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Read-onlyIdempotent

Find tools by describing the data or task. Use when you need to browse, search, look up, or discover what tools exist for: SEC filings, financials, revenue, profit, FDA drugs, adverse events, FRED economic data, Census demographics, BLS jobs/unemployment/inflation, ATTOM real estate, ClinicalTrials, USPTO patents, weather, news, crypto, stocks. Returns the top-N most relevant tools with names, descriptions, and full input schemas (with curated examples) — each result is ready to call directly, no second schema lookup needed. Call this FIRST when you have many tools available and want to see the option set (not just one answer).

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
qNoAlias for query.
taskNoAlias for query.
limitNoMaximum number of tools to return (default 20, max 50)
queryYesNatural language description of what you want to do (e.g., "analyze housing market trends", "look up FDA drug approvals", "find trade data between countries"). Accepts task, q, description, search as aliases.
searchNoAlias for query.
descriptionNoAlias for query.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections. Dates show when Glama detected each change.

  1. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / description
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Alias for query.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / q
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Alias for query.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • changedInput schema / properties / query / description
      Previous value: -"Natural language description of what you want to do (e.g., \"analyze housing market trends\", \"look up FDA drug approvals\", \"find trade data between countries\")"New value: +"Natural language description of what you want to do (e.g., \"analyze housing market trends\", \"look up FDA drug approvals\", \"find trade data between countries\"). Accepts task, q, description, search as aliases."
    • addedInput schema / properties / search
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Alias for query.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / task
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Alias for query.",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / examples
      Added value: +[
      +  {
      +    "query": "look up FDA drug approvals"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "query": "analyze housing market trends"
      +  }
      +]
  3. Added

TDQS

A4.6/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Annotations already mark it read-only, idempotent, and non-destructive. The description adds return-format behavior: top-N tools with full schemas and curated examples, ready to call directly with no second lookup. This is supplemental behavioral transparency beyond annotations.

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 description is well-structured and front-loaded with the core purpose. The domain list is somewhat lengthy but serves as useful search examples. Each sentence contributes, though a few items in the list could be trimmed.

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

Completeness5/5

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

The tool has no output schema, so the description's explanation of return format is essential and provided. It covers purpose, usage timing, and return capabilities. Combined with rich annotations, the description is fully adequate for agent invocation.

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?

Schema coverage is 100%, with detailed descriptions for query, limit, and aliases. The description's mention of 'top-N' and 'describing the data or task' reinforces existing schema info but does not substantially add new parameter semantics. Baseline 3 is appropriate.

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

Purpose5/5

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

The description clearly states the tool's function: finding tools by describing data or task. It specifies the verb (find), resource (tools), and usage context (browse/search/discover), distinguishing it from sibling tools that perform the actual data tasks.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

It explicitly says 'Use when you need to browse, search, look up, or discover what tools exist' and instructs to 'Call this FIRST' when many tools are available. This provides clear context and implies a when-not-to-use (when you already know the specific tool).

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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TDQS

A3.8/5.0
Disambiguation2/5

ask_pipeworx and ask_pipeworx_beta are explicitly described as currently identical, creating real ambiguity between two tools. The polymarket cluster (arbitrage, edges, fill_risk, edge_tracker, kalshi_spread, bet_research) has overlapping edge-finding purposes that rely on reading long descriptions to separate, and the DNS tools are so few that an agent cannot tell this is a 'dns' server at all.

Naming Consistency2/5

The set mixes at least four naming conventions: bare verbs (remember, forget, subscribe), verb_noun (dns_lookup, validate_claim, discover_tools), noun phrases (entity_profile, deep_research, recent_alerts), and brand-prefixed families (ask_pipeworx_*, polymarket_*, pipeworx_*). Each cluster is internally consistent, but the overall pattern is incoherent, including stray names like reverse_dns that invert the verb_first convention.

Tool Count2/5

At 34 tools this exceeds the 25+ threshold for a heavy surface, and the count is wildly mismatched to the server's name: only 3 of 34 tools (dns_lookup, dns_lookup_all, reverse_dns) relate to DNS. The remaining 31 tools belong to unrelated domains (data research, prediction markets, memory, subscriptions, npm scanning), making the toolkit feel like a mislabeled grab-bag rather than a scoped server.

Completeness3/5

Judged against the server's stated 'dns' purpose, coverage is thin: read-only lookups only, with no WHOIS, DNSSEC, zone management, or write operations. Judged against the dominant inferred domain (a data-research/prediction-market platform), the surface is quite complete — query, grounded verification, deep research, profiles, comparisons, claim validation, discovery, subscriptions, alerts, and feedback all exist — though there is no tool to directly read a pipeworx:// citation URI.