get_usage
Get your current usage across all Xyle features: analyses run, crawls performed, keywords researched, etc.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Get your current usage across all Xyle features: analyses run, crawls performed, keywords researched, etc.
| 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 readOnlyHint=true and destructiveHint=false, so the safety profile is covered. The description usefully enumerates what the payload covers, but omits behavioral details an agent would care about: the time window (billing cycle vs. lifetime), whether counts are per-workspace or account-wide, and refresh/caching behavior.
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 that leads with the verb and resource, with no preamble. The trailing 'etc.' slightly weakens precision by leaving the covered metrics open-ended.
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?
With no output schema and no parameters, the description is the only source of return-value context, and it names only a few of the metrics ('analyses run, crawls performed, keywords researched') without describing the reporting period or aggregation scope. Adequate for a trivial getter, but not complete.
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?
The tool takes zero parameters, so there is nothing for the description to clarify beyond what the empty schema already establishes. Baseline 4 applies for a parameterless tool.
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?
The description states a specific verb and resource ('Get your current usage') and enumerates the categories it covers (analyses, crawls, keywords), which is more specific than a tautology. It does not, however, distinguish itself from adjacent account/quota-style siblings such as assist_balance, get_plan, or list_invoices.
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?
There is no statement of when to call this tool versus alternatives, no prerequisites, and no exclusion criteria. The only implied usage is the tautological 'call it to see your usage', which the name already conveys.
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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