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Scored across 40 tools
The set contains several overlapping entry points, especially ask_pipeworx / ask_pipeworx_beta / ask_pipeworx_grounded / deep_research / validate_claim and the many Polymarket tools. The descriptions are unusually detailed and explicitly spell out when to prefer each one, which helps an agent distinguish them, but the boundaries remain fuzzy in practice.
Tool names almost all follow a consistent snake_case convention, with no camelCase/snake_case mixing. There are minor stylistic deviations (verb-first vs noun-first, suffixes like _beta, _grounded), but the naming is predictable and readable.
40 tools is too many for a coherent single toolset and far above the well-scoped 3–15 range. The server bundles many separate domains and meta-tools, so the count feels heavy and increases selection burden.
Across the apparent domains there is broad coverage: research, entity resolution, company facts, prediction-market analysis, art lookup, memory, subscriptions, and feedback all have multiple supporting operations. Some gaps remain (e.g., no direct raw filing retrieval, no explicit update for subscriptions beyond unsubscribe), but agents can generally work around them via the meta-tools.
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
release_calendar_markets2 fields changedOutput schema / properties / empty_reasonAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Present ONLY on a zero-release window: \"no_releases_in_window\". The window was queried and nothing is scheduled — this is an answer, not a failure.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Output schema / properties / hintAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Present ONLY on a zero-release window: what to change (usually a wider `hours`).",
+ "type": "string"
+}deep_research8 fields changedInput schema / properties / askAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / inputAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / promptAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / qAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / queryAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"The research question, in natural language. Broad/multi-part is fine — decomposition is the point."New value: +"The research question, in natural language. Broad/multi-part is fine — decomposition is the point. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}forget4 fields changedInput schema / properties / kAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key to delete"New value: +"Memory key to delete. Accepts name, k, label as aliases."Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}recall4 fields changedInput schema / properties / kAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key to retrieve (omit to list all keys)"New value: +"Memory key to retrieve (omit to list all keys). Accepts name, k, label as aliases."Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}remember9 fields changedInput schema / properties / contentAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for value.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / dataAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for value.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / kAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / key / descriptionPrevious value: -"Memory key (e.g., \"subject_property\", \"target_ticker\", \"user_preference\")"New value: +"Memory key (e.g., \"subject_property\", \"target_ticker\", \"user_preference\"). Accepts name, k, label as aliases."Input schema / properties / labelAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / nameAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for key.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for value.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / vAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for value.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"Value to store (any text — findings, addresses, preferences, notes)"New value: +"Value to store (any text — findings, addresses, preferences, notes). Accepts content, text, data, v as aliases; a non-string value is stored as JSON."ai_visibility_check1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "entity": "Tesla"
+ }
+]ask_pipeworx3 fields changedInput schema / properties / askAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."ask_pipeworx_beta4 fields changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "question": "What is the current US unemployment rate?"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question or request in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."ask_pipeworx_grounded4 fields changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "question": "What was Apple's fiscal 2023 revenue?"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / askAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / messageAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Alias for question.",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / question / descriptionPrevious value: -"Your question in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input as aliases."New value: +"Your question in natural language. Accepts query, q, prompt, text, input, ask, message as aliases."bet_research2 fields changedInput schema / examplesPrevious value: -[
- {
- "market": "will-bitcoin-reach-100k-in-july-2026"
- },
- {
- "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026"
- }
-]New value: +[
+ {
+ "market": "will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination"
+ },
+ {
+ "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / market / descriptionPrevious value: -"Polymarket slug (\"will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k by June 30?\")"New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."company_factscompare_entities1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "type": "company",
+ "values": [
+ "AAPL",
+ "MSFT"
+ ]
+ }
+]deep_research1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "depth": "quick",
+ "question": "What is the current US unemployment rate and how has it changed over the past year?"
