import asyncio
from typing import List, Any

async def call_tool(tool_name: str, args: dict) -> Any:
    """Simulate calling a tool"""
    await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Simulate I/O delay
    return f"{tool_name} result with {args}"

async def parallel_tool_calls(tools: List[dict]) -> List[Any]:
    """Execute multiple tools in parallel"""
    # Create tasks for all tools
    tasks = [
        call_tool(tool['name'], tool['args']) 
        for tool in tools
    ]
    
    # Run all tasks concurrently
    results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
    return results

# Usage
tools = [
    {'name': 'weather_api', 'args': {'city': 'NYC'}},
    {'name': 'news_api', 'args': {'topic': 'tech'}},
    {'name': 'stock_api', 'args': {'symbol': 'AAPL'}}
]

results = await parallel_tool_calls(tools)
# All 3 tools complete in ~1 second instead of 3!