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Islam West Africa Collection (IWAC)

Semantic scatter

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Read-onlyIdempotent

Stable-hash sample of matching stored embeddings, projected with PCA. Reports eligible, invalid, missing and capped counts, seed and explained variance. Group counts describe the sample. Coordinates are chart-only; this is not the published UMAP landscape. Needs no API key.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
exactNoAND values. Fields: subject/spatial/author/language/country/newspaper/topic_id/min_prob/scored_by; country_raw=whole cell; polarity:<model>.
limitNoItems projected (default 300, max 2000)
subsetNoarticles (default) | publications | references
countryNoExact country name (accents optional)
date_toNo
keywordNo
subjectNoExact tag
color_byNocountry | newspaper | subject | lda_topic_label | polarity (gpt-5-6-luna's label)
date_fromNoInclusive date bounds: YYYY[-MM[-DD]]
newspaperNoNewspaper/periodical substring
hijri_yearNo
hijri_monthNo
keyword_modeNo
keyword_aliasesNo

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
noteYes
seedNo
viewYes
groupsNo
pointsNo
subsetYes
filtersYes
color_byNo
samplingNo
projectedYes
limit_warningNo
total_matchesYes
requested_limitNo
omitted_by_limitNo
explained_varianceYes
invalid_embeddingsNo
missing_embeddingsNo
eligible_embeddingsNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed22 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / country / description
      Previous value: -"Exact country name: Benin | Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger | Nigeria | Togo (accents optional)"New value: +"Exact country name (accents optional)"
    • changedInput schema / properties / date_from / description
      Previous value: -"YYYY-MM-DD (or YYYY)"New value: +"Inclusive date bounds: YYYY[-MM[-DD]]"
    • removedInput schema / properties / date_to / description
      Removed value: -"YYYY-MM-DD (or YYYY)"
    • addedInput schema / properties / exact
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": {
      +    "items": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "maxItems": 20,
      +    "minItems": 1,
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  "description": "AND values. Fields: subject/spatial/author/language/country/newspaper/topic_id/min_prob/scored_by; country_raw=whole cell; polarity:<model>.",
      +  "propertyNames": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / hijri_month
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / hijri_year
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "integer"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / keyword / description
      Removed value: -"ONE French concept keyword; substring over the subset's text fields"
    • addedInput schema / properties / keyword / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • addedInput schema / properties / keyword_aliases
      Added value: +{
      +  "items": {
      +    "minLength": 1,
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "maxItems": 12,
      +  "type": "array"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / keyword_mode
      Added value: +{
      +  "enum": [
      +    "literal",
      +    "all_terms"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / limit / maximum
      Removed value: -9007199254740991
    • removedInput schema / properties / limit / minimum
      Removed value: --9007199254740991
    • changedInput schema / properties / newspaper / description
      Previous value: -"Newspaper (articles) or periodical/series title (publications)"New value: +"Newspaper/periodical substring"
    • changedInput schema / properties / subject / description
      Previous value: -"Exact subject tag (pipe-aware)"New value: +"Exact tag"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / eligible_embeddings
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / invalid_embeddings
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / limit_warning
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / missing_embeddings
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / omitted_by_limit
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / requested_limit
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / sampling
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / seed
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  2. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / groups
      Added value: +{
      +  "additionalProperties": {
      +    "type": "number"
      +  },
      +  "propertyNames": {
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
      -  "view",
      -  "subset",
      -  "filters",
      -  "total_matches",
      -  "projected",
      -  "explained_variance",
      -  "points",
      -  "note"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "view",
      +  "subset",
      +  "filters",
      +  "total_matches",
      +  "projected",
      +  "explained_variance",
      +  "note"
      +]
  3. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / color_by / description
      Previous value: -"country | newspaper | subject | lda_topic_label | polarity (gemini-3-flash-preview's label)"New value: +"country | newspaper | subject | lda_topic_label | polarity (gpt-5-6-luna's label)"
  4. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / color_by / description
      Previous value: -"country | newspaper | subject | lda_topic_label | gemini_polarite"New value: +"country | newspaper | subject | lda_topic_label | polarity (gemini-3-flash-preview's label)"
  5. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • 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"
  6. Added

TDQS

A3.6/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations cover readOnly/idempotent/openWorld, and the description adds meaningful behavior beyond them: it is a sampled hash projection (not exhaustive), reports eligible/invalid/missing/capped counts plus seed and explained variance, coordinates are chart-only, and no API key is needed. The 'capped' and 'sample' notes are genuinely useful context a caller needs.

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 compact sentences, front-loaded with the projection method and sample semantics, then the disambiguation caveat. No filler; each sentence carries distinct information.

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 value detail is not required, and the description still flags what the numbers mean (eligible/invalid/missing/capped, explained variance). Given the high parameter count, filter semantics are under-explained, but the core behavioral picture is complete for a charting tool.

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?

With 14 params and 57% schema coverage, the burden is shared. The description adds only loose meaning ('matching', 'capped sample') and does not clarify the many filter params (keyword_mode, keyword_aliases, hijri_*, date_to) left undocumented in the schema. Marginally better than schema-only but not compensating for the coverage gap.

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 operation and output: a stable-hash sample of matching embeddings projected with PCA into a scatter. The scope ('sample', 'chart-only') is clear. It distinguishes itself from a similar published landscape only implicitly via the UMAP contrast, not by naming a sibling tool.

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?

No explicit when-to-use guidance against the many siblings (get_topic_distribution, get_similar_items, get_cooccurrence, etc.). The description clarifies only the negative boundary ('not the published UMAP landscape') but gives no positive criteria for choosing this tool over alternatives.

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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