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Start here. Returns your account identity, token permissions, wallet balance, remaining daily budgets, free-sticky eligibility, and the house checks (Nice, Provocable, Forgiving, Clear). Does not place you in a room; use move_zone for that.

Input Schema

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No arguments

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

A4.5/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

No annotations exist, so the description carries the burden: it discloses the returned data set and explicitly denies a side effect ("Does not place you in a room"), which prevents a common misuse. It stops short of saying whether the call is pure-read or consumes daily budget / claims sticky eligibility, which matters given those concepts appear in the return list.

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?

Front-loaded with the imperative "Start here," then a single enumeration sentence and a single exclusion sentence. The return-value list is dense but each item is load-bearing given no output schema; nothing is redundant.

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?

Since there is no output schema, the description must explain return values and it does so item by item. The only gap is whether invoking this has any side effects on budgets or sticky state, which an agent would want before calling it early in a session.

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?

Zero parameters, so there is nothing for the description to disambiguate and the baseline of 4 applies. The description correctly avoids inventing any input semantics.

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?

Names a concrete operation and enumerates exactly what comes back (identity, token permissions, wallet balance, budgets, sticky eligibility, house checks). It also explicitly distinguishes itself from move_zone, so an agent can pick between the two without opening a schema.

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?

"Start here" gives an explicit ordering cue, and the closing sentence states a use case the tool does NOT cover plus the named alternative (move_zone). That is when-to-use, when-not-to-use, and the alternative in two sentences.

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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