text_user_manual
User manual writer
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasks | Yes | ||
| product | Yes |
User manual writer
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasks | Yes | ||
| product | Yes |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / product / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / properties / tasks / minItemsAdded value: +1Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, idempotentHint=true, and destructiveHint=false, so the safety profile is covered structurally. The description adds nothing behavioral – not whether it returns generated prose, its length/format, determinism, or limitations – leaving a generation tool behaviorally opaque.
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?
There is no wasted text, but two words constitute under-specification rather than conciseness. Nothing is front-loaded because there is nothing to front-load.
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 output schema, two undocumented required parameters, and no annotations explaining the return value, the description carries the full burden and delivers none of it. An agent cannot tell what it will get back (markdown? plain text? structured sections?) or how "product" and "tasks" interact.
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 0%: the two required parameters, "product" and "tasks" (an array of strings), have no descriptions anywhere. The description does not mention them at all, so an agent must guess what "tasks" means (steps to document? a to-do list?) and how it shapes the output.
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?
"User manual writer" only restates the tool name as a noun phrase; there is no verb establishing that it generates/drafts a manual, and no scope detail. An agent can guess the resource (a user manual) but not the action or output, and nothing distinguishes it from siblings like text_flyer_outline or text_product_description.
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?
No when-to-use, when-not-to-use, or alternative is mentioned. The phrase implies the domain (writing user manuals) but gives no conditions, prerequisites, or routing guidance versus the many other text-generation siblings.
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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