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Read-onlyIdempotent

Details of one MCP server: summary, tools, packages, required environment variables, automated checks and FAQs.

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": {
      "owner": "<owner>",
      "name": "<name>"
    },
    "name": "get_server"
  }
}

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
nameYes
ownerYes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observed

TDQS

B3.2/5.0
Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, destructiveHint false and closed-world, so the safety profile is covered. The description usefully enumerates the returned payload, which compensates partly for the missing output schema, but says nothing about behavior when the server is unknown (error vs empty) or about payload size/latency.

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?

A single compact sentence that front-loads the resource and then lists the included content. It is efficient, though the noun-list style reads as a fragment and slightly understates the action being performed.

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

Completeness3/5

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

Since there is no output schema, the field enumeration is doing real work and is the strongest part of the definition. Still, with 2 required params at 0% schema coverage and no error-case behavior described, the definition leaves gaps an agent would want filled before calling it.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters2/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 0% – the schema supplies only types and length bounds, with no description of what owner and name mean or their format (e.g., that they are a paired identifier for the server). The description contributes nothing about these two required parameters, so the agent gets no help on how to construct them.

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

Purpose4/5

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

Names the specific resource (one MCP server) and enumerates what the response contains: summary, tools, packages, required env vars, automated checks, FAQs. That clearly separates it from search_servers or list_categories, which return collections. It falls short of 5 only because the retrieval verb is implicit in the fragment 'Details of'.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

The singular 'one MCP server' implies this is for fetching a single known server, with search_servers presumably used to find it. However, no explicit when-to-use/when-not guidance or prerequisite (e.g., that both identifiers must already be known) is stated, so the agent must infer the routing.

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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