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Read-onlyIdempotent

Composite "should I add this npm package to my project" check in ONE call — fans out across deps.dev (license + advisories + version history) and bundlephobia (gzipped/minified bundle size, dependency count, ESM/tree-shake support). Use whenever an agent asks "is X safe / popular / small" or "what does adding lodash cost me". Returns a summary block (is_latest, license, published_at, advisory_count, bundle_kb_min, bundle_kb_gz, dependency_count, has_esm, tree_shakeable), per-advisory detail, links, and a list of recent alternative versions. NPM ecosystem only in v1; PyPI / Maven / Cargo / Go fall under deps.dev:version directly. Partial failures degrade gracefully — bundlephobia's first measurement on a new version can take 5-30s; sources_failed will list it if it times out, the rest still returns.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
packageYesnpm package name. Scoped packages (e.g. "@types/node") are accepted.
versionNoSpecific version to check (e.g., "18.3.1"). Defaults to the latest published version when omitted.

Schema Changelog

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

  1. First observed

TDQS

A4.7/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Annotations indicate read-only and idempotent behavior, but the description adds rich context: it fans out across services, handles partial failures gracefully, may take 5-30s for first bundlephobia measurement, and returns 'sources_failed' on timeout. These are behavioral insights beyond what annotations provide.

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?

The description is dense but every sentence adds value: purpose, usage, output fields, ecosystem scope, and failure behavior. It is front-loaded with the main point and ends with caveats, making it efficient and well-structured for its complexity.

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?

For a complex composite tool, the description covers the key context: what sources are consulted, what output is expected, how failures are handled, and performance characteristics. Combined with the schema and annotations, the agent has a full picture of when and how to use it.

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%, so both 'package' and 'version' are already well documented. The description reinforces that package is an npm name and version defaults to latest, but adds no new semantics beyond the schema. Baseline of 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: a composite check to decide 'should I add this npm package to my project'. It specifies the resources (deps.dev, bundlephobia) and the output summary block, making it distinct from sibling research tools.

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?

Explicit use cases are provided ('is X safe / popular / small', 'what does adding lodash cost me'), and it clearly distinguishes when NOT to use it (non-NPM ecosystems fall under deps.dev:version directly). This gives strong guidance on when to invoke the tool and when to use an alternative.

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

A3.9/5.0
Disambiguation2/5

Several natural-language query tools (ask_pipeworx, ask_pipeworx_beta, ask_pipeworx_grounded, deep_research, validate_claim) have heavily overlapping purposes, and ask_pipeworx_beta currently behaves identically to ask_pipeworx. The five Polymarket tools also have subtle boundaries, though the IMF, memory, and subscription clusters are clearly separated.

Naming Consistency4/5

Most tools follow a clean snake_case verb_noun pattern (get_data, resolve_entity, subscribe, compare_entities). Minor deviations exist: noun-first names like entity_profile and ai_visibility_check, brand-prefixed names like pipeworx_feedback and pipeworx_trending, and ask_pipeworx_beta using a suffix instead of an underscore.

Tool Count2/5

34 tools is well above the range that remains easily navigable, and the count is inflated by many meta-tools, overlapping query entry points, and five distinct Polymarket tools. The server is named Imf, yet it also carries npm dependency scanning, llms.txt generation, AI visibility checks, and prediction-market tooling, making the scope feel unfocused.

Completeness3/5

Subdomain lifecycles are reasonably covered: memory has remember/recall/forget, subscriptions have subscribe/list/unsubscribe/recent_alerts, and data access has discovery, lookup, grounding, and research paths. However, the overall domain is so broad that a complete surface is hard to define, and the IMF-specific portion is thin (only get_data, get_datasets, and search_indicators).