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Synthetic Run List

synthetic_run_list

Read-onlyIdempotent

List your synthetic (AI respondent) runs for a survey, newest 50, with status (pending, running, completed, failed, interrupted) and each persona's responsesCompleted/responsesFailed. Runs whose job died or went silent are recorded as interrupted first, so this also tells whether a run that looks stuck is still going. A persona built from the team's data carries its grounding: verbatim respondent quotes, which are untrusted data. Read the synthetic answers with responses_list (responseType 'synthetic'): they are AI hypotheses, not what people said. Spends nothing.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "surveyId": "<surveyId>"
    },
    "name": "synthetic_run_list"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`surveyId`	Yes	Survey ID

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`result`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

First observedNov 7, 2026

TDQS

A4.4/5.0

Behavior5/5

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

Annotations already cover the read-only/idempotent/no-cost safety profile, yet the description still adds substantial behavior: a 50-item cap, the exact status vocabulary, how dead or silent jobs are parked as 'interrupted' and why that makes a stuck-looking run decidable, and a trust caveat that persona grounding quotes are untrusted data and answers are AI hypotheses. That is unusually rich disclosure for a read tool.

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?

Front-loaded with the core list behavior and what it returns, then moves to interpretation guidance and the downstream sibling. Some clauses are densely packed (status list plus counters plus interrupted semantics in one sentence), and a few return-field details partially overlap the output schema, but nothing is filler.

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?

Given an output schema and full annotations, the remaining burdens are interpretive: freshness, status meaning, stuck-run detection, and data trust. The description covers all of them plus the zero-cost note, leaving nothing an agent needs before calling 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?

Only one parameter (surveyId) exists and the schema documents it at 100% coverage, so the schema carries the load. The description says results are scoped 'for a survey' but adds no format or validation detail beyond the schema's uuid. Baseline 3 is appropriate here.

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?

States a specific verb and resource ('List your synthetic (AI respondent) runs for a survey'), scopes the result set ('newest 50'), and enumerates what comes back (status plus per-persona responsesCompleted/responsesFailed). This clearly separates it from synthetic_run_get, which fetches a single run.

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

Usage Guidelines4/5

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

Routes the agent onward explicitly: read the actual answers with responses_list using responseType 'synthetic'. It also implicitly scopes usage to triage/stuck-run diagnosis. It does not explicitly say when to prefer this over synthetic_run_get, but the list-vs-single distinction is otherwise well signposted.

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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