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markdown_crawler

Deep Website to Markdown Crawler: Trigger: Call this tool when an agent needs to scrape or crawl full web pages, documentation sites, or sitemaps into clean, ad-free Markdown for LLM synthesis and RAG. Input: 'url' (required string URL), 'maxPages' (optional integer, default 1). Output: clean Markdown with word and token counts. (x402 M2M Cost: 0.01 USDC on Base)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlNoInput parameter for url (e.g. "https://example.com")
maxPagesNoInput parameter for maxPages (e.g. 1)

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?

With no annotations, the description carries the full burden. It usefully discloses the paid x402 M2M cost (0.01 USDC on Base) and the shape of the return (Markdown with word and token counts), which is genuine value. But it says nothing about rate limits, timeouts, JS rendering behavior, robots.txt handling, or how deep-crawl failures surface for a tool whose whole purpose is deep crawling.

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?

The Trigger/Input/Output labelling front-loads the decision-relevant information and keeps the whole definition to a handful of lines with almost no filler. The only mild redundancy is restating the input parameters that the schema already carries.

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

Completeness4/5

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

With no output schema, the description steps up to describe the return value ('clean Markdown with word and token counts') and covers both inputs plus the cost model, which is enough for a two-parameter tool. It stops short of explaining crawl depth semantics for maxPages or failure/partial-success behaviour.

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 baseline is 3. The description does add one genuinely new fact beyond the schema — maxPages defaults to 1 — but it also declares 'url' required while the schema lists zero required parameters, and it labels maxPages an integer while the schema types it as number, leaving a minor mismatch rather than extra clarity.

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?

Names a specific verb+resource ('Deep Website to Markdown Crawler') and states the output artifact (clean, ad-free Markdown for LLM synthesis and RAG), which is concrete and actionable. It does not, however, differentiate itself from near-neighbours in the sibling list such as smartscrape_ai, so an agent cannot tell from the text alone which of the two to pick.

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 explicit 'Trigger' clause gives a clear when-to-use condition: scraping/crawling full web pages, documentation sites, or sitemaps into Markdown for LLM/RAG. There is no when-not guidance and no alternative tools named, so routing versus smartscrape_ai or the site-specific scrapers is left to inference.

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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