get_usage_status
Check your current PathGuard plan, monthly scan quota, and usage.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Check your current PathGuard plan, monthly scan quota, and usage.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations exist, so the description carries the full burden. It implies a read-only status lookup but never says so, and adds nothing about auth requirements, rate limits, or whether quota figures are real-time. For a zero-parameter tool the disclosure requirement is modest, but the safety profile is left to inference.
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?
A single front-loaded sentence that enumerates the returned information with zero filler. Nothing is wasted and nothing essential is buried.
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?
For a parameterless, output-schema-less tool, the description usefully enumerates what comes back (plan, quota, usage), which is the main thing an agent needs. It stops short of confirming read-only behavior or the response shape, but the gap is small.
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?
The tool takes zero parameters, so there are no parameter semantics to document; the baseline for a parameterless tool applies. No misleading parameter language is present.
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 ('Check') and the exact resources retrieved: current plan, monthly scan quota, and usage. It is clearly distinct from the transaction-oriented siblings (check_transaction, preflight_transaction, report_scam_address), though it does not explicitly name any alternative.
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?
Usage is implied by the content — an agent can infer this is for checking plan/quota state — but there is no explicit when-to-use, when-not-to-use, or pointer to related tools. No prerequisites or frequency guidance is given.
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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