+ }
+]entity_profile1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "type": "company",
+ "value": "AAPL"
+ }
+]generate_llms_txt1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
+ }
+]kalshi_weather_edgepipeworx_feedback1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "message": "Fleet #2184 smoke test: verifying pipeworx_feedback example call returns non-empty.",
+ "type": "other"
+ }
+]pipeworx_trending1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "window": "7d"
+ }
+]polymarket_arbitrage1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "topic": "Fed rate decision"
+ }
+]polymarket_edge_tracker1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "days": 14,
+ "window": "1wk"
+ }
+]polymarket_edges3 fields changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "limit": 5,
+ "window": "1wk"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / min_edge_pp / descriptionPrevious value: -"Minimum |edge| in percentage points to include (default 0.5). Edge is evaluated NET of slippage."New value: +"Minimum |edge| in percentage points to include (default 0.5). Edge is evaluated NET of slippage and Polymarket's own taker fee."Input schema / properties / slippage_pp / descriptionPrevious value: -"Assumed execution slippage in percentage points per leg (default 0.3). Subtracted from raw |edge| before ranking and Kelly sizing. Polymarket has zero trading fees as of 2024 but bid/ask + thin depth typically eats 20-50bp per trade. Bump for very thin partitions; drop to 0 if you have a smarter fill model."New value: +"Assumed execution slippage in percentage points per leg (default 0.3), for bid/ask + thin depth cost that a last-trade price does not show. Subtracted from raw |edge| before ranking and Kelly sizing, ON TOP OF Polymarket's own taker fee — which is NOT zero (rate 0.04-0.07 depending on category, read off each market's own published fee schedule; see fees_pp_applied on every row and fees.ts for the full schedule). Bump slippage for very thin partitions; drop to 0 if you have a smarter fill model — the fee still applies regardless."polymarket_fill_risk1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "market": "will-the-fed-increase-interest-rates-by-25-bps-after-the-december-2026-meeting-20260729232808636",
+ "side": "buy_yes",
+ "size_usd": 1000
+ }
+]polymarket_kalshi_spread2 fields changedInput schema / examplesPrevious value: -[
- {
- "topic": "fed"
- },
- {
- "topic": "btc"
- }
-]New value: +[
+ {
+ "topic": "fed"
+ },
+ {
+ "topic": "btc"
+ },
+ {
+ "topic": "bitcoin"
+ },
+ {
+ "topic": "fed rate decision"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / topic / descriptionPrevious value: -"Pre-mapped: fed | btc | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president"New value: +"Subject to compare. Canonical keys: fed | btc | eth | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president — but aliases and keywords resolve too (\"bitcoin\", \"fed rate decision\", \"ethereum\", \"inflation\", \"s&p 500\", \"us recession\", \"next pope\", \"2028 election\"). Check resolution.topic_matched_by in the response: \"exact\"/\"alias\" is a curated pairing, \"phrase\"/\"token\" is a keyword guess."recent_changes1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "since": "30d",
+ "type": "company",
+ "value": "AAPL"
+ }
+]release_calendar_marketsremember1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "key": "target_ticker",
+ "value": "AAPL"
+ }
+]resolution_auditresolution_diffresolve_entity1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "type": "company",
+ "value": "AAPL"
+ }
+]scan_competitor_ai_presence1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "entities": [
+ "Pipeworx",
+ "Zapier"
+ ]
+ }
+]scan_dependency1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "package": "left-pad"
+ }
+]search_within1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "query": "supply-chain risk",
+ "text": "Apple Inc. reported fiscal 2023 revenue of $383.285 billion, driven by strong iPhone and Services growth. Net income was $96.995 billion. The company faced supply-chain risk in China during the quarter."
+ }
+]suggest_questions1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "topic": "finance"
+ }
+]validate_claim1 field changedInput schema / examplesAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "claim": "Apple's fiscal 2023 revenue was $383 billion"
+ }
+]entity_profile3 fields changedInput schema / properties / type / descriptionPrevious value: -"Entity type. Only \"company\" supported today; person/place coming soon."New value: +"\"company\" or \"ticker\" — both are accepted and behave identically; `value` can be a ticker, CIK, or company name either way. person/place coming soon."Input schema / properties / type / enumPrevious value: -[
- "company"
-]New value: +[
+ "company",
+ "ticker"
+]Input schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\") or zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"). Names not supported — use resolve_entity first if you only have a name."New value: +"Ticker (e.g., \"AAPL\"), zero-padded CIK (e.g., \"0000320193\"), or company name (e.g., \"Moderna\") — names resolve via SEC EDGAR company-name match."resolve_entity1 field changedInput schema / properties / value / descriptionPrevious value: -"For company: ticker (AAPL), CIK (0000320193), or name. For drug: brand or generic name (e.g., \"ozempic\", \"metformin\")."New value: +"For company: ticker (AAPL), CIK (0000320193), or name. For drug: brand or generic name (e.g., \"ozempic\", \"metformin\"). Pass the ENTITY NAME ONLY — for a bond that is the ISSUER exactly as printed (\"NEW YORK ST DORM AUTH\"), never the question's full noun phrase (\"NEW YORK ST DORM AUTH revenue bonds\"): the FIGI lookup matches instrument names, so trailing security-class words match nothing."Art MCP — Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (free, no auth)
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