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Eat or drink a Food Cart item you own and see its effect. Requires a UUID requestId.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
itemIdYes
requestIdYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

B3.2/5.0
Behavior3/5

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

No annotations are supplied, so the description carries the full behavioral burden. It discloses that the call produces an observable effect ("see its effect"), partially compensating for the missing output schema, but says nothing about whether the item is destroyed, whether the call is idempotent, or what errors occur when the item is not owned.

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?

Two short sentences, front-loaded with the action and resource. The closing requestId sentence is nearly redundant with the schema's uuid format, so it doesn't fully earn its place, but there is no other padding.

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?

For a two-parameter mutation with no annotations and no output schema, the description is marginally adequate: it hints at a returned effect. It is still missing item-consumption semantics, requestId's idempotency purpose, and failure modes, which an agent needs before invoking a destructive-sounding operation.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters2/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 0%, so the description must explain both parameters. It only restates that requestId is a UUID (already enforced by the schema's format and pattern) and says nothing about what itemId identifies beyond a vague "item you own", including no syntax or lookup guidance.

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?

States a specific verb+resource pair ("Eat or drink a Food Cart item you own") plus a side effect ("see its effect"). This separates it from cook, brew, buy_ingredient, and drink_potion reasonably well, though it never explicitly says it is the non-potion counterpart to drink_potion.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

"a Food Cart item you own" implies the ownership prerequisite and the item source, which is useful implicit routing. But there is no explicit when-to-use/when-not guidance and no named alternative for the closely related siblings drink_potion and cook.

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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