Get Offer
get_offerOne Offer with its full description, what the seller needs from you, prices, add-ons and images.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| offer_id | Yes | offer_id from search_offers, or the Offer's page URL. |
get_offerOne Offer with its full description, what the seller needs from you, prices, add-ons and images.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| offer_id | Yes | offer_id from search_offers, or the Offer's page URL. |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already establish readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world behavior, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds genuine value by disclosing the shape of the returned record (description, seller requirements, prices, add-ons, images), which matters because there is no output schema. It is silent on error/unavailable-offer behavior, keeping it below a 5.
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 dense sentence with no filler, and the payload contents are front-loaded immediately after the resource. It is a fragment rather than a full sentence, but nothing in it is wasted.
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, the enumeration of returned fields is the key missing piece and the description supplies it; annotations carry permissions and side-effect information. What remains unstated — error behavior for an unknown or expired offer — is minor for a simple single-record read.
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?
Schema coverage is 100% and the sole parameter already documents both accepted forms (offer_id from search_offers or the Offer's page URL). The description adds nothing about the identifier, so the schema does the entire job and the baseline of 3 applies.
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 names the specific resource ('One Offer') and enumerates what it contains (description, seller requirements, prices, add-ons, images), so an agent knows this is a single-record fetch rather than a list. It does not explicitly contrast itself with search_offers, but the singular scope plus the tool name make the distinction inferable.
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 versus search_offers or get_project, and no prerequisites or exclusions. The only workflow hint ('offer_id from search_offers') appears in the schema, not the description, so the description itself provides no usage guidance.
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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