calendar__convert_timezone
Run Google calendar action: convert timezone
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| detail | No | Task-specific details from the objective. |
Run Google calendar action: convert timezone
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| detail | No | Task-specific details from the objective. |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full burden, yet it discloses nothing about behavior: no indication of whether the operation mutates anything, what auth is needed, or what the conversion depends on. It adds essentially no behavioral context beyond the name.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The single-sentence fragment is short but does not earn its place: it is a near-verbatim restatement of the tool name rather than adding information, so brevity here reflects under-specification rather than conciseness.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
With no annotations, no output schema, and only a generic 'detail' parameter, the description leaves an agent unable to know what inputs the conversion needs or what it returns. For a timezone-conversion tool it should specify the source/target context but does not.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
With one parameter and 100% schema coverage, the baseline is 3. The single 'detail' parameter's schema description ('Task-specific details from the objective') is itself generic, and the tool description adds nothing further about what detail should contain.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description names an action and resource ('Google calendar ... convert timezone'), so an agent can broadly tell what it does. But it is phrased as a generic wrapper ('Run Google calendar action') and mostly restates the tool name, without saying what is being converted (event times, current time, a timestamp) or from/to what.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
There is no guidance on when to use this versus siblings like calendar__add_event or calendar__check_events_today, nor any mention of prerequisites. Usage is only implied by the tool name itself.
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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