SKUit Network & Security Catalog

Search catalog platforms by port demand

catalog_search_platforms

Read-onlyIdempotent

Find published platforms that can serve a port demand (for example 60×100G plus 4×400G for a data-center top-of-rack switch), closest fit first: fewest spare ports, then fewest rack units, then least capacity headroom. Each result explains the fit and lists caveats (breakout cables, a non-default port mode, port-pairing rules) that you should pass on to the user. Also reports how many platforms of the use case meet the demand, how many could not be evaluated, and the nearest misses when nothing fits. Answers carry catalog_url (the public catalog page) and build_bom_url (Open in SKUit to build a full bill of materials; the builder requires a SKUit account).

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`limit`	No	How many results (default 5, max 10).
`vendors`	No	Only these vendors. Case-insensitive, on whole words: "Juniper" matches "Juniper Networks". An unknown name is reported back with the vendors that do have platforms for the use case.
`form_factor`	No	Only this form factor, e.g. "fixed" or "modular".
`use_case_id`	Yes	Deployment role: "campus-access" (Campus access layer), "dc-tor" (ToR & Leaf), "dc-core" (DC core / spine), "wan-edge" (WAN edge / branch), "smb" (SMB / small campus), "campus-dist" (Campus distribution), "load-balancer" (Security Appliances), "ai-fabric" (AI fabric).
`poe_required`	No	Only platforms that supply PoE.
`max_rack_units`	No	Only platforms at most this many rack units tall.
`port_requirements`	Yes	The ports needed, one row per speed.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 20, 2026

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-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
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-  {
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-  }
-]

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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 20, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 16, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 15, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 14, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Added value: +"string"
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 13, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 11, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Added value: +60
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Added value: +1
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 11, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Added value: +1
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 9, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Added value: +60
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Added value: +1
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 9, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Removed value: -1
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
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Changed4 schema fields changedOct 8, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Added value: +60
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addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Added value: +1
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 8, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Removed value: -1
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
```

Changed1 schema field changedOct 7, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / use_case_id / description

Previous value: -"Deployment role: \"campus-access\" (Campus access layer), \"dc-tor\" (ToR & Leaf), \"dc-core\" (DC core / spine), \"wan-edge\" (WAN edge / branch), \"smb\" (SMB / small campus), \"campus-dist\" (Campus distribution), \"load-balancer\" (Load balancer), \"ai-fabric\" (AI fabric)."New value: +"Deployment role: \"campus-access\" (Campus access layer), \"dc-tor\" (ToR & Leaf), \"dc-core\" (DC core / spine), \"wan-edge\" (WAN edge / branch), \"smb\" (SMB / small campus), \"campus-dist\" (Campus distribution), \"load-balancer\" (Security Appliances), \"ai-fabric\" (AI fabric)."

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Added value: +60
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Removed value: -1
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 6, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Added value: +60
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 6, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
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Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
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Removed value: -1
```
removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
```

Changed6 schema fields changedOct 5, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / use_case_id / description

Previous value: -"Deployment role: \"campus-access\" (Campus access layer), \"dc-tor\" (ToR & Leaf), \"dc-core\" (DC core / spine), \"wan-edge\" (WAN edge / branch), \"smb\" (SMB / small campus), \"campus-dist\" (Campus distribution), \"load-balancer\" (Load balancer)."New value: +"Deployment role: \"campus-access\" (Campus access layer), \"dc-tor\" (ToR & Leaf), \"dc-core\" (DC core / spine), \"wan-edge\" (WAN edge / branch), \"smb\" (SMB / small campus), \"campus-dist\" (Campus distribution), \"load-balancer\" (Load balancer), \"ai-fabric\" (AI fabric)."

changedInput schema / properties / use_case_id / enum

Previous value: -[
-  "campus-access",
-  "dc-tor",
-  "dc-core",
-  "wan-edge",
-  "smb",
-  "campus-dist",
-  "load-balancer"
-]New value: +[
+  "campus-access",
+  "dc-tor",
+  "dc-core",
+  "wan-edge",
+  "smb",
+  "campus-dist",
+  "load-balancer",
+  "ai-fabric"
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Added value: +60
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 5, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Removed value: -60
```
removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Removed value: -1
```
removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 4, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "enum": [
-      "Arista",
-      "Cisco",
-      "F5",
-      "Juniper Networks",
-      "NVIDIA",
-      "Nokia"
-    ],
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "maxLength": 60,
-    "minLength": 1,
-    "type": "string"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Added value: +60
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Added value: +1
```
addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
```
Added value: +"string"
```

Changed5 schema fields changedOct 2, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / vendors / description

Previous value: -"Only these vendors (case-insensitive)."New value: +"Only these vendors. Case-insensitive, on whole words: \"Juniper\" matches \"Juniper Networks\". An unknown name is reported back with the vendors that do have platforms for the use case."

addedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "Arista",
+      "Cisco",
+      "F5",
+      "Juniper Networks",
+      "NVIDIA",
+      "Nokia"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "maxLength": 60,
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / maxLength
```
Removed value: -60
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removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / minLength
```
Removed value: -1
```
removedInput schema / properties / vendors / items / type
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Removed value: -"string"
```

First observedSep 30, 2026

TDQS

A4.1/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Despite annotations already covering the read-only/idempotent safety profile, the description adds genuinely non-obvious behavior: deterministic ranking order, per-result explanation and caveats, aggregate counts of matching/unevaluable platforms, nearest-miss reporting, and the two returned URLs including the SKUit-account requirement for the builder. That is exactly the kind of context annotations cannot express.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Purpose is front-loaded and every clause carries information about returns or ranking, so little is wasted. Still, it is a dense multi-clause paragraph packing ranking, caveats, counts and URLs into one block rather than separating concerns, which slightly hurts scanability.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With no output schema, the description carries the full burden of explaining returns, and it does: result contents, fit explanation, caveats, aggregate counts, nearest misses, and both URLs. Combined with full schema coverage, an agent has everything needed to call and interpret this tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the parameters are already fully documented and the baseline is 3. The description contributes only a concrete illustration of port_requirements (60×100G + 4×400G); it adds no meaning to vendors, form_factor, limit, use_case_id, or poe_required beyond what the schema states.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Find published platforms that can serve a port demand') and even defines the ranking semantics (fewest spare ports, then rack units, then headroom). It is clear what the tool returns. However it never mentions or distinguishes itself from its siblings catalog_find_alternatives and catalog_get_platform, so an agent gets no help disambiguating the trio.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The port-demand framing gives strong, concrete context for when this tool is the right call, including a worked example (60×100G plus 4×400G for a ToR switch) and the behavior when nothing fits (nearest misses). There are no explicit exclusions or routing to the sibling tools for alternative or detail lookups, so it falls short of a 5.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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