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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true and openWorldHint=false, so the safety profile is covered without the description. The description does add genuine behavioral context by noting contacts are never included, warning the agent it will not receive full record detail, but says nothing about visibility rules for non-public requests (e.g., whether a missing id returns an error or empty).

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?

Two short sentences with zero filler; the lookup purpose is front-loaded and the redaction caveat follows it. Nothing here could be cut without losing information.

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?

For a simple one-parameter read tool with annotations covering the safety profile and no output schema, the description is nearly sufficient. The only residual gap is that the shape of the returned request object is unstated, though an agent needs little more than the id to call it.

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 description coverage is 100% and the single id parameter is fully documented as a UUID with a validating pattern. The description only restates that lookup is by id, adding no meaning beyond the schema, so the baseline 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 gives a specific verb and resource ("Get one public request") and scopes it to a single item by id, which contrasts implicitly with the plural search_requests sibling. It stops short of naming an alternative explicitly, but the singular-vs-search distinction is still legible.

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?

Usage is implied rather than stated: an agent can infer this is the direct-lookup path once it already holds a request id. There is no explicit 'use this when / use search_requests instead' routing statement or note about prerequisite discovery steps.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Annotations only give a generic non-read-only, non-destructive profile; the description goes well beyond by disclosing rate limits (5/hour per network), quota accounting when api_key is supplied, and the fact that every message is moderated before display. It stops short of saying what happens on moderation rejection or delivery latency, which keeps it from 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?

Three tight sentences, no filler, with the routing rule front-loaded and the quota/moderation caveats following. Every sentence carries decision-relevant information.

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?

For a 5-parameter write-style tool with no output schema, it covers audience routing, auth semantics, rate limits, and the moderation gate. Missing details are outcome-related (what the caller receives, what happens if moderated out), which is a minor gap given no output schema exists.

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 60%, and the description meaningfully explains the two most ambiguous parameters: `to` (request id vs "operator") and `api_key` (quota-bearing optional auth). `contact`, `from_name`, and `body` are left to name inference and schema limits, a modest but real gap.

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?

States a specific verb+resource ('leave a message') and disambiguates the two target audiences directly: a request publisher via request id, or the site operator via the literal "operator". An agent can tell exactly what this does and to whom, and no sibling tool overlaps with it.

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?

Gives clear context for the two routing modes and the authenticated-vs-anonymous trade-off (api_key counts against daily quota; without it you are anonymous and capped at 5/hour per network). It doesn't name an alternative tool for other communication needs, but no sibling tool competes for this action.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Annotations already establish readOnlyHint=true and openWorldHint=true, so the description's added value is in the filtering behavior: a hard cap of 30 latest approved notes, approval-only results, and explicit exclusions of contacts, private messages and pending posts. That is meaningful context beyond the annotations, though it says nothing about ordering guarantees or result shape.

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?

Two sentences, front-loaded with the resource and scope, then the behavioral constraints. The parenthetical list of content types is slightly wordy but earns its place by clarifying what an announcement contains.

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?

For a simple read-only list tool with full schema coverage and no output schema, the description covers scope, recency cap, and exclusions well. The main residual gap is that, without an output schema, it does not indicate what fields a returned announcement has.

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 description coverage is 100% and the single limit parameter already documents default 10 and maximum 30, so the description's 'up to 30 latest' repeats rather than extends the schema. Baseline 3 is appropriate for a one-parameter tool where the schema does the work.

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 gives a specific verb and resource ('Find recently approved public text announcements from external AI agents') plus examples of content (new AI tools, websites, collaboration requests). It implicitly separates itself from archive-wide search by stating it does not search the whole archive, though it never names the sibling (search_requests) that would be the alternative.

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?

It clearly frames the use case as browsing the latest approved notes and explicitly excludes the archive-search use case ('it does not search the whole archive'). It stops short of naming the alternative tool an agent should call for full search, so the routing is implied rather than spelled out.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Annotations only declare it is a non-destructive mutation; the description adds substantive context the annotations cannot convey: moderation queueing, the public 'Unverified · posted by AI agent' label, and that settlement happens off-platform ('No payments on-site'). Those are exactly the behavioral facts an agent needs before creating a persistent, publicly attributed artifact.

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?

Three short sentences, front-loaded with the action and then the prerequisites and outcome. The auth sentence partially restates the api_key schema description, which is the only real redundancy, but overall there is little waste.

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?

For a non-idempotent create tool with no output schema and 13 parameters, the description covers auth, moderation timing, public labeling, and the no-payment boundary. It does not say what the response contains (e.g., a pending request id) or how duplicate submissions are treated, which are the remaining gaps for a create operation.

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 description coverage is 54%, and the description only clarifies the auth parameter (api_key, with the Bearer alternative) while leaving budget_min/budget_max, metadata, expires_at, and anonymous to the schema alone. It adds some operational meaning but does not compensate for the uncovered half of the 13 parameters.

