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get_index

Fetch a published MFG Calcs index, board, ledger, forecast, vintage, revision record, seasonal series, or HS-NAICS map. Tariff targets distinguish the tracked manufacturing panel's observed effective calculated-duty rate; origins are statistically associated with those reported Calculated Duties, not causes. The selected index's JSON Schema branch lists its accepted fields; unsupported, dependent, or conflicting fields return invalid params. Try: {"index":"get_state_cost_index","filter":"Ohio"}.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
asOfNoVintage cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD).
indexYesPublished target.
limitNoRows: "all" or count.
naicsNoSix-digit NAICS code for get_hs_naics.
sinceNoRevision cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD).
filterNoTarget selector; meaning depends on index.
pointsNoHistory: "latest", "all", or count.
countryNoDuty-free origin.
artifactNoRevision artifact filter.
scheduleYearNoDuty-free HTS year.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed18 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / oneOf
      Added value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_tariff_index"
+      },
+      "points": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "rank_landed_cost"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "reshoring_score"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_tariff_bill"
+      },
+      "limit": {},
+      "points": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_policy_premium"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_tariff_dollars_by_country"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_source_shift"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_tariff_effect"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_sourcing_diversification"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_import_price_movers"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "country": {},
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_duty_free_routes"
+      },
+      "limit": {},
+      "scheduleYear": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_wage_board"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_forecast"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_forecast_accuracy"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_cost_pressure_index"
+      },
+      "points": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_input_cost_diffusion"
+      },
+      "points": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_supply_chain_fragility"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_state_cost_index"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_cost_pass_through"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_manufacturing_pmi"
+      },
+      "points": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "limit"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_reshoring_break_even"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_tariff_action_ledger"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_eti_outlook"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "dependencies": {
+      "asOf": [
+        "filter"
+      ]
+    },
+    "properties": {
+      "asOf": {},
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_vintages"
+      },
+      "limit": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "artifact": {},
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_revisions"
+      },
+      "limit": {},
+      "since": {}
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_seasonally_adjusted"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "required": [
+            "filter",
+            "naics"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "properties": {
+      "filter": {},
+      "index": {
+        "const": "get_hs_naics"
+      },
+      "limit": {},
+      "naics": {}
+    }
+  }
+]
    • addedInput schema / properties / artifact
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Revision artifact filter.",
+  "maxLength": 500,
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • addedInput schema / properties / asOf
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Vintage cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD).",
+  "maxLength": 500,
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • changedInput schema / properties / country / description
      Previous value: -"Origin qualifier for get_duty_free_routes, preserved independently from its optional family filter."New value: +"Duty-free origin."
    • addedInput schema / properties / country / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • changedInput schema / properties / filter / description
      Previous value: -"Optional narrowing value, interpreted per index: a product family (most tariff and sourcing indices), a country (get_tariff_dollars_by_country), a U.S. state (get_state_cost_index), a trade (get_wage_board), or a series key (get_forecast). Omit for the whole index."New value: +"Target selector; meaning depends on index."
    • addedInput schema / properties / filter / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • changedInput schema / properties / index / description
      Previous value: -"Which index to fetch. Use one of the names listed in this tool's description."New value: +"Published target."
    • removedInput schema / properties / index / enum
      Removed value: -[
-  "get_tariff_index",
-  "rank_landed_cost",
-  "reshoring_score",
-  "get_tariff_bill",
-  "get_policy_premium",
-  "get_tariff_dollars_by_country",
-  "get_source_shift",
-  "get_tariff_effect",
-  "get_sourcing_diversification",
-  "get_import_price_movers",
-  "get_duty_free_routes",
-  "get_wage_board",
-  "get_forecast",
-  "get_forecast_accuracy",
-  "get_cost_pressure_index",
-  "get_input_cost_diffusion",
-  "get_supply_chain_fragility",
-  "get_state_cost_index",
-  "get_cost_pass_through",
-  "get_manufacturing_pmi",
-  "get_reshoring_break_even",
-  "get_tariff_action_ledger",
-  "get_eti_outlook",
-  "get_vintages",
-  "get_revisions",
-  "get_seasonally_adjusted",
-  "get_hs_naics"
-]
    • addedInput schema / properties / index / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / description
      Previous value: -"Optional row depth for the indices that return a ranked board: \"all\" or a number. Default 15. Every payload carries a resultSets block saying what came back, how much exists, and the exact call for the rest."New value: +"Rows: \"all\" or count."
    • addedInput schema / properties / limit / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • addedInput schema / properties / naics
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Six-digit NAICS code for get_hs_naics.",
+  "maxLength": 500,
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • changedInput schema / properties / points / description
      Previous value: -"Optional history depth for the indices that carry a time series (get_tariff_index, get_tariff_bill, get_cost_pressure_index, get_input_cost_diffusion, get_manufacturing_pmi): \"all\", \"latest\", or a number of newest months. Default 24."New value: +"History: \"latest\", \"all\", or count."
    • addedInput schema / properties / points / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • changedInput schema / properties / scheduleYear / description
      Previous value: -"Four-digit HTS schedule year for get_duty_free_routes; unsupported years are declined explicitly."New value: +"Duty-free HTS year."
    • addedInput schema / properties / scheduleYear / maxLength
      Added value: +500
    • addedInput schema / properties / since
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Revision cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD).",
+  "maxLength": 500,
+  "type": "string"
+}
  2. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / country
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Origin qualifier for get_duty_free_routes, preserved independently from its optional family filter.",
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • addedInput schema / properties / scheduleYear
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Four-digit HTS schedule year for get_duty_free_routes; unsupported years are declined explicitly.",
+  "type": "string"
+}
  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / limit
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional row depth for the indices that return a ranked board: \"all\" or a number. Default 15. Every payload carries a resultSets block saying what came back, how much exists, and the exact call for the rest.",
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • changedInput schema / properties / points / description
      Previous value: -"Optional history depth, for the indices that carry a time series (get_tariff_index, get_tariff_bill, get_cost_pressure_index)."New value: +"Optional history depth for the indices that carry a time series (get_tariff_index, get_tariff_bill, get_cost_pressure_index, get_input_cost_diffusion, get_manufacturing_pmi): \"all\", \"latest\", or a number of newest months. Default 24."
  4. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / index / enum
      Previous value: -[
-  "get_tariff_index",
-  "rank_landed_cost",
-  "reshoring_score",
-  "get_tariff_bill",
-  "get_policy_premium",
-  "get_tariff_dollars_by_country",
-  "get_source_shift",
-  "get_tariff_effect",
-  "get_sourcing_diversification",
-  "get_import_price_movers",
-  "get_duty_free_routes",
-  "get_wage_board",
-  "get_forecast",
-  "get_forecast_accuracy",
-  "get_cost_pressure_index",
-  "get_input_cost_diffusion",
-  "get_supply_chain_fragility",
-  "get_state_cost_index",
-  "get_cost_pass_through",
-  "get_manufacturing_pmi",
-  "get_reshoring_break_even",
-  "get_tariff_action_ledger",
-  "get_eti_outlook"
-]New value: +[
+  "get_tariff_index",
+  "rank_landed_cost",
+  "reshoring_score",
+  "get_tariff_bill",
+  "get_policy_premium",
+  "get_tariff_dollars_by_country",
+  "get_source_shift",
+  "get_tariff_effect",
+  "get_sourcing_diversification",
+  "get_import_price_movers",
+  "get_duty_free_routes",
+  "get_wage_board",
+  "get_forecast",
+  "get_forecast_accuracy",
+  "get_cost_pressure_index",
+  "get_input_cost_diffusion",
+  "get_supply_chain_fragility",
+  "get_state_cost_index",
+  "get_cost_pass_through",
+  "get_manufacturing_pmi",
+  "get_reshoring_break_even",
+  "get_tariff_action_ledger",
+  "get_eti_outlook",
+  "get_vintages",
+  "get_revisions",
+  "get_seasonally_adjusted",
+  "get_hs_naics"
+]
  5. Added

