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maps_get_place
Read-onlyIdempotent

One business's full Google Business Profile: categories, hours, description, rating breakdown and the topics its reviews mention.

Use when: "audit this business's Google profile", "what do reviews of this clinic talk about", "what is this practice's primary category", checking a prospect before outreach. Not for: finding businesses or a business's local rivals, use maps_search_places (by search) or maps_search_businesses (by area and filters). The review text itself is not returned. A company's firmographics, use leads_get_company. Returns: Record. place_id, cid, name, category, additional_categories[], address, phone, website, domain, rating, reviews, is_claimed, status, maps_url, description, rating_counts[] (1 star first), hours[] (day, open, close as HH:MM; a day with no row is closed), attributes[], topics[] (topic, mentions), services[], people_also_search[], book_online_url. services[] and people_also_search[] come back empty upstream, and attributes[] holds little beyond accessibility: an empty list is not a gap in the profile. NoData when Google has no profile for the lookup. Give exactly one of place_id, cid or name. Cost: 2 credits. Cached 7 days. Example: {"place_id": "ChIJP0warDDowokRfvXMkBqL5Cg"}

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
cidNoFrom a maps_* row, or the cid= in a Google Maps link.
nameNoThe business name with its town, looked up in location.
dry_runNoReturn only meta with the estimate. Costs nothing.
languageNoISO 639-1 language code. Default en.en
locationNoProvider location name or code. Default United States.United States
place_idNoFrom a maps_* row.
max_creditsNoRefuse with BudgetExceeded if the estimate is higher.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
cidNoGoogle's customer id, for maps_get_place.
cityNo
metaYes
nameNo
errorNo
hintsYes
hoursNoOpening hours, local time as HH:MM, one row per opening; a day with no row is closed.
phoneNo
domainNo
ratingNoAverage stars out of 5.
statusNoOpen or closed when the data was collected, or closed for good.
topicsNoWords Google pulls from the reviews, with how many reviews mention each.
addressNo
reviewsNoNumber of Google reviews.
websiteNonull when the profile lists no website.
categoryNoThe main Google Business Profile category.
latitudeNo
maps_urlNo
place_idNoGoogle's place id, for maps_get_place.
postcodeNo
servicesNo
longitudeNo
attributesNoWhat the profile says the business offers, such as has_delivery or accepts_reservations.
is_claimedNoWhether the owner has verified the Business Profile.
descriptionNoThe business's own description on its profile.
price_levelNoinexpensive, moderate, expensive or very_expensive.
country_codeNo
total_photosNo
rating_countsNoReviews by stars, 1 star first, 5 stars last.
book_online_urlNo
missing_attributesNoWhat the profile says the business does not offer.
people_also_searchNoBusinesses Google lists as related: usually the nearest competitors.
additional_categoriesNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed19 schema fields changed
    • removedInput schema / $schema
      Removed value: -"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • removedInput schema / properties / max_credits / maximum
      Removed value: -9007199254740991
    • removedInput schema / properties / provider
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Provider id. Defaults to the server default for the tool.",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedOutput schema / $schema
      Removed value: -"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / error / additionalProperties
      Added value: +{}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / error / oneOf
      Removed value: -[
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "BudgetExceeded",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "est_credits": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "max_credits": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "est_credits",
      -      "max_credits",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "billing_url": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "InsufficientCredits",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "est_credits": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "est_credits",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
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      -        "const": "NoData",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "InvalidTarget",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "target": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "target",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "InvalidProvider",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "provider": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "valid_providers": {
      -        "items": {
      -          "type": "string"
      -        },
      -        "type": "array"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "provider",
      -      "valid_providers",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "ProviderUnavailable",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "provider": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "retry_after_s": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "provider",
      -      "retry_after_s",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
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      -        "const": "ConcurrencyLimit",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "limit": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "retry_after_s": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "limit",
      -      "retry_after_s",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
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      -      "cap": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "SpendCapReached",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "est_credits": {
      -        "type": "number"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -          "month"
      -        ],
      -        "type": "string"
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -      }
      -    },
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      -      "spent",
      -      "est_credits",
      -      "resets_at",
      -      "message"
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      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "TaskFailed",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
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      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
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      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
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      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "engine": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "NotConnected",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "engine",
      -      "connect_url",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "engine": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "error": {
      -        "const": "EngineMisconfigured",
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      "message": {
      -        "type": "string"
      -      }
      -    },
      -    "required": [
      -      "error",
      -      "engine",
      -      "message"
      -    ],
      -    "type": "object"
      -  }
      -]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / error / properties
      Added value: +{
      +  "error": {
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      +      "BudgetExceeded",
      +      "InsufficientCredits",
      +      "NoData",
      +      "InvalidTarget",
      +      "InvalidProvider",
      +      "ProviderUnavailable",
      +      "ConcurrencyLimit",
      +      "SpendCapReached",
      +      "TaskFailed",
      +      "TaskPending",
      +      "NotConnected",
      +      "EngineMisconfigured"
      +    ],
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "message": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  }
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / error / required
      Added value: +[
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      +  "message"
      +]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / error / type
      Added value: +"object"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / errors
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Per-input failures of a batch call.",
      -  "items": {
      -    "additionalProperties": false,
      -    "properties": {
      -      "error": {
      -        "oneOf": [
      -          {
      -            "additionalProperties": false,
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      -                "const": "BudgetExceeded",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "est_credits": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "max_credits": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
      -              "error",
      -              "est_credits",
      -              "max_credits",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
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      -            "properties": {
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      -              "error": {
      -                "const": "InsufficientCredits",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "est_credits": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "upgrade_url": {
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      -            "required": [
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      -              "est_credits",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
      -            "additionalProperties": false,
      -            "properties": {
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      -                "const": "NoData",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
      -              "error",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
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      -                "const": "InvalidTarget",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "target": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              }
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      -            "required": [
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      -              "target",
      -              "message"
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      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
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      -                "const": "InvalidProvider",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
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      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "valid_providers": {
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      -                  "type": "string"
      -                },
      -                "type": "array"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
      -              "error",
      -              "provider",
      -              "valid_providers",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
      -            "additionalProperties": false,
      -            "properties": {
      -              "error": {
      -                "const": "ProviderUnavailable",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "provider": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "retry_after_s": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
      -              "error",
      -              "provider",
      -              "retry_after_s",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
      -            "additionalProperties": false,
      -            "properties": {
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      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "limit": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "retry_after_s": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              }
      -            },
      -            "required": [
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      -              "limit",
      -              "retry_after_s",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
      -            "additionalProperties": false,
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      -              "cap": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "error": {
      -                "const": "SpendCapReached",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "est_credits": {
      -                "type": "number"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "period": {
      -                "enum": [
      -                  "day",
      -                  "month"
      -                ],
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "resets_at": {
      -                "type": "string"
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      -            "type": "object"
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      -            "type": "object"
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      -          {
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      -                "type": "string"
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      -              "message": {
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      -              },
      -              "task_id": {
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      -              }
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      -            "required": [
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      -              "task_id",
      -              "poll_after_s",
      -              "message"
      -            ],
      -            "type": "object"
      -          },
      -          {
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      -              "engine": {
      -                "type": "string"
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      -              "error": {
      -                "const": "NotConnected",
      -                "type": "string"
      -              },
      -              "message": {
      -                "type": "string"
      -              }
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      -              "engine",
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      -          {
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      -              "error": {
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      -                "type": "string"
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      -              "message": {
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      -            },
      -            "required": [
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      -              "message"
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      -            "type": "object"
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      -      "error"
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      -    "type": "object"
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    • changedOutput schema / properties / meta / properties / rows_available / anyOf
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      -    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      -    "type": "integer"
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      -  {
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      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "type": "integer"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / meta / properties / rows_returned / maximum
      Removed value: -9007199254740991
    • removedOutput schema / properties / meta / properties / rows_returned / minimum
      Removed value: --9007199254740991
    • changedOutput schema / properties / people_also_search / items / properties / reviews / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
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      -    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      -    "type": "integer"
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      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "type": "integer"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / rating_counts / anyOf
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      -      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      -      "type": "integer"
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      -    "type": "array"
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      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
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      -]New value: +[
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      +    },
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
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    • changedOutput schema / properties / reviews / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
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      -    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      -    "type": "integer"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "type": "integer"
      +  },
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    • removedOutput schema / properties / topics / items / properties / mentions / maximum
      Removed value: -9007199254740991
    • removedOutput schema / properties / topics / items / properties / mentions / minimum
      Removed value: --9007199254740991
    • changedOutput schema / properties / total_photos / anyOf
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      -    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      -    "type": "integer"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "type": "integer"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
  2. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / meta / properties / credits_notice
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": false,
      +  "description": "A free workspace is low on credits, at most once a day. Tell the user once.",
      +  "properties": {
      +    "message": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "resets_at": {
      +      "type": [
      +        "string",
      +        "null"
      +      ]
      +    },
      +    "upgrade_url": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "required": [
      +    "upgrade_url",
      +    "resets_at",
      +    "message"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / meta / properties / credits_remaining
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "The workspace's credits left after this call. null when the call did not check the balance (free tools, cache hits, dry runs, tasks) or the balance has no limit.",
      +  "type": [
      +    "number",
      +    "null"
      +  ]
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / properties / meta / required
      Previous value: -[
      -  "provider",
      -  "credits_charged",
      -  "est_credits",
      -  "cached",
      -  "data_as_of",
      -  "rows_returned",
      -  "rows_available",
      -  "cursor",
      -  "request_id"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "provider",
      +  "credits_charged",
      +  "est_credits",
      +  "cached",
      +  "data_as_of",
      +  "rows_returned",
      +  "rows_available",
      +  "cursor",
      +  "request_id",
      +  "credits_remaining"
      +]
  3. Added

