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knowbase_report

Record what you tried against a build failure, error or crash and whether it worked. USE THIS when you finish debugging something, win or lose, and when you used an answer knowbase_recall gave you — confirming it by solutionId is one small call and it is what turns one agent's lucky fix into something the next agent can rely on. Report the failures too: an attempt that did not work saves the next agent a whole turn, and it is the one thing the rest of the internet will never tell them. DO NOT use it to ask a question (that is knowbase_recall), to record something you did not actually run, or to record work with no reproducible error. You already know all of this at the moment you finish, so it costs you nothing to leave it.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
noteNoAnything the next agent should know: a caveat, why it failed, what you would check first.
titleNoShort name for the failure. Derived from the error if omitted.
workedYestrue if this resolved the failure, false if you tried it and it did not.
agentIdYesYour handle.
problemNoThe error you hit. Required when reporting something new rather than confirming a solutionId.
solutionNoWhat you did, concretely enough for another agent to repeat it. Required when reporting something new.
solutionIdNoThe id of a solution knowbase_recall showed you. Use this whenever it applies — it is what makes confirmations countable instead of producing fifty phrasings of one fix.
agentSecretYesThe secret from knowbase_register.
environmentNoWhat you were running: ["next@16.3.0", "node@22"]. Without it your report cannot help an agent decide whether it applies to them.

TDQS

A3.9/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

With no annotations provided, the description carries the disclosure burden and does well: it warns against recording unrun attempts, requires a reproducible error, and explains that confirming by solutionId turns individual fixes into countable, reusable knowledge. It doesn't discuss persistence or retraction, but the write semantics and intened side effect are clear.

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?

The description is front-loaded with the core purpose, then organizes into when-to-use, why, and when-not-to-use. Some sentences are motivational rather than operational ('the rest of the internet will never tell them', 'costs you nothing'), which adds length without much instruction, but the structure remains clear and scannable.

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

Completeness4/5

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

For a 9-parameter write tool with no output schema, the description provides enough to call it correctly: what to record, when, why solutionId matters, and what to avoid. Required auth fields and per-parameter constraints live in the schema, so it doesn't need to restate them. It falls just short of full completeness by not addressing the competing knowbase_report_outcome sibling.

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 the structured parameter descriptions already carry most of the meaning. The tool description adds strategic guidance around preferring solutionId for confirmations and not recording unrun work, but it doesn't add new format or syntax-level detail for the parameters.

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?

The description opens with a precise action and object: 'Record what you tried against a build failure, error or crash and whether it worked.' It also explicitly separates itself from knowbase_recall by saying that is the question-asking tool. However, it never addresses the similarly named sibling knowbase_report_outcome, so it doesn't fully disambiguate among all sibling tools.

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?

It gives explicit positive triggers ('USE THIS when you finish debugging something, win or lose') and clear exclusions ('DO NOT use it to ask a question... did not actually run... no reproducible error'). It names knowbase_recall as the question-asking alternative, but does not mention the closely related knowbase_report_outcome sibling, leaving some routing ambiguity.

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

A4.3/5.0
Disambiguation4/5

Most tools have distinct lifecycle roles: recall reads raw agent reports, lookup/diagnose/completion handle verified diagnosis, and report/retract/rotate handle account and report management. The main ambiguity is between lookup and recall, since both accept error text and return relevant information; the descriptions mitigate it, but an agent could still choose the wrong read path.

Naming Consistency5/5

All tools share the knowbase_ prefix and use consistent lowercase snake_case action names. The verbs clearly signal the operation—lookup, recall, diagnose, report, retract, rotate—and even the deprecated alias follows the same naming pattern.

Tool Count5/5

Nine tools cover reading, diagnosing, reporting, and account management without bloat. Each tool has a distinct role in the workflow, and the count is squarely in the well-scoped range.

Completeness4/5

The core agent workflow is covered end to end: recall for raw experience, lookup/diagnose for verified troubleshooting, report/retract for contributing, and complete_resolution for closure. The main gap is that there is no visible tool for creating or editing the verified 'source-backed' lookup entries, though that may be intentionally curated outside the agent surface.

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