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Sect Strength Score

astroway_hellenistic_hand_sect_strength

Read-onlyIdempotent

Numerical sect-light dignity scoring.

[Group: Hellenistic: Hand tradition] [Endpoint: POST /v1/hellenistic/hand/sect-strength] [Required: date, time, latitude, longitude] [Cost: 10 credits (Tier 1)]

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "date": "<date>",
      "time": "<time>",
      "latitude": "<latitude>",
      "longitude": "<longitude>"
    },
    "name": "astroway_hellenistic_hand_sect_strength"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`city`	No
`date`	Yes
`name`	No
`time`	Yes
`fields`	No	Compact mode: comma-separated dotted paths to keep, relative to `data`, e.g. "planets.name,planets.longitude,houses.cusp". Omit for the whole response.
`ayanamsa`	No	Sidereal school by name. Lahiri when omitted. Equivalent to ayanamsaId; send either.
`latitude`	Yes
`timezone`	No	IANA zone name such as Europe/Kyiv, or auto to look the zone up from latitude and longitude. The server takes the offset that zone kept at this local date and time, summer time included, and uses it in place of timezoneOffset. A clock time that happened twice takes the first occurrence; one skipped when clocks went forward takes the offset from before the change. Abbreviations such as EST are refused. Before 1970 the tz database is not reliable for every place, so send timezoneOffset when the local clock is known.
`cosmogram`	No
`longitude`	Yes
`precision`	No	Compact mode: round fractional numbers to this many decimals. Longitudes carry 14 by default; 2 is finer than any chart is drawn.
`ayanamsaId`	No
`zodiacType`	No
`houseSystem`	No		P
`timezoneOffset`	No	Hours from UTC at the given moment, not minutes. Fractional zones are hours too: 5.5 for India, 5.75 for Nepal, -3.5 for Newfoundland. Defaults to 0, meaning UTC. Ignored when timezone is sent.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`score`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed4 schema fields changedNov 7, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / ayanamsaId / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "number"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / ayanamsaId / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "number",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / score / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "number"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / score / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "number",
+  "null"
+]
```

First observedOct 5, 2026

TDQS

C2.7/5.0

Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare this a read-only, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world computation, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds genuinely useful operational context — the cost (10 credits, Tier 1), the POST endpoint, and the required inputs — but says nothing about what the score is computed from or how to interpret it.

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?

The definition is a short, front-loaded one-liner followed by a compact metadata block with no filler. It is efficiently structured, though the single-line purpose could have used a few more words of explanation without becoming verbose.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness2/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a 15-parameter computational tool sitting among dozens of near-identical Hellenistic hand siblings, this is too thin. Even with an output schema present, an agent lacks any explanation of the method, how to read the score, or how this differs from adjacent sect-related tools such as the Schmidt sect classes variant.

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

Parameters2/5

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

The description lists the four required parameters but does not explain them beyond their names, and it is silent on the eleven optional parameters (ayanamsa, houseSystem, zodiacType, timezone, fields, precision, etc.). With only 33% schema description coverage, the description needed to carry more of that explanatory burden and does not.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose3/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The phrase 'Numerical sect-light dignity scoring' names the calculation, but it is dense jargon that doesn't explain what 'sect-light dignity' means or what the numeric output represents. It also gives no signal to distinguish it from the many sibling Hellenistic hand tools (bounds, critical degrees, decennials, perfections, quarter lord, etc.), so an agent cannot confidently choose it over them from the description alone.

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

Usage Guidelines2/5

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

The description states no when-to-use or when-not-to-use conditions and names no alternative. The only guidance is the 'Hellenistic: Hand tradition' group tag, which is categorization rather than routing logic.

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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