TDQS

A4.9/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Annotations cover safety (readOnly/idempotent/openWorld), and the description layers on non-obvious behavior the schema can't express: cost of 2 credits, 7-day caching, NoData when no profile exists, and the warning that services[]/people_also_search[] return empty upstream while attributes[] holds little beyond accessibility (so an empty list isn't a gap). This is exactly the kind of operational context that prevents misreading results.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loaded with the outcome, then labeled blocks for Use when / Not for / Returns / Cost / Example. Dense but every line carries actionable information, and the lookup-constraint and example make calling it trivial.

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?

Despite an output schema existing, the description still supplies the field inventory, ordering caveats (rating_counts 1-star first, hours HH:MM with closed days omitted), and the empty-list caveats, fully preparing the agent to interpret results. Nothing needed to invoke or interpret the call is missing.

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 schema already documents every field; baseline would be 3. The description adds real semantic value beyond the schema by stating the mutual-exclusivity constraint 'Give exactly one of place_id, cid or name', which the schema does not encode (all three appear as independent optional properties). Cost/credit semantics are also surfaced.

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 names a specific verb+resource (fetch one business's full Google Business Profile) and enumerates the content returned: categories, hours, description, rating breakdown, review topics. It is immediately distinguishable from the search siblings that return many businesses.

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?

Explicit 'Use when' triggers are given ('audit this business's profile', 'what do reviews of this clinic talk about') plus a 'Not for' section naming the exact alternatives: maps_search_places for discovery, maps_search_businesses for area/filter search, and leads_get_company for firmographics. When and when-not are both covered with the routing 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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