
+            - type: function
+              function:
+                name: Search
+                description: Wikipedia search
+                parameters:
+                  type: object
+                  properties:
+                    topic:
+                      type: string
+                      description: Topic to search
+                  required:
+                  - topic
       - for:
           ex: ${ examples }
         repeat:
           "${ ex }\n"
-      - "\n"
+        contribute: [context]
       - ${ question }
       - "\n"
       - role: system
@@ -47,13 +59,13 @@ defs:
             model: ${ model }
             parameters:
               temperature: 0
-              stop_sequences: "Action:"
+              stop: ["Action:"]
           - "Action:\n"
           - def: action
             model: ${ model }
             parameters:
               temperature: 0
-              stop_sequences: "\n"
+              stop: ["\n"]
             parser: json
           - if: ${ action != prev_action}
             then: