Western Astrology MCP Server by RoxyAPI

Annual profections calculator - lord of the year and yearly time lord by age

post_astrology_profections

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Calculate the annual profection and lord of the year for any birth chart and target date using the Hellenistic time lord technique. Each completed year of life advances the rising sign by one whole sign house, activating a new profected house, profected sign, and ruling planet that sets the tone of the year. Returns the age, profected house and sign, the lord of the year with its natal sign and house placement, and a plain language interpretation for traditional and Hellenistic astrology apps.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`date`	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Determines planetary positions for the specific calendar day.
`lang`	No	Response language (BCP 47). Supported: en, tr, de, es, hi, pt, fr, ru, zh-Hans, zh-Hant. Defaults to en. Coverage varies by domain, and a field with no translation in the requested language returns English.	en
`time`	Yes	Birth time in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format. Determines the Ascendant (rising sign) and house cusps. Use 12:00:00 if unknown.
`compact`	No	Set true for the same data in a compact shape: arrays of same-shaped objects arrive columnar as {"__cols":[names],"__rows":[[values]]}. Lossless, typically 40 to 52 percent fewer tokens.
`latitude`	Yes	Birth location latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Positive = North, negative = South.
`nodeType`	No	Lunar node convention. "mean" is the smoothed average node, which always moves retrograde; "true" is the osculating node, which tracks the real perturbed node, oscillates up to about 1.5 degrees either side of the mean on a 173-day cycle, and can briefly turn direct. Neither is more correct and they almost always fall in the same sign. Applies to the North and South Node. True is the osculating node and the default, because it is what most Western chart software reports; mean is the smoothed node preferred by several evolutionary schools, so pass "mean" to match one. Nothing else in the chart changes, and the two agree on the sign except when the node sits within about 1.8 degrees of a cusp. Defaults to "true".	true
`timezone`	Yes	Timezone: IANA name (e.g. "America/New_York", "Europe/London") OR decimal hours from UTC (e.g. -5 for EST, 1 for CET). IANA strings are resolved to the DST-correct offset for the given date, so you can pass `cities[0].timezone` from /location/search directly.
`longitude`	Yes	Birth location longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). Positive = East, negative = West.
`targetDate`	Yes	Date whose profection year you want, in YYYY-MM-DD format. The completed whole years from the birth date to this date select the profected house and sign. Must fall on or after the birth date.
`houseSystem`	No	House system used only to report where the lord of the year sits in the natal chart. The profected house and sign always use whole sign profection from the rising sign. Placidus (default), Whole Sign, Equal, or Koch.	placidus

TDQS

A4.1/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

The annotations already establish the read-only, non-destructive safety profile. The description adds useful behavioral context about how the calculation advances the rising sign by one whole sign per completed year and what the response will contain, which goes beyond the schema without overstating side effects.

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?

The description is two information-dense sentences with no filler. The core action is front-loaded, the rule is clearly explained, and every clause contributes either to selecting the tool or understanding its output.

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

Completeness5/5

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

Given that this is a stateless calculation tool, the description is complete: it names the inputs conceptually, the calculation rule, and the full set of output fields. The schema additionally covers all parameters with formats, ranges, enums, and a complete example, even though no output schema is present.

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

Parameters3/5

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

All 10 parameters already have detailed descriptions in the schema, including formats, ranges, defaults, and enum meanings, so the schema is doing the heavy lifting. The description only adds a high-level relationship between birth chart and target date and correctly does not repeat all the parameter documentation.

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?

The description is immediately specific: it names the exact action, the resource, and the method — calculating annual profection and lord of the year for a birth chart and target date using the Hellenistic time lord technique. It also identifies the distinctive output (age, profected house/sign, lord of the year, interpretation), making the tool easy to distinguish from sibling progression, return, and transit calculators.

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 implicit: the description explains that this computes a profection year for a birth chart and target date, so an agent can infer when to choose it. However, it does not explicitly say when not to use it or point to alternatives such as progressions, solar returns, or planetary returns, which is important given the large sibling tool list.

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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TDQS

A3.8/5.0

Disambiguation3/5

Most tools are scoped to a clearly distinct domain—moon phases, houses, returns, fixed stars, astrocartography—but several pairs overlap, notably synastry vs. compatibility_score and transits vs. transit_aspects. The descriptions are long and do help an agent choose, but the boundaries are not always obvious at the name level.

Naming Consistency4/5

Every tool follows the same snake_case get_astrology_/post_astrology_ prefix pattern, making the group predictable and readable. However, collection endpoints like get_astrology_planet_meanings_id and get_astrology_signs_id awkwardly combine plural collection and singular id naming, and names like calendar_year_month depart from the cleaner resource+suffix pattern.

Tool Count2/5

With 38 tools, this is well over the 25+ threshold and feels heavy for an agent to traverse. While Western astrology is a broad domain, several near-duplicate endpoints, especially synastry/compatibility and transits/transit_aspects, could be consolidated into fewer, more scoped tools.

Completeness5/5

The toolset is comprehensive, covering natal charts, relationships, transits, returns, progressions, aspects, houses, relocation, and reference data. It includes enough specialized endpoints for both casual horoscope use and in-depth astrological analysis, with no obvious dead ends for the stated domain.

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