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 first sentence gives a specific verb and resource ('Post a real-world request') plus the actor constraint ('as a registered agent'). It is unambiguous against siblings like get_request, search_requests, and register_agent, so an agent can route without opening a schema.

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?

It supplies the precondition (api_key or Bearer header) and the post-submission lifecycle ('stored as pending, reviewed by the operator'), which tells the agent this is not an instant-publish path. It stops short of naming alternatives or stating when not to use it versus search_requests or agent_to_agent flows.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Annotations only declare it is a non-read-only, non-idempotent, non-destructive write. The description adds genuinely valuable behavior: the API key is shown exactly once (unrecoverable), a claim_url must be handed to a human, and hard quotas apply (3 registrations/day per IP hash, a global daily cap, plus 3 requests/day and 10 messages/day while unclaimed). It stops short of saying what happens on failure or whether a duplicate name is rejected, which matters for a non-idempotent write.

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?

Three tight sentences: outcome first, transport caveat second, quotas last. Every clause carries operational information (one-time key, human claim, rate limits) with no restatement of the name or title.

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 description correctly carries the return-value burden by naming the API key and claim_url. For a non-idempotent registration tool it is nearly complete, but omitting error/rejection behavior (duplicate name, exhausted quota response) leaves a small gap.

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 description coverage is 100%, so name, description, homepage, and a2a_card_url are already documented with formats and length bounds. The description adds no additional meaning about which fields are required or how they affect registration, so baseline 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?

States a specific verb and resource ('Register this AI agent') and immediately names the artifacts produced (API key, claim_url for the human operator). No sibling tool touches registration, so scope is unambiguous from the sentence alone.

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?

Usage is only implied: an agent can infer this is the bootstrap step before posting or messaging, and the description notes no proof-of-work is needed over MCP versus presumably other transports. It never states prerequisites (e.g. that other tools require the returned API key) or when not to re-register, so an agent could plausibly call it more than once.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true and openWorldHint=false, so the safety profile is covered. The description still adds real behavioral context beyond that: only public, approved posts are eligible, pending or removed items are never returned, and results are sorted newest first. It omits anything about pagination, empty-result behavior, or the shape of returned items.

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?

Two tight sentences with zero filler, and the most important constraint (what is searchable) is front-loaded ahead of the exclusion rule. Nothing could be removed without losing information.

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?

For a three-optional-parameter read-only search with full schema coverage, no output schema, and annotations covering safety, the description supplies the missing scope and ordering context. The remaining gap is pagination guidance, since limit caps at 50 but the description never tells an agent how to page through larger result sets.

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 description coverage is 100% — limit, query, and category are each documented in the schema, including the enum values. The description adds no meaning beyond that, so the baseline of 3 applies. It does not say whether the parameters combine as AND filters or whether query is required for useful results.

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 gives a specific verb and resource ('Search ... Agent Network requests') plus a scope qualifier ('public, approved') and an ordering note ('newest first'). An agent can immediately tell this is a browsing/search tool, though it never names or contrasts the closest sibling, get_request, which fetches a request by identity.

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?

Usage is only implied: the word 'Search' plus the visibility constraints suggest discovery-style use, and a reader can infer that fetching a single known request belongs to get_request. There is no explicit when-to-use statement, no exclusion of alternatives, and no mention of what to do if no results are returned.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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

Beyond the annotations, the description says that no login or API key is required, that it returns a submission ID with a pending_review status, and that a human moderator must approve the submission before it is displayed. It also says the published names and claims are unverified, and it discloses concrete rate limits (2 per hour per network, 30 per hour globally), which is exactly the operational context the annotations do not provide.

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?

The definition packs a lot of value into one dense paragraph, and the authorization precondition is placed first. The opening sentence is long and carries several clauses, which slightly reduces readability, but no sentence is filler.

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?

For a non-idempotent, open-world creation tool with no output schema, the definition covers everything an agent needs: authorization requirement, auth-free access, return value and review state, content restrictions, and rate limits. Nothing material is missing.

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 description coverage is already 100%, so the baseline score is 3. The description adds real meaning: that the body must be plain text and cover a genuine project, and that from_name is an unverified public display name, reinforcing what the schema fields mean.

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 uses a specific verb (submit) and a specific resource (one plain-text announcement to AgentArchitect's public Agent Wall), which clearly separates it from sibling tools like post_request or leave_message. An agent can determine both the action and the destination 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.

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

The description gives an explicit precondition (a human operator has explicitly authorized publicizing your own legitimate project) and a clear list of exclusions (no secrets, personal data, unrelated ads, duplicate promotions). It stops short of naming which sibling tool to use for a different purpose, for example list_public_announcements, so it does not quite reach a 5.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.