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Markate MCP Server and API by Cotlet

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cotlet_browser_open
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Starts the user's Cloud Browser (a real Chrome on Cotlet, where the user is signed in to their sites) and opens url. Call it first. The URL goes to the site's open tab, else to a new tab, so the user's own tabs stay. Answers the page after it: the elements and text in view, with the same numbers. In Markate it serves these actions: Create estimate, Schedule work order, Create invoice, List customers, Add task.

Tool call template

This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {},
    "name": "cotlet_browser_open"
  }
}

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
appNoLeave it out: the step runs in the user's web browser. Only when cotlet_app_guide names an app's own Cloud Browser, that app's slug, e.g. milanote.
urlNoA public http or https address, e.g. https://example.com.

Schema Changelog

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TDQS

A3.8/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, openWorldHint, and non-destructive, so the safety profile is covered. The description still adds real behavior: it runs in a real Chrome session where the user is signed in, it reuses the site's open tab instead of spawning a new one, the user's own tabs are preserved, and it returns the in-view elements and text afterward. That last point matters because there is no output schema.

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

Conciseness3/5

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

The opening and the return-behavior sentences are well front-loaded and earn their place. The final sentence listing Markate actions (Create estimate, Schedule work order, Create invoice, List customers, Add task) is a dangling enumeration with no stated connection to this browser tool, and it dilutes an otherwise tight definition.

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 usefully characterizes the response as the page's visible elements and text "with the same numbers," which orients the agent for follow-up click/fill calls. Two optional parameters are fully documented in the schema. The only gap is the unaddressed overlap with `cotlet_browser_navigate`.

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?

Schema coverage is 100%, and the `app` parameter's description already explains the omit-by-default rule and the `cotlet_app_guide` exception, so the schema carries the semantics. The description adds only tab-routing behavior for `url`, not format or validation meaning beyond what the schema states. Baseline 3 is appropriate.

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?

The description gives a concrete verb and resource: it starts the user's Cloud Browser (real Chrome, signed in) and opens `url`, then returns the page's visible elements and text. That is far more specific than the title. It does not, however, distinguish itself from the sibling `cotlet_browser_navigate`, which an agent could easily confuse with this tool once the browser is already open.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

"Call it first" is an explicit sequencing instruction that tells the agent when this tool belongs in a workflow. The tab-behavior sentence also implies reuse semantics (existing tab vs new tab). There is no explicit when-not-to-use guidance, and the trailing list of Markate actions reads as unrelated context rather than routing help.

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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