DaedalMap Geography Tools (loc_id)

Convert Geographic Reference

convert_reference

Read-onlyIdempotent

The single geographic reference converter. Converts one reference, or a bounded list, through DaedalMap loc_id: X -> loc_id -> Y. Omit to_system to enter the loc_id universe; provide it for any-to-any conversion. Use get_pack first when the family or country-specific system is unknown. The tools/list access metadata states the current free, account, and paid item allowances; exceeding an included allowance requires payment and exceeding the paid ceiling returns a typed cap error.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`iso3`	No	Country hint for crosswalk artifacts. Default USA.
`as_of`	No	ISO date or year used for time-bounded identities.
`items`	No	Reference conversions to run in one call. Default public cap is deployment-configurable.
`limit`	No	Maximum ranked output references to return. Default 10.
`value`	No	Identifier or name in the input system.
`batch_id`	No	Optional caller-supplied batch id for tracing.
`min_share`	No	Optional minimum overlap share threshold.
`to_system`	No	Optional output reference system. Defaults to DaedalMap loc_id; provide zcta, nws_fire, overlay_nws_public_zone, overlay_tribal, admin_local, or another catalog system for any-to-any conversion.	daedalmap.loc_id
`request_id`	No	Optional caller-supplied request id for tracing.
`from_system`	No	Input reference system, such as zip, overlay_zcta, nws_fire, tribal, admin_boundary, or loc_id.
`country_hint`	No	Optional country hint for admin/name resolution.
`admin_level_hint`	No	Optional admin-level hint for admin/name resolution.
`target_admin_level`	No	Admin level used as the intermediate crosswalk target. Default admin_2.
`relationship_vintage`	No	Optional source relationship vintage to require.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`ok`	No
`from`	No
`error`	No
`loc_id`	No
`reason`	No
`results`	No
`batch_id`	No
`guidance`	No
`warnings`	No
`next_step`	No
`to_system`	No
`item_count`	No
`request_id`	No
`from_system`	No
`clarification`	No
`meter_receipt`	No
`converted_count`	No
`unconverted_count`	No
`settlement_receipt`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedSep 24, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "ok",
+        "results"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "item_count",
+        "results"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "error"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "batch_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "clarification": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "converted_count": {
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "error": {
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "properties": {
+        "code": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "details": {
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "message": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "retry_hint": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "code",
+        "message"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "from": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "from_system": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "guidance": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "item_count": {
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "loc_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "meter_receipt": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "next_step": {
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "required": [
+            "action"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "required": [
+            "tool"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "action": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "arguments": {
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "tool": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ok": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "reason": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "request_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "results": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": true,
+        "properties": {
+          "error": {
+            "additionalProperties": true,
+            "properties": {
+              "code": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "details": {
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "message": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "retry_hint": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "code",
+              "message"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "integer",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "ok": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "row_index": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "integer",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "settlement_receipt": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "to_system": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "unconverted_count": {
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "warnings": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed9 schema fields changedSep 21, 2026

changedInput schema / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "from_system",
-      "value",
-      "to_system"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "items"
-    ]
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "from_system",
+      "value"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "items"
+    ]
+  }
+]

addedInput schema / properties / admin_level_hint

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional admin-level hint for admin/name resolution.",
+  "maximum": 6,
+  "minimum": 0,
+  "type": "integer"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / as_of

Added value: +{
+  "description": "ISO date or year used for time-bounded identities.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / country_hint

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional country hint for admin/name resolution.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / items / items / properties / admin_level_hint

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional admin-level hint for admin/name resolution.",
+  "maximum": 6,
+  "minimum": 0,
+  "type": "integer"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / items / items / properties / as_of

Added value: +{
+  "description": "ISO date or year used for time-bounded identities.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / items / items / properties / country_hint

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional country hint for admin/name resolution.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / to_system / default
```
Added value: +"daedalmap.loc_id"
```

changedInput schema / properties / to_system / description

Previous value: -"Output reference system, such as loc_id, zcta, nws_fire, overlay_nws_public_zone, overlay_tribal, admin_local, or admin_geometry."New value: +"Optional output reference system. Defaults to DaedalMap loc_id; provide zcta, nws_fire, overlay_nws_public_zone, overlay_tribal, admin_local, or another catalog system for any-to-any conversion."

