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audit_github_repository

Coding Agent GitHub Repo, Dependency & License Security Auditor (0.01 USDC via x402): Evaluates any GitHub repository for license risk, maintenance velocity, stars/forks, and supply-chain security before code execution.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
repoYesGitHub repository in owner/name format (e.g. modelcontextprotocol/servers or langchain-ai/langgraph)

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

A3.6/5.0
Behavior3/5

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

No annotations are provided, so the description carries the burden. It usefully discloses the payment requirement (0.01 USDC via x402), which is real behavioral context, but omits auth needs, rate limits, response shape, and failure modes for a runtime-inspection tool.

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?

A single front-loaded sentence that packs the resource, evaluated facets, pricing, and intended timing without filler. Slightly marred by the marketing-style 'Coding Agent' prefix, but no sentence is wasted.

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

Completeness3/5

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

For a one-parameter tool the description covers what is analyzed and the cost, but with no annotations and no output schema it does not describe the returned assessment at all. Adequate but with a clear gap on results and cost/permission behavior.

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%, and the single 'repo' parameter is fully documented in the schema with an owner/name format and examples. The description adds nothing beyond the schema, so the baseline 3 applies.

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

Purpose5/5

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

States a specific verb ('Audits/Evaluates') and resource ('any GitHub repository') and enumerates the evaluation dimensions: license risk, maintenance velocity, stars/forks, supply-chain security. This is clearly distinguishable from siblings like audit_x402_and_a2a_endpoint or scan_onchain_address_risk, which target different artifacts.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

The phrase 'before code execution' implies a use case, but there is no explicit when/when-not guidance or named alternative among the many audit/recon siblings. Usage is inferable from context rather than stated.

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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