NarcoScope — illicit-economy evidence atlas

by io.github.beepboop2025

Inspect China drug data coverage

get_palimpsest_bridge

Read-only

Inspect official China evidence coverage and source metadata. WDR prices and seizures are withheld pending publication permission; independently available precursor, designation and wildlife aggregates retain their provenance, disclosure and causal boundaries.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
No arguments

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`$schema`	Yes
`dataAsOf`	Yes
`datasets`	Yes
`geography`	Yes
`artifactId`	Yes
`disclosure`	Yes
`exclusions`	Yes
`limitations`	Yes
`canonicalUrl`	Yes
`schemaVersion`	Yes
`interpretation`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed5 schema fields changedOct 28, 2026

changedOutput schema / $defs / dataset / properties / data / type

Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]

addedOutput schema / $defs / dataset / properties / publication
```
Added value: +{
+  "$ref": "#/$defs/publication"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / $defs / publication

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "observationScope": {
+      "const": "published_rows_only"
+    },
+    "permissionEvidence": {
+      "type": "null"
+    },
+    "policyId": {
+      "const": "narcoscope.publication-rights.2026-10-28.v1"
+    },
+    "reason": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "sourceIds": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "const": "metadata_only"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "policyId",
+    "status",
+    "sourceIds",
+    "permissionEvidence",
+    "reason",
+    "observationScope"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / datasets / properties / drugSeizures / allOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
-  },
-  {
-    "properties": {
-      "datasetId": {
-        "const": "drug_seizures"
-      }
-    },
-    "type": "object"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+  },
+  {
+    "properties": {
+      "datasetId": {
+        "const": "drug_seizures"
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "properties": {
+      "data": {
+        "type": "null"
+      },
+      "publication": {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/publication"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "publication"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  }
+]

changedOutput schema / properties / datasets / properties / retailDrugPrices / allOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
-  },
-  {
-    "properties": {
-      "datasetId": {
-        "const": "retail_drug_prices"
-      }
-    },
-    "type": "object"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+  },
+  {
+    "properties": {
+      "datasetId": {
+        "const": "retail_drug_prices"
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "properties": {
+      "data": {
+        "type": "null"
+      },
+      "publication": {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/publication"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "publication"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  }
+]

Changed1 schema field changedAug 29, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$defs": {
+    "dataset": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "data": {
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "datasetId": {
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "limitations": {
+          "items": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "minItems": 1,
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "measurement": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "grain": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "method": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "status": {
+              "enum": [
+                "official_reported",
+                "official_action_record"
+              ]
+            },
+            "unit": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "valueType": {
+              "enum": [
+                "statistical_measurement",
+                "administrative_measurement",
+                "administrative_action"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "status",
+            "valueType",
+            "method",
+            "unit",
+            "grain"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "provenance": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "documentSha256": {
+              "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "input": {
+              "additionalProperties": false,
+              "properties": {
+                "path": {
+                  "minLength": 1,
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "sha256": {
+                  "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "path",
+                "sha256"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "localDataDate": {
+              "format": "date",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "publisher": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "retrievedAt": {
+              "format": "date-time",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "sourceEdition": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "url": {
+              "format": "uri",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "publisher",
+            "title",
+            "url",
+            "sourceEdition",
+            "localDataDate",
+            "input"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "sourceStatus": {
+          "const": "official"
+        },
+        "temporalCoverage": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "fromYear": {
+              "type": [
+                "integer",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "kind": {
+              "enum": [
+                "year_range",
+                "snapshot"
+              ]
+            },
+            "snapshotDate": {
+              "format": "date",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "toYear": {
+              "type": [
+                "integer",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "kind",
+            "fromYear",
+            "toYear",
+            "snapshotDate"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "topic": {
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "datasetId",
+        "topic",
+        "sourceStatus",
+        "measurement",
+        "temporalCoverage",
+        "provenance",
+        "data",
+        "limitations"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ofacDesignationData": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "byEntityType": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "count": {
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              "entityType": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "entityType",
+              "count"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "byProgram": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
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+                "minimum": 0,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              "label": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "program": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "program",
+              "label",
+              "count"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "multiCountryRecordCount": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "narcoticsSpecificProgramRecordCount": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "recordCount": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "tcoOnlyRecordCount": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "recordCount",
+        "narcoticsSpecificProgramRecordCount",
+        "tcoOnlyRecordCount",
+        "byEntityType",
+        "byProgram",
+        "multiCountryRecordCount"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "precursorCorridorData": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "contextRecords": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "allocationStatus": {
+                "const": "not_reported_by_origin_destination_pair"
+              },
+              "contextId": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "countScope": {
+                "const": "four_reporting_countries_operation_total"
+              },
