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Meta-tool: navigate DC Hub's tool catalog by FAMILY instead of scanning the whole list. Returns _entity=tool_families — a front_door block (execute_plan for any multi-capability question, get_changes to refresh) plus families with a when-to-use note + their tools (facility, market, grid_power, gas_btm, site_geometry, fiber, deals_news, saved_work, account_meta, partner), optionally filtered by a query. Call this FIRST when you are unsure which tool fits a task; then call the chosen tool (its full schema is in tools/list). This is a navigation layer, not the exhaustive catalog — tools/list stays canonical, and if you are BINDING a capability map, bind it from tools/list, not from here.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
queryNoOptional keyword to filter families/tools, e.g. "site selection", "grid queue", "fiber", "deals", "market"

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
quotaNoCaller quota state (remaining calls, tier).
_entityNoPayload class (facility|market|iso_grid|queue_results|deal|report|response); branch on it.
citationNoHow to attribute DC Hub: {source, url, license, cite_as, retrieved_at}, or the attribution line as a string.
provenanceNoSource, method, as_of, verification_counts, license, cite_as; quote it when citing.
_front_doorNoFirst-tool hint: plan_query(intent) returns the ordered plan.
_return_loopNoNext-session delta call (get_changes).
site_evaluation_handoffNoFollow-up calls [{tool, parameters, why}] when the payload carries coordinates.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": {},
      +  "description": "DC Hub envelope: tool data fields ride at the top level beside these keys.",
      +  "properties": {
      +    "_entity": {
      +      "description": "Payload class (facility|market|iso_grid|queue_results|deal|report|response); branch on it.",
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "_front_door": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "First-tool hint: plan_query(intent) returns the ordered plan.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "_return_loop": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Next-session delta call (get_changes).",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "citation": {
      +      "anyOf": [
      +        {
      +          "additionalProperties": {},
      +          "properties": {},
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      ],
      +      "description": "How to attribute DC Hub: {source, url, license, cite_as, retrieved_at}, or the attribution line as a string."
      +    },
      +    "provenance": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Source, method, as_of, verification_counts, license, cite_as; quote it when citing.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "quota": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Caller quota state (remaining calls, tier).",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "site_evaluation_handoff": {
      +      "anyOf": [
      +        {
      +          "items": {
      +            "additionalProperties": {},
      +            "properties": {},
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        },
      +        {
      +          "additionalProperties": {},
      +          "properties": {},
      +          "type": "object"
      +        }
      +      ],
      +      "description": "Follow-up calls [{tool, parameters, why}] when the payload carries coordinates."
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -{
      -  "additionalProperties": {},
      -  "description": "DC Hub envelope: structuredContent mirrors the JSON payload in content[0].text — tool-specific data fields ride at the top level alongside these envelope keys.",
      -  "properties": {
      -    "_entity": {
      -      "description": "Payload class discriminator (e.g. facility|market|iso_grid|queue_results|deal|report|response) — branch on this before parsing the rest.",
      -      "type": "string"
      -    },
      -    "_front_door": {
      -      "additionalProperties": {},
      -      "description": "In-band front-door hint (first workflow-entry tool of a session): call plan_query(intent) first for the ordered multi-step plan.",
      -      "properties": {},
      -      "type": "object"
      -    },
      -    "_return_loop": {
      -      "additionalProperties": {},
      -      "description": "Suggested next-session delta call (get_changes since=24h) so you pull only what changed.",
      -      "properties": {},
      -      "type": "object"
      -    },
      -    "citation": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "additionalProperties": {},
      -          "properties": {},
      -          "type": "object"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "type": "string"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "Machine-readable citation: how to attribute DC Hub (dchub.cloud) for this payload. Normally an OBJECT {source, url, license, cite_as, retrieved_at}; a bare string is accepted and carries the attribution line itself."
      -    },
      -    "provenance": {
      -      "additionalProperties": {},
      -      "description": "Collection-level provenance block: {source, method, as_of, verification_counts, cite_url_template, license, cite_as}. Quote the verification level when citing.",
      -      "properties": {},
      -      "type": "object"
      -    },
      -    "quota": {
      -      "additionalProperties": {},
      -      "description": "Caller quota state (remaining calls, tier) when available.",
      -      "properties": {},
      -      "type": "object"
      -    },
      -    "site_evaluation_handoff": {
      -      "anyOf": [
      -        {
      -          "items": {
      -            "additionalProperties": {},
      -            "properties": {},
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          "type": "array"
      -        },
      -        {
      -          "additionalProperties": {},
      -          "properties": {},
      -          "type": "object"
      -        }
      -      ],
      -      "description": "Pre-built follow-up calls (analyze_site / get_water_risk args) when the payload carries coordinates — an array of {tool, parameters, why} entries."
      -    }
      -  },
      -  "type": "object"
      -}New value: +null
  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • removedInput schema / $schema
      Removed value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
    • removedOutput schema / $schema
      Removed value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
  4. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • removedOutput schema / properties / citation / additionalProperties
      Removed value: -{}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / citation / anyOf
      Added value: +[
      +  {
      +    "additionalProperties": {},
      +    "properties": {},
      +    "type": "object"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  }
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / citation / description
      Previous value: -"Machine-readable citation: how to attribute DC Hub (dchub.cloud) for this payload."New value: +"Machine-readable citation: how to attribute DC Hub (dchub.cloud) for this payload. Normally an OBJECT {source, url, license, cite_as, retrieved_at}; a bare string is accepted and carries the attribution line itself."
    • removedOutput schema / properties / citation / properties
      Removed value: -{}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / citation / type
      Removed value: -"object"
  5. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / _front_door
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": {},
      +  "description": "In-band front-door hint (first workflow-entry tool of a session): call plan_query(intent) first for the ordered multi-step plan.",
      +  "properties": {},
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  6. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • removedOutput schema / properties / site_evaluation_handoff / additionalProperties
      Removed value: -{}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / site_evaluation_handoff / anyOf
      Added value: +[
      +  {
      +    "items": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "additionalProperties": {},
      +    "properties": {},
      +    "type": "object"
      +  }
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / site_evaluation_handoff / description
      Previous value: -"Pre-built follow-up call (analyze_site / get_water_risk args) when the payload carries coordinates."New value: +"Pre-built follow-up calls (analyze_site / get_water_risk args) when the payload carries coordinates — an array of {tool, parameters, why} entries."
    • removedOutput schema / properties / site_evaluation_handoff / properties
      Removed value: -{}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / site_evaluation_handoff / type
      Removed value: -"object"
  7. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      +  "additionalProperties": {},
      +  "description": "DC Hub envelope: structuredContent mirrors the JSON payload in content[0].text — tool-specific data fields ride at the top level alongside these envelope keys.",
      +  "properties": {
      +    "_entity": {
      +      "description": "Payload class discriminator (e.g. facility|market|iso_grid|queue_results|deal|report|response) — branch on this before parsing the rest.",
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "_return_loop": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Suggested next-session delta call (get_changes since=24h) so you pull only what changed.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "citation": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Machine-readable citation: how to attribute DC Hub (dchub.cloud) for this payload.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "provenance": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Collection-level provenance block: {source, method, as_of, verification_counts, cite_url_template, license, cite_as}. Quote the verification level when citing.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "quota": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Caller quota state (remaining calls, tier) when available.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "site_evaluation_handoff": {
      +      "additionalProperties": {},
      +      "description": "Pre-built follow-up call (analyze_site / get_water_risk args) when the payload carries coordinates.",
      +      "properties": {},
      +      "type": "object"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  8. Added