Changed6 schema fields changedAug 26, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / bridge_vintage

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Optional source bridge vintage to require.",
-  "type": "string"
-}

changedInput schema / properties / iso3 / description

Previous value: -"Country hint for bridge artifacts. Default USA."New value: +"Country hint for crosswalk artifacts. Default USA."

removedInput schema / properties / items / items / properties / bridge_vintage

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Optional bridge vintage for this row.",
-  "type": "string"
-}

addedInput schema / properties / items / items / properties / relationship_vintage

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional relationship vintage for this row.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / relationship_vintage

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional source relationship vintage to require.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / target_admin_level / description

Previous value: -"Admin level used as the intermediate bridge target. Default admin_2."New value: +"Admin level used as the intermediate crosswalk target. Default admin_2."

Changed4 schema fields changedAug 8, 2026

addedInput schema / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "from_system",
+      "value",
+      "to_system"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "items"
+    ]
+  }
+]

addedInput schema / properties / batch_id

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional caller-supplied batch id for tracing.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / items

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Reference conversions to run in one call. Default public cap is deployment-configurable.",
+  "items": {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "bridge_vintage": {
+        "description": "Optional bridge vintage for this row.",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "from_system": {
+        "description": "Input reference system for this row. Defaults to top-level from_system when omitted.",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "id": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        ],
+        "description": "Optional caller identifier echoed in the result."
+      },
+      "iso3": {
+        "description": "Optional country hint for this row.",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "limit": {
+        "description": "Maximum ranked output references for this row.",
+        "maximum": 100,
+        "minimum": 1,
+        "type": "integer"
+      },
+      "min_share": {
+        "description": "Optional minimum overlap share threshold for this row.",
+        "maximum": 1,
+        "minimum": 0,
+        "type": "number"
+      },
+      "row_index": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        ],
+        "description": "Optional caller row identifier echoed in the result."
+      },
+      "target_admin_level": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
+        ],
+        "description": "Optional intermediate admin target level for this row."
+      },
+      "to_system": {
+        "description": "Output reference system for this row. Defaults to top-level to_system when omitted.",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "value": {
+        "description": "Identifier or name in the input system.",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "value"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "minItems": 1,
+  "type": "array"
+}

removedInput schema / required

Removed value: -[
-  "from_system",
-  "value",
-  "to_system"
-]

AddedAug 3, 2026

TDQS

A4.6/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, and closed-world behavior, so the description's added value is the allowance/payment/cap-error model. It discloses that exceeding included allowances requires payment and that exceeding the paid ceiling returns a typed cap error, which is useful operational context beyond the annotations. It does not directly state how to discover current allowances, only points to tools/list metadata.

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 purpose and then packs usage, prerequisite, and cost behavior into a few sentences. It is dense but not padded; the DaedalMap notation and meta reference to tools/list access metadata keep it from being maximally crisp.

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?

With a rich schema (100% description coverage) and an output schema, the description focuses on the non-schema gaps: conversion modes, get_pack prerequisite, and cap/payment behavior. Given the annotations and output schema, this is complete enough for an agent to call the 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 semantic context for the to_system parameter, explaining omission versus provision, and distinguishes single-reference from bounded-list input modes, going beyond the schema's field-level documentation. Most per-parameter details remain in the schema, so it is not a 5.

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?

States 'The single geographic reference converter' and describes conversion through DaedalMap loc_id, making the verb and resource clear. It also differentiates from the sibling get_pack by naming when to use that tool first. Jargon like 'X -> loc_id -> Y' is dense but does not obscure the core purpose.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Gives explicit conditional usage: omit to_system to enter the loc_id universe, provide it for any-to-any conversion, and use get_pack first when the family or country-specific system is unknown. These are concrete when-to-use and prerequisite rules rather than implied guidance.

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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