stop_agent_test
Stop your synthetic test and retain its captured result.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| test_id | Yes |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Stop your synthetic test and retain its captured result.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| test_id | Yes |
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare destructive=true, readOnly=false and idempotent=false, so the safety profile is covered. The description does add one genuinely valuable behavior beyond the schema — that the captured result is retained rather than discarded — but it omits what happens on a second stop (non-idempotent implies an error), whether in-flight calls are interrupted, and how the retained result is then retrieved.
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?
A single front-loaded sentence with no filler. The action leads and the consequence ('retain its captured result') follows, which is the correct ordering for a destructive operation.
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?
An output schema exists, so return values need not be explained, and annotations carry the safety profile. But for a destructive, non-idempotent single-parameter tool with zero schema coverage, the description should at minimum source the test_id and warn about repeat 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 0% and the single parameter test_id is never referenced in the description. With one required parameter completely undocumented, the agent gets no hint about where test_id originates (presumably start_agent_test's response) or whether it accepts an agent ID.
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?
States a specific verb+resource: 'Stop your synthetic test', which an agent can map cleanly against the sibling start_agent_test and get_agent_test. What is missing is an explicit statement of that pairing, so differentiation is inferable from naming rather than spelled out.
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?
Usage is implied — you call this after start_agent_test to end a run — but the description never says when to use it versus get_agent_test (read results), or what to do if the test has already finished. No exclusions or prerequisites are offered, leaving the agent to infer the workflow.
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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