hover_element
Hover over one accessible page element to reveal hover-only content.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | Yes | ||
| target | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Hover over one accessible page element to reveal hover-only content.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | Yes | ||
| target | Yes |
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations declare destructiveHint=false and openWorldHint=true, so safety and world scope are already covered; readOnlyHint=false signals a state-affecting interaction. The description usefully adds that the effect is revealing hover-only content, but says nothing about session/job scoping, whether the hover persists, or timing/wait implications in a live browser.
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?
A single efficient sentence with the action front-loaded and no filler. It is appropriately sized but a touch terse given the tool takes a session id and a structured locator.
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?
An output schema exists, so return-value explanation is not required. However, for an open-world browser-automation tool requiring job_id and a composed locator target, the description leaves the session context and interaction side effects unaddressed, making it only minimally complete.
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?
With reported schema description coverage at 0% and only the nested ActionTarget fields carrying their own text, the description contributes nothing about parameters. It never explains what job_id is (presumably a browser session handle) or how the target locator is used, so an agent gets no help from the prose on the top-level required inputs.
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?
The description gives a specific verb and resource: 'Hover over one accessible page element.' The 'hover-only content' qualifier tells an agent what effect to expect, which distinguishes it implicitly from click_element, press_element, and fill_element in the sibling set. It stops short of explicitly naming a sibling it is not.
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?
There is no when-to-use guidance: nothing says to hover when content is hidden behind a tooltip/menu, nor when to prefer click_element or press_element instead. Usage is only weakly implied by 'reveal hover-only content,' leaving the agent to infer the trigger condition.
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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