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get_courtroom_presentation_rules

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Answer a named judge's courtroom presentation or practice rules question using documented findings and source links. Resolve judge_url with find_judges. Use up to 10 topics to focus on materials, procedures, or a named part. Put relevant judge-specific requirements first and retain source deadlines. Summary Jury Trial and Commercial Division guidance is conditional. Broader rules are not personal preferences. Missing findings establish neither permission nor prohibition. Answer without looking up court metadata or a judge roster unless the user asks.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
topicsNoOptional presentation topics to filter
judge_urlYesCanonical profile_url returned by find_judges

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
judgeYes
findingsYes
disclaimerYes
scope_noteNo
requested_topicsYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / applicability
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / assignment_type
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / identity_note
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
  2. Changed54 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / category / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / category / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / evidence_excerpt / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "maxLength": 800,
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / evidence_excerpt / maxLength
      Removed value: -800
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / evidence_excerpt / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / posture / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / posture / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / proceeding_stage / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / proceeding_stage / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / scope / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / scope / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / summary / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / summary / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / topic / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / topic / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / required
      Removed value: -[
-  "topic",
-  "category",
-  "summary",
-  "posture",
-  "scope",
-  "proceeding_stage",
-  "source_url",
-  "source_title",
-  "evidence_excerpt",
-  "source_page",
-  "source_section",
-  "effective_date"
-]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / canonical_name / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / canonical_name / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / court / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / court / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / court_level / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / court_level / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / judicial_role / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / judicial_role / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / jurisdiction_type / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / jurisdiction_type / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / service_status / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / service_status / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / required
      Removed value: -[
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "county",
-  "service_status"
-]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_level / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_level / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_role / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_role / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / judicial_role / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / judicial_role / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / service_status / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / service_status / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / required
      Removed value: -[
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "active_from",
-  "active_to"
-]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / jurisdiction_type / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / jurisdiction_type / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / official_profile_url / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / official_profile_url / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / presentation_posture / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / presentation_posture / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / service_status / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / service_status / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / source_authority / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / source_authority / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / state / anyOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / state / type
      Removed value: -"string"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "canonical_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "jurisdiction_type",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "judicial_services",
-  "court_assignments",
-  "official_profile_url",
-  "source_authority",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "judicial_services",
+  "court_assignments",
+  "profile_url"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "judge",
-  "requested_topics",
-  "findings",
-  "scope_note",
-  "disclaimer"
-]New value: +[
+  "judge",
+  "requested_topics",
+  "findings",
+  "disclaimer"
+]
  3. Changed7 schema fields changed
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / confidence_reason
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / evidence_type
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / last_verified
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / verification_status
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "topic",
-  "category",
-  "summary",
-  "posture",
-  "scope",
-  "proceeding_stage",
-  "evidence_type",
-  "source_url",
-  "source_title",
-  "evidence_excerpt",
-  "source_page",
-  "source_section",
-  "effective_date",
-  "verification_status",
-  "confidence_reason"
-]New value: +[
+  "topic",
+  "category",
+  "summary",
+  "posture",
+  "scope",
+  "proceeding_stage",
+  "source_url",
+  "source_title",
+  "evidence_excerpt",
+  "source_page",
+  "source_section",
+  "effective_date"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / human_reviewed
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "boolean"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "canonical_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "jurisdiction_type",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "judicial_services",
-  "court_assignments",
-  "official_profile_url",
-  "source_authority",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "human_reviewed",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "canonical_name",
+  "state",
+  "county",
+  "court",
+  "court_level",
+  "jurisdiction_type",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "judicial_services",
+  "court_assignments",
+  "official_profile_url",
+  "source_authority",
+  "presentation_posture",
+  "profile_url"
+]
  4. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • removedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / properties / last_verified
      Removed value: -{
-  "anyOf": [
-    {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "null"
-    }
-  ]
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / findings / items / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "topic",
-  "category",
-  "summary",
-  "posture",
-  "scope",
-  "proceeding_stage",
-  "evidence_type",
-  "source_url",
-  "source_title",
-  "evidence_excerpt",
-  "source_page",
-  "source_section",
-  "effective_date",
-  "last_verified",
-  "verification_status",
-  "confidence_reason"
-]New value: +[
+  "topic",
+  "category",
+  "summary",
+  "posture",
+  "scope",
+  "proceeding_stage",
+  "evidence_type",
+  "source_url",
+  "source_title",
+  "evidence_excerpt",
+  "source_page",
+  "source_section",
+  "effective_date",
+  "verification_status",
+  "confidence_reason"
+]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / last_updated
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / last_verified
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "canonical_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "jurisdiction_type",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "judicial_services",
-  "court_assignments",
-  "official_profile_url",
-  "source_authority",
-  "last_verified",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "human_reviewed",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "canonical_name",
+  "state",
+  "county",
+  "court",
+  "court_level",
+  "jurisdiction_type",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "judicial_services",
+  "court_assignments",
+  "official_profile_url",
+  "source_authority",
+  "presentation_posture",
+  "human_reviewed",
+  "profile_url"
+]
  5. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • removedInput schema / properties / judge_slug
      Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Legacy judge identifier; prefer judge_url",
-  "minLength": 1,
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • addedInput schema / properties / judge_url / format
      Added value: +"uri"
    • addedInput schema / required
      Added value: +[
+  "judge_url"
+]
  6. Changed17 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / judge_slug / description
      Previous value: -"Canonical slug returned by find_judges"New value: +"Legacy judge identifier; prefer judge_url"
    • addedInput schema / properties / judge_url
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Canonical profile_url returned by find_judges",
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • removedInput schema / required
      Removed value: -[
-  "judge_slug"
-]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / assignment_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / court_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / service_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / source_line
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "number"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / properties / source_record_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "anyOf": [
-    {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "null"
-    }
-  ]
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_assignments / items / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "court_id",
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "county",
-  "service_status"
-]New value: +[
+  "court",
+  "court_level",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "county",
+  "service_status"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / court_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / person_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / service_id
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / properties / source_record_ids
      Removed value: -{
-  "items": {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  "type": "array"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / judicial_services / items / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "service_id",
-  "person_id",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "active_from",
-  "active_to",
-  "source_record_ids"
-]New value: +[
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "active_from",
+  "active_to"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / profile_tier
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / judge / properties / slug
      Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / judge / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "slug",
-  "name",
-  "canonical_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court_id",
-  "court",
-  "court_level",
-  "jurisdiction_type",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "judicial_services",
-  "court_assignments",
-  "official_profile_url",
-  "source_authority",
-  "last_verified",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "profile_tier",
-  "human_reviewed",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "canonical_name",
+  "state",
+  "county",
+  "court",
+  "court_level",
+  "jurisdiction_type",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "judicial_services",
+  "court_assignments",
+  "official_profile_url",
+  "source_authority",
+  "last_verified",
+  "presentation_posture",
+  "human_reviewed",
+  "profile_url"
+]
  7. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "disclaimer": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "findings": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "category": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "confidence_reason": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "effective_date": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "evidence_excerpt": {
+            "maxLength": 800,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "evidence_type": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "last_verified": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "posture": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "proceeding_stage": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "scope": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "source_page": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "source_section": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "source_title": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "source_url": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "summary": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "topic": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "verification_status": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "topic",
+          "category",
+          "summary",
+          "posture",
+          "scope",
+          "proceeding_stage",
+          "evidence_type",
+          "source_url",
+          "source_title",
+          "evidence_excerpt",
+          "source_page",
+          "source_section",
+          "effective_date",
+          "last_verified",
+          "verification_status",
+          "confidence_reason"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "judge": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "canonical_name": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "county": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "court": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "court_assignments": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "assignment_end": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "assignment_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "assignment_start": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "county": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "court": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "court_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "court_level": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "judicial_role": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "jurisdiction_type": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "service_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "service_status": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "source_line": {
+                "type": "number"
+              },
+              "source_record_id": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "source_url": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "court_id",
+              "court",
+              "court_level",
+              "judicial_role",
+              "county",
+              "service_status"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "court_id": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "court_level": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "human_reviewed": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "judicial_role": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "judicial_services": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "active_from": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "active_to": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "judicial_role": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "person_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "service_id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "service_status": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "source_record_ids": {
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "service_id",
+              "person_id",
+              "judicial_role",
+              "service_status",
+              "active_from",
+              "active_to",
+              "source_record_ids"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "jurisdiction_type": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "last_verified": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "official_profile_url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "presentation_posture": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "profile_tier": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "profile_url": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "service_status": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "slug": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "source_authority": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "state": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "slug",
+        "name",
+        "canonical_name",
+        "state",
+        "county",
+        "court_id",
+        "court",
+        "court_level",
+        "jurisdiction_type",
+        "judicial_role",
+        "service_status",
+        "judicial_services",
+        "court_assignments",
+        "official_profile_url",
+        "source_authority",
+        "last_verified",
+        "presentation_posture",
+        "profile_tier",
+        "human_reviewed",
+        "profile_url"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "requested_topics": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "maxItems": 10,
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "scope_note": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "judge",
+    "requested_topics",
+    "findings",
+    "scope_note",
+    "disclaimer"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
  8. First observed