TDQS

A4.4/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnly/idempotent/non-destructive and closed-world, so safety is covered. The description adds genuine context beyond that: it discloses the returned structure (_entity=tool_families with a front_door block) and the important boundary that it is non-canonical navigation rather than the full catalog. It stops short of richer detail (e.g. result size or refresh semantics), so 4 rather than 5.

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?

Front-loaded with the core purpose and the routing instruction, and every sentence carries information. The family-list enumeration makes the middle sentence a long run-on, but it earns its place by telling the agent what the return contains.

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 an output schema present and rich annotations, the description needs only to explain routing and boundaries — both of which it covers. An agent knows when to call it, what it returns conceptually, and that tools/list remains canonical, so nothing essential is missing.

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 query parameter is already documented with examples in the schema. The description restates the same optional keyword-filter semantics ('optionally filtered by a query') without adding format or matching behavior beyond what the schema provides, 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+resource+scope: 'navigate DC Hub's tool catalog by FAMILY instead of scanning the whole list.' It distinguishes itself explicitly from the canonical catalog (tools/list) and from the scan-everything approach, so an agent can tell what this tool is for without opening the schema.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Explicit routing guidance: 'Call this FIRST when you are unsure which tool fits a task; then call the chosen tool.' It also names the when-not case ('this is a navigation layer, not the exhaustive catalog') and the alternative ('bind a capability map from tools/list, not from here'), leaving nothing 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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