clm_list_contract_eventsList the dated events and linked notifications of one contract, identified by its contract ID.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | Contract ID from clm_list_contracts or clm_get_contract; events are per contract |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / id / descriptionPrevious value: -"Existing contract identifier"New value: +"Contract ID from clm_list_contracts or clm_get_contract; events are per contract"Input schema / properties / id / patternRemoved value: -"^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"Output schema / (root)Previous value: -{
- "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
- "additionalProperties": false,
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- "type": "string"
- },
- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
- }
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- "date": {
- "anyOf": [
- {
- "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
- "type": "string"
- },
- {
- "type": "null"
- }
- ]
- },
- "id": {
- "minLength": 1,
- "type": "string"
- },
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- {
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- "maximum": 9007199254740991,
- "type": "integer"
- },
- {
- "type": "null"
- }
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- "recurrenceUnit": {
- "anyOf": [
- {
- "enum": [
- "days",
- "weeks",
- "months",
- "quarters",
- "years"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- {
- "type": "null"
- }
- ]
- },
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- "additionalProperties": false,
- "properties": {
- "anchorType": {
- "enum": [
- "custom",
- "system"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- "contractId": {
- "allOf": [
- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
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- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
- }
- ],
- "type": "string"
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- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
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- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
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- ],
- "type": "string"
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- {
- "type": "null"
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- "id": {
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- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
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- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
- }
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- "type": "string"
- },
- "isDisabled": {
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- {
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- {
- "type": "null"
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- "enum": [
- "before",
- "on",
- "after"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- "offsetUnit": {
- "enum": [
- "days",
- "weeks",
- "months",
- "quarters",
- "years"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- "offsetValue": {
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- "minimum": 0,
- "type": "integer"
- },
- "recipient": {
- "oneOf": [
- {
- "additionalProperties": false,
- "properties": {
- "type": {
- "const": "contract_owner",
- "type": "string"
- }
- },
- "required": [
- "type"
- ],
- "type": "object"
- },
- {
- "additionalProperties": false,
- "properties": {
- "type": {
- "const": "user",
- "type": "string"
- },
- "userId": {
- "allOf": [
- {
- "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$",
- "type": "string"
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- {
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- "systemType": {
- "anyOf": [
- {
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- "notice",
- "end",
- "renewal",
- "open_ended_review"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- {
- "type": "null"
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- "updatedAt": {
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- {
- "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$",
- "type": "string"
- },
- {
- "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$",
- "type": "string"
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- "type": "string"
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- "id",
- "contractId",
- "anchorType",
- "eventId",
- "systemType",
- "offsetValue",
- "offsetUnit",
- "offsetDirection",
- "recipient",
- "message",
- "isDisabled",
- "updatedAt"
- ],
- "type": "object"
- },
- "type": "array"
- },
- "systemType": {
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- {
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- "notice",
- "end",
- "open_ended_review"
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- "type": "string"
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- {
- "type": "null"
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- },
- "title": {
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- "type": "string"
- },
- "type": {
- "enum": [
- "system",
- "contract",
- "custom"
- ],
- "type": "string"
- },
- "updatedAt": {
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- "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$",
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- "type": "string"
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- "required": [
- "id",
- "contractId",
- "title",
- "date",
- "recurrenceInterval",
- "recurrenceUnit",
- "type",
- "systemType",
- "updatedAt",
- "reminders"
- ],
- "type": "object"
- },
- "type": "array"
- }
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- "required": [
- "events"
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- "type": "object"
-}New value: +nullDoes the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, idempotentHint=true, destructiveHint=false, and openWorldHint=false, so the safety profile is fully covered. The description adds the useful content scope (dated events plus linked notifications) but says nothing about ordering, pagination, or volume of results.
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?
One tightly written sentence with no filler, and the resource scope is front-loaded after the verb. Nothing is redundant, though there is no structural elaboration to earn a top mark.
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?
For a single-parameter, read-only, closed-world list tool with rich annotations and no output schema, the definition supplies enough to call it correctly. Only minor gaps remain around result ordering and pagination.
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?
Schema description coverage is 100% and the single parameter already documents itself as a UUID sourced from clm_list_contracts or clm_get_contract. The description only restates that identification is by contract ID, adding no format or scoping detail beyond the schema, so the baseline 3 applies.
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?
States a specific verb (List) and resource (dated events and linked notifications of one contract), which clearly separates it from the create/update/delete contract-event siblings. It never names a sibling explicitly, but the read-only list framing is unambiguous.
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?
Usage is only implied: an agent can infer it should call this to see a contract's events, but the description gives no explicit conditions, prerequisites, or alternatives (e.g. when to use this vs. clm_get_contract). The pointer to clm_list_contracts/clm_get_contract for the ID lives in the schema, not the description.
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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