DatoQA — Official Public Holidays

get_public_holidays

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get published public-holiday entries for one calendar and year or exact inclusive local date. Use a known region id directly (fr-metropole, gb-england-and-wales, hk-general, oh-de); consult list_holiday_regions only if scope is unknown. OpenHolidays entries retain multilingual names, subdivisions and half-day scope; set nationwide_only=true to exclude regional entries. Government feeds and third-party curated calendars are explicitly distinguished. Empty results do not establish working days; future dates can change, and aggregator dates are not individually government-confirmed.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`date`	No	Exact local calendar date YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-12-28; cannot be combined with year.
`year`	No	Calendar year; defaults to the current year. Only published years are available. Omit when date is supplied.
`region`	Yes	Calendar identifier from list_holiday_regions, for example gb-england-and-wales.
`nationwide_only`	No	For OpenHolidays country calendars, keep only entries marked nationwide by the source. Default false includes regional entries with their scopes. Government calendars retain their named territory scope.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`year`	No
`items`	Yes
`notice`	No
`region`	No
`status`	Yes	Read this before using values; a successful transport does not establish data availability.
`returned`	Yes	Domain-specific result count, not necessarily the number of stored records in items.
`directory`	No
`requested_date`	No
`available_years`	No
`independently_verified`	No	Official-source checks are not independent factual corroboration.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedSep 28, 2026

changedInput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

changedOutput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

Changed4 schema fields changedSep 27, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / nationwide_only

Added value: +{
+  "description": "For OpenHolidays country calendars, keep only entries marked nationwide by the source. Default false includes regional entries with their scopes. Government calendars retain their named territory scope.",
+  "type": "boolean"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / region / description

Previous value: -"Official calendar identifier from list_holiday_regions, for example gb-england-and-wales."New value: +"Calendar identifier from list_holiday_regions, for example gb-england-and-wales."

changedInput schema / properties / region / enum

Previous value: -[
-  "fr-metropole",
-  "fr-alsace-moselle",
-  "fr-guadeloupe",
-  "fr-guyane",
-  "fr-la-reunion",
-  "fr-martinique",
-  "fr-mayotte",
-  "fr-nouvelle-caledonie",
-  "fr-polynesie-francaise",
-  "fr-saint-barthelemy",
-  "fr-saint-martin",
-  "fr-saint-pierre-et-miquelon",
-  "fr-wallis-et-futuna",
-  "gb-england-and-wales",
-  "gb-scotland",
-  "gb-northern-ireland"
-]New value: +[
+  "fr-metropole",
+  "fr-alsace-moselle",
+  "fr-guadeloupe",
+  "fr-guyane",
+  "fr-la-reunion",
+  "fr-martinique",
+  "fr-mayotte",
+  "fr-nouvelle-caledonie",
+  "fr-polynesie-francaise",
+  "fr-saint-barthelemy",
+  "fr-saint-martin",
+  "fr-saint-pierre-et-miquelon",
+  "fr-wallis-et-futuna",
+  "gb-england-and-wales",
+  "gb-scotland",
+  "gb-northern-ireland",
+  "hk-general",
+  "oh-ad",
+  "oh-al",
+  "oh-at",
+  "oh-be",
+  "oh-bg",
+  "oh-br",
+  "oh-by",
+  "oh-ch",
+  "oh-cz",
+  "oh-de",
+  "oh-ee",
+  "oh-es",
+  "oh-fr",
+  "oh-hr",
+  "oh-hu",
+  "oh-ie",
+  "oh-it",
+  "oh-li",
+  "oh-lt",
+  "oh-lu",
+  "oh-lv",
+  "oh-mc",
+  "oh-md",
+  "oh-mt",
+  "oh-mx",
+  "oh-nl",
+  "oh-pl",
+  "oh-pt",
+  "oh-ro",
+  "oh-rs",
+  "oh-se",
+  "oh-si",
+  "oh-sk",
+  "oh-sm",
+  "oh-va",
+  "oh-za"
+]

changedOutput schema / properties / items / items / properties / provenance / properties / verification_level / enum

Previous value: -[
-  "official_source_and_schema_checked",
-  "method_specific"
-]New value: +[
+  "official_source_and_schema_checked",
+  "public_aggregator_and_schema_checked",
+  "method_specific"
+]

First observedSep 27, 2026

TDQS

A4.9/5.0

Behavior5/5

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

Annotations already cover the safety profile (readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive), yet the description adds real behavioral context beyond them: multilingual names/subdivisions/half-day scope are retained, government feeds vs third-party curated calendars are distinguished, future dates are mutable, and aggregator dates are not individually government-confirmed.

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?

Four dense sentences with the core lookup scope front-loaded, then routing guidance, then parameter behavior, then result caveats. No filler or restated name/title; each sentence carries distinct operational information.

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?

With an output schema present and annotations covering safety, the description supplies the remaining gaps: region discovery path, nationwide_only semantics, and the reliability caveats about mutable future dates and aggregator sourcing. Nothing an agent needs to call it correctly is missing.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description still adds value by giving concrete known region ids (fr-metropole, gb-england-and-wales, hk-general, oh-de) and spelling out the effect of nationwide_only=true (exclude regional entries, government calendars keep territory scope), which goes mildly beyond the schema's own wording.

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?

States a specific verb, resource and lookup scope ('published public-holiday entries for one calendar and year or exact inclusive local date'), and implicitly distinguishes itself from list_holiday_regions as the enumeration sibling. An agent can tell exactly what it retrieves and at what granularity without opening the schema.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Explicit routing: 'Use a known region id directly ... consult list_holiday_regions only if scope is unknown' names the alternative and the condition that selects it. It also warns that empty results do not establish working days, which is a usage caveat rather than just a description.

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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