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Read-onlyIdempotent

Detect N+1 query patterns from your own query_history, not a live trace: fingerprints the last 100 recorded queries tenant-wide (numeric/string literals normalized to ?; connection is accepted but does not scope which history is scanned) and flags any fingerprint repeated min_executions+ times (default 5), skipping trivial no-FROM-clause probes like SELECT 1. Always read-only. Needs populated history first (run queries via query_sql or saved_queries); empty history returns no patterns. Counts against daily quota. Returns fingerprint, execution count, total/avg time, an example query, and severity-ranked insights (critical above 20 repeats). [ARCHITECT tier]

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
connectionNoTarget connection name from this tenant's inventory. Call `list_connections` to see every name + dialect, then match semantically to the user's intent (e.g. 'analytics' → a connection named `*-analytics-*`; 'prod' → a connection with `prod-` prefix). If the user didn't specify, use the tenant's default (first added). Do not invent names — resolve from `list_connections` output.
min_executionsNoMinimum executions to flag (default 5)

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
dataNo
metaNo
displayNo
summaryNo
insightsNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "items": {
      -      "additionalProperties": true,
      -      "properties": {
      -        "executions": {
      -          "type": [
      -            "number",
      -            "string"
      -          ]
      -        },
      -        "pattern": {
      -          "type": "string"
      -        }
      -      },
      -      "type": "object"
      -    },
      -    "type": "array"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": true,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "code": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "details": {
      -        "additionalProperties": {},
      -        "type": "object"
      -      },
      -      "error": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "internal_code": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "retry_after_s": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "type": "object"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "items": {
      +      "additionalProperties": true,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "executions": {
      +          "type": [
      +            "number",
      +            "string"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "pattern": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "additionalProperties": true,
      +    "properties": {
      +      "code": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "details": {
      +        "additionalProperties": {},
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "error": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "internal_code": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "message": {
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "retry_after_s": {
      +        "type": "number"
      +      }
      +    },
      +    "required": [
      +      "error"
      +    ],
      +    "type": "object"
      +  }
      +]
  2. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / connection / maxLength
      Added value: +256
    • addedInput schema / properties / min_executions / maximum
      Added value: +1000000
    • addedInput schema / properties / min_executions / minimum
      Added value: +1
  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / display / properties / map
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": true,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "label": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "lat": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "lon": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "title": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / display / properties / type / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "enum": [
      -      "table",
      -      "chart",
      -      "metric",
      -      "code",
      -      "text",
      -      "list"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "string"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "enum": [
      +      "table",
      +      "chart",
      +      "metric",
      +      "code",
      +      "text",
      +      "list",
      +      "map"
      +    ],
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  }
      +]
  4. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      +  "additionalProperties": true,
      +  "properties": {
      +    "data": {
      +      "anyOf": [
      +        {
      +          "items": {
      +            "additionalProperties": true,
      +            "properties": {
      +              "executions": {
      +                "type": [
      +                  "number",
      +                  "string"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "pattern": {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        },
      +        {
      +          "additionalProperties": true,
      +          "properties": {
      +            "code": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "details": {
      +              "additionalProperties": {},
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            "error": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "internal_code": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "message": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "retry_after_s": {
      +              "type": "number"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": "object"
      +        }
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "display": {
      +      "additionalProperties": true,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "chart": {
      +          "additionalProperties": true,
      +          "properties": {
      +            "chartType": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "color": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "title": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "x": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "xLabel": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "y": {
      +              "anyOf": [
      +                {
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                {
      +                  "items": {
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  },
      +                  "type": "array"
      +                }
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "yLabel": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "code": {
      +          "additionalProperties": true,
      +          "properties": {
      +            "executable": {
      +              "type": "boolean"
      +            },
      +            "language": {
      +              "anyOf": [
      +                {
      +                  "enum": [
      +                    "sql",
      +                    "json",
      +                    "bash",
      +                    "typescript"
      +                  ],
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                {
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                }
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "title": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "metric": {
      +          "additionalProperties": true,
      +          "properties": {
      +            "label": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "status": {
      +              "anyOf": [
      +                {
      +                  "enum": [
      +                    "good",
      +                    "warning",
      +                    "critical"
      +                  ],
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                {
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                }
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "trend": {
      +              "anyOf": [
      +                {
      +                  "enum": [
      +                    "up",
      +                    "down",
      +                    "neutral"
      +                  ],
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                {
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                }
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "trendValue": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "unit": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "value": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "number"
      +              ]
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "type": {
      +          "anyOf": [
      +            {
      +              "enum": [
      +                "table",
      +                "chart",
      +                "metric",
      +                "code",
      +                "text",
      +                "list"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          ]
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "insights": {
      +      "items": {
      +        "additionalProperties": true,
      +        "properties": {
      +          "column": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "message": {
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          "severity": {
      +            "anyOf": [
      +              {
      +                "enum": [
      +                  "info",
      +                  "warning",
      +                  "critical"
      +                ],
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              {
      +                "type": "string"
      +              }
      +            ]
      +          },
      +          "value": {}
      +        },
      +        "required": [
      +          "severity",
      +          "message"
      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "type": "array"
      +    },
      +    "meta": {
      +      "additionalProperties": true,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "cacheHit": {
      +          "type": "boolean"
      +        },
      +        "connection": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "dialect": {
      +          "anyOf": [
      +            {
      +              "enum": [
      +                "postgres",
      +                "mysql",
      +                "mssql"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "executionTimeMs": {
      +          "$ref": "#/properties/data/anyOf/0/items/properties/executions"
      +        },
      +        "plan": {},
      +        "rowCount": {
      +          "$ref": "#/properties/data/anyOf/0/items/properties/executions"
      +        },
      +        "tool": {
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "truncated": {
      +          "type": "boolean"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "summary": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  5. First observed

TDQS

A4.6/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Even with readOnlyHint already in annotations, the description goes well beyond it: tenant-wide last-100 scan scope, literal normalization, connection not scoping history, skipping SELECT 1 probes, output fields, severity threshold, and daily quota impact. This is rich, non-obvious behavioral context that structured fields cannot convey.

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 description is front-loaded with the core purpose and packs dense behavioral detail with minimal fluff. It loses top marks only because 'Always read-only' redundantly restates the readOnlyHint annotation, which is a small but present repetition.

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 tool with two optional parameters, an output schema, and annotations, the description covers prerequisites, side effects, return content, and edge cases such as empty history and connection non-scoping. No obvious gap remains for an agent to invoke this tool correctly.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description adds genuine semantic value by clarifying that connection is accepted but does not scope which history is scanned, and that min_executions is the repeat threshold with a default of 5, which the schema does not fully express.

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?

The description opens by naming the exact operation and resource: detect N+1 patterns from query_history, not a live trace. The fingerprinting and repeat-count detail make it clearly distinct from siblings like detect_anomalies, explain_query, or optimize_query.

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?

It states the key precondition that history must be populated and names query_sql and saved_queries as ways to populate it. It also notes empty history returns no patterns and that the call counts against the daily quota. It does not explicitly compare with alternative sibling tools, but the not-a-live-trace exclusion narrows applicability.

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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