+              "destinations": {
+                "items": {
+                  "minLength": 1,
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "minItems": 1,
+                "type": "array",
+                "uniqueItems": true
+              },
+              "operationReportedSeizureCount": {
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              "origins": {
+                "items": {
+                  "minLength": 1,
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "minItems": 1,
+                "type": "array",
+                "uniqueItems": true
+              },
+              "precursor": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "recordKind": {
+                "const": "qualitative_context"
+              },
+              "sourceLocator": {
+                "$ref": "#/$defs/sourceLocator"
+              },
+              "summary": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "year": {
+                "minimum": 1900,
+                "type": "integer"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "contextId",
+              "precursor",
+              "origins",
+              "destinations",
+              "year",
+              "recordKind",
+              "allocationStatus",
+              "operationReportedSeizureCount",
+              "countScope",
+              "summary",
+              "sourceLocator"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
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+            "allOf": [
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+                      "const": "eligible"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "aggregationEligibility"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "then": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationGroup": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "quantityRelation": {
+                      "const": "exact"
+                    },
+                    "recordKind": {
+                      "not": {
+                        "const": "derived_subtotal"
+                      }
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "else": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationEligibility": {
+                      "const": "ineligible_non_exact"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "if": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "quantityRelation": {
+                      "const": "exact"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "quantityRelation"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "then": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationEligibility": {
+                      "not": {
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+                      }
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "if": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "recordKind": {
+                      "const": "derived_subtotal"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "recordKind"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "then": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationEligibility": {
+                      "const": "ineligible_derived"
+                    },
+                    "aggregationGroup": {
+                      "const": null
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "if": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationEligibility": {
+                      "const": "ineligible_derived"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "aggregationEligibility"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "then": {
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+                      "const": null
+                    },
+                    "recordKind": {
+                      "const": "derived_subtotal"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                "if": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "aggregationEligibility": {
+                      "const": "ineligible_incompatible_basis"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "aggregationEligibility"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "then": {
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+                    "aggregationGroup": {
+                      "const": null
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              }
+            ],
+            "properties": {
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+                  "ineligible_non_exact",
+                  "ineligible_derived",
+                  "ineligible_incompatible_basis"
+                ]
+              },
+              "aggregationGroup": {
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+                      "potassium_permanganate_substance_mass",
+                      "pseudoephedrine_preparation_mass"
+                    ]
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+                "type": [
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+              },
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+                  "joint_origin_includes_china"
+                ]
+              },
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+                "type": "string"
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+              "quantityBasis": {
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+                "type": "string"
+              },
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+                "type": "number"
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+                  "greater_than"
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+              },
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+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
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+                "type": "integer"
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+              "precursor",
+              "quantityKg",
+              "quantityRelation",
+              "quantityBasis",
+              "recordKind",
+              "aggregationEligibility",
+              "aggregationGroup",
+              "incidentCount",
+              "sourceLocator"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
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+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "includedQuantitativeRecordCount": {
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+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "quantityAggregation": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "allOf": [
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+                "properties": {
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+                    "const": null
+                  },
+                  "summedQuantityKg": {
+                    "const": null
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "if": {
+                "properties": {
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+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
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+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
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+                  "summedQuantityKg": {
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+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              }
+            }
+          ],
+          "properties": {
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+                    "pseudoephedrine_preparation_mass"
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+                {
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+            },
+            "eligibleRecordCount": {
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+              "type": "integer"
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+              "type": "integer"
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+              "type": "integer"
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+              "type": "integer"
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+                "not_computed_no_records"
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+            },
+            "summedQuantityKg": {
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "type": [
