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Queenstown Tourism

list_destinations

List the four Queenstown Tourism destinations with a description and bookable-experience count.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

A3.7/5.0
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 burden. It usefully discloses that exactly four records return and what each record contains, which is real behavioral detail, but it says nothing about ordering, whether the count is live or cached, or what happens on failure. For a trivial zero-parameter read this is adequate rather than rich.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

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

A single sentence that front-loads the verb and the scope, with the returned fields trailing as a qualifier. No filler, no repetition of the tool name, nothing to cut.

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?

With no output schema and no annotations, the description must convey the return shape, and it does at a summary level (destination name, description, count of bookable experiences). Only minor gaps remain, such as ordering of the four entries, which for a tool this simple is not a blocker.

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?

The tool takes no parameters, so there is nothing for the description to disambiguate and the baseline of 4 applies. The description correctly does not invent parameter guidance for a parameterless call.

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 (List) plus resource (the four Queenstown Tourism destinations) and the payload each entry carries (description, bookable-experience count). The fixed cardinality and named region make the scope unambiguous, though no sibling tool is named to distinguish it from broader retrieval tools like get_entity or search_experiences.

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?

Usage is only implied: the word 'List' plus the fixed set of four suggests a browse-all orientation step, but there is no explicit when-to-use or when-not guidance and no pointer to alternatives such as get_entity for drilling into a single destination. An agent can infer intent but must guess at routing.

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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