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list_previews

📄 PDF Generator: list previews

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
detailNoParameters for this action (title, content, preview_id).

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Added

TDQS

D1.9/5.0
Behavior1/5

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

No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full behavioral burden, and it discloses nothing: no read-only confirmation, no permissions, no pagination or result-size behavior. A bare label on a zero-annotation tool provides no behavioral context whatsoever.

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

Conciseness2/5

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

The line is short but this is under-specification rather than conciseness; there is no substance being efficiently conveyed. The product prefix and emoji occupy most of the text without adding usable meaning.

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

Completeness1/5

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

With no annotations and no output schema, the description is the only place an agent could learn how listing works, and it supplies nothing about filtering, ordering, pagination, or the returned preview records. It is inadequate for even a simple list operation in a five-sibling group.

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% for the single 'detail' parameter, so the baseline of 3 applies. However, the schema's own text is boilerplate ('title, content, preview_id') that reads like write-action fields rather than list filters, and the description does nothing to clarify the intended input.

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

Purpose2/5

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

The text 'list previews' is essentially a restatement of the tool name, with only an emoji and a product-family prefix ('PDF Generator') added. It does not describe scope, what a preview is, or how it differs from get_preview or preview_document.

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

Usage Guidelines2/5

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

There is no when-to-use, when-not-to-use, or alternative-tool guidance at all. Siblings like get_preview and preview_document are never referenced, so the agent must guess which of the group to call.

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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