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+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
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+            "exactRecordCount",
+            "nonExactRecordCount",
+            "eligibleRecordCount",
+            "excludedRecordCount",
+            "aggregationGroup",
+            "summedQuantityKg"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
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+        "includedContextRecordCount",
+        "quantityAggregation",
+        "corridors",
+        "contextRecords"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "sourceLocator": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "paragraph": {
+          "minimum": 1,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "pdfPage": {
+          "minimum": 1,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "printedPage": {
+          "minimum": 1,
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "pdfPage",
+        "printedPage",
+        "paragraph"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "$id": "urn:narcoscope:mcp-output:palimpsest-bridge:v1",
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "$schema": {
+      "const": "./narcoscope-palimpsest-v1.schema.json"
+    },
+    "artifactId": {
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+    },
+    "canonicalUrl": {
+      "format": "uri",
+      "pattern": "^https://",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "dataAsOf": {
+      "format": "date",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "datasets": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "drugSeizures": {
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+            },
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "datasetId": {
+                  "const": "drug_seizures"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "ofacDesignations": {
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+            },
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                  "$ref": "#/$defs/ofacDesignationData"
+                },
+                "datasetId": {
+                  "const": "ofac_designations"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "precursorCorridorIncidents": {
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+            },
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                  "$ref": "#/$defs/precursorCorridorData"
+                },
+                "datasetId": {
+                  "const": "precursor_corridor_incidents"
+                },
+                "provenance": {
+                  "properties": {
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+                    },
+                    "retrievedAt": {
+                      "const": "2026-08-12T13:50:25Z"
+                    },
+                    "url": {
+                      "const": "https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Publications/AnnualReports/AR2025/Precursors_Report/E_INCB_2025_4_eng.pdf"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "documentSha256",
+                    "retrievedAt"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "retailDrugPrices": {
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+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+            },
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "datasetId": {
+                  "const": "retail_drug_prices"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "wildlifeConfiscations": {
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/dataset"
+            },
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "datasetId": {
+                  "const": "wildlife_confiscations"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "retailDrugPrices",
+        "drugSeizures",
+        "precursorCorridorIncidents",
+        "ofacDesignations",
+        "wildlifeConfiscations"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "disclosure": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "exactAddressDisclosure": {
+          "const": "none"
+        },
+        "identifierDisclosure": {
+          "const": "none"
+        },
+        "illustrativeDataIncluded": {
+          "const": false
+        },
+        "level": {
+          "const": "public_aggregate"
+        },
+        "runtimeCoupling": {
+          "const": "none_static_artifact"
+        },
+        "sourcePolicy": {
+          "const": "official_only"
+        },
+        "subjectEntityDisclosure": {
+          "const": "none"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "level",
+        "sourcePolicy",
+        "subjectEntityDisclosure",
+        "exactAddressDisclosure",
+        "identifierDisclosure",
+        "illustrativeDataIncluded",
+        "runtimeCoupling"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "exclusions": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "classification": {
+            "enum": [
+              "illustrative",
+              "illustrative_or_constructed",
+              "unreviewed_leads",
+              "privacy_minimized"
+            ]
+          },
+          "component": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "reason": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "component",
+          "classification",
+          "reason"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "geography": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "country": {
+          "const": "China"
+        },
+        "iso2": {
+          "const": "CN"
+        },
+        "iso3": {
+          "const": "CHN"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "country",
+        "iso2",
+        "iso3"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "interpretation": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "limitations": {
+      "items": {
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "schemaVersion": {
+      "const": "narcoscope.palimpsest.china-aggregate.v1"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "$schema",
+    "schemaVersion",
+    "artifactId",
+    "dataAsOf",
+    "geography",
+    "disclosure",
+    "datasets",
+    "exclusions",
+    "limitations",
+    "canonicalUrl",
+    "interpretation"
+  ],
+  "title": "NarcoScope public China aggregate for Palimpsest",
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedAug 12, 2026

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already cover the safety profile (read-only, closed-world, non-destructive), so the description adds genuine value by disclosing partial data availability: WDR prices and seizures are withheld pending permission, while precursor, designation and wildlife aggregates retain provenance and disclosure boundaries. This tells the agent to expect gaps rather than assume missing data means zero.

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?

Two sentences, front-loaded with the core purpose followed by the caveat. The second sentence is dense with jargon ('causal boundaries', 'designation aggregates') but every clause carries information about coverage limits.

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?

An output schema exists, so return format need not be described. For a no-argument inspection tool, the description supplies the key context (what is covered, what is suppressed and why). It could go further in stating how the aggregates relate to the other palimpsest endpoints.

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?

Zero parameters with an empty schema, so there is nothing for the description to disambiguate. Baseline of 4 applies; the description adds nothing here but nothing is required.

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?

States a specific verb and resource: inspect official China evidence coverage plus source metadata. Clear enough to know what the tool returns, but it never distinguishes itself from the similarly-named siblings (get_palimpsest_bri_context, get_palimpsest_corridors), and the tool name 'bridge' is opaque relative to the description.

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?

There is no guidance on when to call this versus the other palimpsest tools, and no stated prerequisites. The note about withheld WDR data is a caveat about results, not a selection rule for the agent.

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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