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Competitor Ad Spend Benchmarker

competitor_ad_spend_benchmarker

Read-onlyIdempotent

Estimate a competitor's ad spend from share-of-voice data, assuming spend maps roughly to share of voice within the same auction. See the full version at https://rahuldsarker.co/calculators/competitor-ad-spend-benchmarker

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`currency`	No	ISO 4217 code for money in the result, e.g. "USD", "INR", "EUR", "GBP". Omit to show plain numbers.
`yourSpend`	Yes	Your monthly ad spend
`yourSovPct`	Yes	Your share of voice / impression share in the category, as a percentage
`competitorSovPct`	Yes	Competitor share of voice, as a percentage, e.g. from an auction-insights tool

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`url`	Yes
`kind`	Yes
`tool`	Yes	The calculator tool that produced this result
`notes`	Yes
`title`	Yes
`inputs`	Yes
`compact`	Yes
`metrics`	Yes	Every "Label: value" line of the result; value is the first number on the line
`currency`	Yes
`benchmarks`	Yes	Rule-of-thumb verdicts for the headline numbers
`bookingUrl`	Yes
`calculator`	Yes	Slug of the interactive calculator on rahuldsarker.co

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedSep 30, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / currency

Added value: +{
+  "description": "ISO 4217 code for money in the result, e.g. \"USD\", \"INR\", \"EUR\", \"GBP\". Omit to show plain numbers.",
+  "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{3}$",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "benchmarks": {
+      "description": "Rule-of-thumb verdicts for the headline numbers",
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "band": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "display": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "metric": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "read": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "segment": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "target": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "tone": {
+            "enum": [
+              "good",
+              "ok",
+              "warn",
+              "bad"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "value": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "metric",
+          "name",
+          "value",
+          "display",
+          "band",
+          "tone",
+          "read",
+          "target",
+          "segment",
+          "source"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "bookingUrl": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "calculator": {
+      "description": "Slug of the interactive calculator on rahuldsarker.co",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "compact": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "currency": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "inputs": {
+      "additionalProperties": {},
+      "propertyNames": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "kind": {
+      "const": "calculator",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "metrics": {
+      "description": "Every \"Label: value\" line of the result; value is the first number on the line",
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "display": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "label": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "unit": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "enum": [
+                  "currency",
+                  "x",
+                  "%",
+                  "months"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "value": {
+            "type": [
+              "number",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "label",
+          "value",
+          "unit",
+          "display"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "notes": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "title": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "tool": {
+      "description": "The calculator tool that produced this result",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "url": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "kind",
+    "tool",
+    "title",
+    "calculator",
+    "url",
+    "bookingUrl",
+    "currency",
+    "compact",
+    "inputs",
+    "metrics",
+    "notes",
+    "benchmarks"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedSep 29, 2026

TDQS

A3.8/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already cover the safety profile (readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world), so the remaining burden is methodological. The description usefully discloses the estimation assumption and its rough/proxy nature, which tells the agent the output is an approximation rather than measured data. It does not discuss precision limits or currency handling, keeping it below 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?

Two sentences with the purpose front-loaded, followed by the key assumption. The trailing promotional URL adds no functional value for tool selection, a minor inefficiency rather than a structural flaw.

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?

For a deterministic calculator with a full output schema and 100% parameter coverage, the description supplies exactly the missing piece an agent needs to interpret results: the share-of-voice-to-spend assumption. Nothing required for correct invocation is absent.

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% – spend, both SOV percentages and the ISO 4217 currency pattern are all documented in the schema. The description adds no parameter-level detail (e.g. whether percentages are 0-100 or 0-1), so the baseline 3 applies.

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?

The description names a specific verb (Estimate) and resource (competitor's ad spend) plus the input method (share-of-voice data), which separates it from siblings like ad_spend_waste_calculator and cross_channel_ad_spend_allocator that also deal with ad spend. It does not name an alternative sibling explicitly, so it stops short of a 5.

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?

It states the modeling assumption (spend maps roughly to share of voice within the same auction), which functions as a validity condition for when the result is meaningful. However, it never says when to prefer this over related tools such as google_search_impression_share_value_estimator or impression_share_opportunity_matrix, leaving usage implied.

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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