MeshKore

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

With no annotations provided, the description carries the full behavioral disclosure burden, and it does so richly. It reveals that the tool reads the agent's A2A card, never proxies the call, checks the Oracle's probe verdict before dispatching, refuses with a reason when the agent is not serving, does not pay on behalf of the caller, passes through HTTP 402 details, and refuses unparseable pricing rather than assuming it is free.

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?

The description is long but every sentence contributes an operational fact: the core action, routing behavior, pre-dispatch safety check, payment semantics, and error handling. It is front-loaded with the main purpose and proceeds in logical order, with no redundant filler.

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?

Despite no output schema and no annotations, the description covers the key invocation contract: where the call goes, what is checked before dispatch, how pricing is handled, and what happens on 402. It does not explicitly describe the shape of a successful skill response, but the tool's behavior and failure modes are otherwise sufficiently specified for correct invocation.

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 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description adds value beyond the schema by clarifying that params are sent verbatim as the JSON request body, that skill must match the card's advertised id exactly, that agent_id comes from search_agents, and by giving concrete skill-id examples. This is a meaningful boost over the schema alone.

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 opens with a specific verb and resource: 'Invoke a skill on a live MeshKore agent.' It goes further by explaining the mechanism (reads the A2A card, POSTs to <card.url>/v1/<skill-id>), which clearly distinguishes this tool from the sibling discovery tools list_skills and search_agents.

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?

The description makes the context clear: you use this after identifying an agent and its skill, and it references list_skills and search_agents for finding the correct skill id. It does not explicitly state 'use this instead of X' or list exclusion cases, but the contrast with the sibling discovery tools is strong enough for an agent to know when this is the invocation step.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

With no annotations, the description carries the full behavioral burden. It discloses the output structure as { id, title, description, input_modes, output_modes } and explains that these records come from A2A cards, giving agents a concrete expectation of what the result looks like.

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?

Two focused sentences with no filler. The purpose, output format, and downstream usage are all communicated efficiently and in sensible order.

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?

For a simple list tool with one optional parameter, the description covers the output structure, the source of the vocabulary, and how the returned data should be consumed. Nothing necessary for correct invocation is missing.

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?

The schema already fully describes the single optional `query` parameter as a substring filter across id, title, and description. The description adds no additional parameter semantics, so the baseline score of 3 applies.

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 clearly states the tool lists the MeshKore skill vocabulary, a specific resource, and describes the record shape. This distinguishes it from call_agent and search_agents by focusing on vocabulary metadata rather than agent invocation or searching.

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?

The description gives clear context: this tool is for retrieving skill ids to be used as the `skill` argument in call_agent. It doesn't explicitly state when not to use search_agents, but the intended role in the workflow is well implied.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

With no annotations, the description carries the burden of behavioral disclosure, and it does so well: it defines what 'operational' means, distinguishes it from 'online', explains the meaning of null, and states that the tool never proxies skill calls. It omits ranking criteria and any rate-limit or auth context, which keeps it from 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.

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

The description is dense but purposeful; every clause adds information about what the tool returns, how to interpret operational status, or how it differs from call_agent. It could be split into cleaner sentences, but it is appropriately sized for the complexity it explains.

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?

Even without an output schema, the description covers the return fields, the key behavioral nuance (operational vs online vs null), the filter option, and the follow-up action (call_agent). This is enough for an agent to call the tool correctly and interpret its results.

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?

All three parameters already have detailed schema descriptions, including the strict meaning of operational_only. The description adds some useful framing around the operational field, but it mostly reinforces rather than expands on the schema's parameter documentation, so the baseline of 3 applies.

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 opens with a specific verb and resource ('Search the MeshKore Oracle for agents') and lists the exact return fields (id, name, skills, declared price, operational). It also explicitly contrasts this tool with call_agent, making sibling differentiation clear.

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?

It gives direct guidance on when to use the operational_only filter and explains the router-not-broker standard, explicitly telling the agent to use call_agent for actual invocation. This is clear when-to-use and when-not-to-use guidance.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.