List navigation and filter data from a Sportskeeda page, including sport menus, team and ranking paths, tabs, schedule views, and college-football conference schedule slugs. Provide its host-free slug.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | Yes |
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | Yes | The tool result payload (shape varies per tool; see each tool's docs resource). |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true and openWorldHint=true, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds that the result is navigation/filter metadata rather than article content, which is useful context, but it says nothing about pagination, caching, error behavior, or what happens with an invalid slug. With annotations carrying the safety burden, this is a moderate contribution.
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, no filler, and the payload enumeration is front-loaded after the verb. The instruction about the slug is appended cleanly. Slightly dense but appropriately sized for the tool.
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?
An output schema exists, so return values need not be described, and the content list gives a reasonable sense of coverage. The main gap is the description's silence on the relationship to the many sibling Sportskeeda options/page tools and on how the returned paths are meant to be consumed. Adequate but not complete for an agent navigating a large sibling set.
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?
One parameter with 0% schema description coverage, so the description carries the burden. It does add meaningful info: the slug must be host-free (no domain prefix), which the bare `string` schema does not convey. It stops short of giving format, examples, or valid slug sources, so the compensation is partial.
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 (List) and resource (navigation and filter data from a Sportskeeda page), then enumerates the concrete payload: sport menus, team/ranking paths, tabs, schedule views, conference schedule slugs. It is clear that this is a metadata/navigation tool rather than content fetch. It does not, however, differentiate itself from close siblings such as sportskeeda_page_data or the various *_options tools (e.g., sportskeeda_football_options), which an agent would need to disambiguate.
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?
No when-to-use guidance is given. The description never says whether this should be called before a data fetch, what a caller does with the returned paths, or how it relates to the sibling sportskeeda_page_data and per-domain *_options tools. Usage is only implied by the content list.
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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