TDQS

A4.5/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, destructiveHint=false, and openWorldHint=false, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds genuinely useful interpretive context beyond that: Summary Jury Trial and Commercial Division guidance is conditional, broader rules are not personal preferences, and missing findings establish neither permission nor prohibition. It does not cover operational traits such as rate limits or freshness, keeping it just short of a 5.

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?

Purpose is front-loaded in the opening sentence, followed by resolution guidance, parameter usage, and caveats in a logical order. Every sentence carries information, though the latter half becomes telegraphic and reads partly as output-shaping instructions rather than tool-selection guidance, which slightly dilutes focus.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

An output schema exists, so return values need not be described, and the description supplies enough for correct invocation: required input, its source, optional filtering, and the caveats needed to interpret findings properly. Given the tool's conditional-answer nature, it is largely complete, with only minor gaps around topic formatting expectations.

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 description coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3, and the description adds real meaning on top: it explains what topics are for (materials, procedures, named part) and how judge_url must be sourced via find_judges. It still does not clarify topic string format or expected values, so it lands slightly above baseline rather than at 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?

The first sentence gives a specific verb (answer) and a precisely scoped resource: courtroom presentation or practice rules for a named judge, grounded in documented findings and source links. This clearly separates it from siblings like get_judge_profile, get_judge_biography, and get_court, and it names find_judges as the resolver rather than duplicating it.

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?

It states how to obtain the required judge_url (resolve with find_judges), how to use the optional topics parameter (up to 10, to focus on materials, procedures, or a named part), and an explicit exclusion: do not look up court metadata or a judge roster unless the user asks. The routing to the alternative tool and the when-not condition are both spelled out.

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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