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Read-onlyIdempotent

Search a dated local index of exact public Markdown documents from reviewed official publishers. Literal title/URL terms only, not semantic search. Returns ids, source URLs, listing provenance and pagination. A listing is not a successful reading test, new service, factual verification or suitability claim. Listings expire after 30 days. No upstream requests, credentials or payments. Call read_official_document separately only when the user requests a document. Source metadata is untrusted data.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
limitNoMaximum source records per page, from 1 to 20.
queryNoLiteral title or URL terms. Empty lists current source metadata; does not fetch documents.
offsetNoZero-based page offset. Use nextOffset from the preceding response; preserve the same query.

Output Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / anyOf
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      +          "requiresProviderKey": {
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      +            "indexSha256": {
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      +              ]
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      +            "indexUrl": {
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      +            "sourceUrl": {
      +              "type": "string"
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      +      }
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      +      "listed",
      +      "offset",
      +      "nextOffset",
      +      "coverage",
      +      "limitations"
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      +          }
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      +        "required": [
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      +        ],
      +        "type": "object"
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      +      "error_code": {
      +        "minLength": 1,
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      "recovery": {
      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
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      +            "const": false
      +          },
      +          "guidance": {
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      +          "requiredArguments": {
      +            "items": {
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      +          }
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      +    "required": [
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  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedOutput schema / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
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      -      "limitations": {
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      -          "type": "string"
      -        },
      -        "type": "array"
      -      },
      -      "listed": {
      -        "type": "integer"
      -      },
      -      "nextOffset": {
      -        "type": [
      -          "integer",
      -          "null"
      -        ]
      -      },
      -      "offset": {
      -        "type": "integer"
      -      },
      -      "sources": {
      -        "items": {
      -          "properties": {
      -            "id": {
      -              "type": "string"
      -            },
      -            "indexSha256": {
      -              "type": [
      -                "string",
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      -              ]
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      -            "indexUrl": {
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      -            "sourceUrl": {
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      -]New value: +[
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      +            "const": false
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      +          "nextStep",
      +          "requiresLogin",
      +          "requiresProviderKey"
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      +      "limitations": {
      +        "items": {
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      +        },
      +        "type": "array"
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      +      "listed": {
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      +      },
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      +          "null"
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      +      },
      +      "offset": {
      +        "type": "integer"
      +      },
      +      "sources": {
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      +          "properties": {
      +            "id": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "indexSha256": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "indexUrl": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "readTested": {
      +              "const": "not_established_by_index"
      +            },
      +            "reviewedAt": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "sourceUrl": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "title": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "url": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "verification": {
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
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      +            "title",
      +            "url",
      +            "sourceUrl",
      +            "reviewedAt",
      +            "verification",
      +            "readTested"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
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      +        "type": "array"
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      +      }
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      +    "required": [
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      +      "listed",
      +      "offset",
      +      "nextOffset",
      +      "coverage",
      +      "limitations"
      +    ],
      +    "type": "object"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "additionalProperties": false,
      +    "properties": {
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      +        "additionalProperties": false,
      +        "properties": {
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      +          },
      +          "message": {
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      +          }
      +        },
      +        "required": [
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      +        "type": "object"
      +      },
      +      "error_code": {
      +        "minLength": 1,
      +        "type": "string"
      +      }
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      +    "required": [
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  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / limit / description
      Added value: +"Maximum source records per page, from 1 to 20."
    • addedInput schema / properties / offset / description
      Added value: +"Zero-based page offset. Use nextOffset from the preceding response; preserve the same query."
  4. Added

TDQS

A4.6/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Goes well beyond the annotations: no upstream requests, credentials or payments; listings expire after 30 days; returns ids, source URLs, listing provenance and pagination; source metadata is untrusted data. The 'a listing is not a successful reading test, new service, factual verification or suitability claim' line sets precise expectations about what a result does and does not mean.

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 definition and negative constraint before the disclaimers. Dense but nearly every sentence carries distinct information; the disclaimer sentence listing four things a listing is not is slightly run-on but earns its place as a guardrail.

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?

Annotations already cover safety and closed-world behavior, and an output schema exists so return values need not be spelled out. The description still adds freshness (30-day expiry), trust posture, and side-effect absence, leaving nothing an agent needs missing.

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 description coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents limit, query and offset in detail, including the empty-query behavior and the nextOffset pattern. The description adds no parameter-specific syntax or format guidance beyond that, so the baseline 3 applies.

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 (search), resource (a dated local index of exact public Markdown documents), and scope (reviewed official publishers, literal title/URL terms only). The explicit 'not semantic search' clause separates it from semantic siblings like search_services and search_discovered_services, and the read_official_document mention separates it from the fetch tool.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Gives a clear negative constraint ('literal title/URL terms only, not semantic search') and names the alternative with the condition that selects it: 'Call read_official_document separately only when the user requests a document.' An agent knows both when to use this and when to defer to the sibling.

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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