TDQS

A3.5/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

With no annotations, the description carries the behavioral disclosure burden. It adds meaningful caveats: tariff targets are observed rates, origins are statistically associated not causal, and unsupported/dependent/conflicting fields return invalid params. Missing rate-limit or authentication detail, but the interpretive caveats exceed the baseline for a fetch tool.

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?

Three sentences each earn their place: purpose, interpretive caveat, and schema-guidance plus a working example. It is front-loaded and efficient. The only issue is the second sentence is dense and slightly jargony, which is a minor readability cost.

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

Completeness3/5

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

Complexity is high – ten parameters, a large oneOf switch over many index constants, and no output schema. The description points to schema branches and gives a concrete example, but it does not enumerate the available indexes, explain result shapes, or guide selection among overlapping artifact types. Without an output schema, this leaves the agent to infer a lot from the input branches alone.

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. The description adds value by telling agents to consult the selected branch of the schema for accepted fields, offering a concrete runnable example (get_state_cost_index plus Ohio filter), and clarifying the tariff/origin semantic distinction – guidance that the parameter descriptors alone do not provide.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Opens with 'Fetch a published MFG Calcs index...' – a specific verb plus a clear list of artifact types it can return. It communicates the tool's broad fetch-and-dispatch role, though it doesn't explicitly distinguish itself from sibling tools like get_revisions and get_vintages that overlap in the 'vintage' and 'revision record' categories.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines2/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

No when-to-use vs alternatives guidance is provided. It never tells the agent when to prefer get_index over get_revisions, get_vintages, or lookup_tariff even though those are plausible competitors. The 'Try:' example and schema-branch advice address parameter usage, not tool selection.

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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