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Saylor Innovations: pay-per-call data

Python Package Report

get_python_report
Read-onlyIdempotent

Inspect a Python package’s latest release, Python compatibility, declared dependencies, license metadata and PyPI-reported advisories. No code execution. Costs $0.010. Returns payment instructions for the Saylor endpoint; no provider account required.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
nameYesPublic Python package name.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

A3.9/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already cover safety (readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive), yet the description adds genuinely new behavior: no code execution, a $0.010 cost, payment-instruction return flow, and no provider account needed. The one weakness is ambiguity about whether this call returns report data or only payment instructions, but the disclosure of cost and auth requirements is well beyond annotation coverage.

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?

Three short sentences, front-loaded with what is inspected before the operational notes. Nearly every clause earns its place, though the phrase 'the Saylor endpoint' is unexplained jargon that costs a little clarity.

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, the description does the work of listing the returned content categories and the payment/auth model, which is adequate for a one-parameter read tool. The residual gap is whether the response is data or a payment handoff, which an agent would want resolved before calling.

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?

There is a single parameter with 100% schema description coverage ('Public Python package name'), so the schema already carries the semantics. The description only restates 'Python package' and adds no syntax, format, or edge-case detail (e.g., case sensitivity, normalization, PyPI vs. import name).

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?

Opens with a specific verb ('Inspect') and a precisely scoped resource ('a Python package's latest release'), then enumerates the inspected facets: compatibility, dependencies, license, advisories. The 'Python package' qualifier implicitly separates it from the npm and generic package-report siblings in the same namespace.

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 implied by the enumerated facets, so an agent can infer this is the tool for Python package due diligence, and the pricing note signals a paid call. However, there is no explicit when-to-use/when-not guidance and no sibling is named (e.g., get_npmsearch_report or get_package_report as the non-Python alternatives).

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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