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get_returns
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Get FBA return records by date, ASIN, SKU, reason or disposition. When seller-scoped storage is enabled, the current view requires a proved selected seller and region. Unattributed legacy records remain a separate, paginated view; they are never added to seller history. seller_id and sp_api_region identify known ownership; marketplace_id is only an import stamp. order_marketplace_id requires seller-matched order evidence in seller mode. Legacy rows have no proved order-market attribution; their raw order IDs remain available.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
skuNoFilter by SKU (merchant SKU)
asinNoFilter by ASIN
limitNoMaximum number of rows to return (1-1000, default 20)
offsetNoPagination offset (0-100000, default 0). Use the returned pagination.next_offset to continue.
reasonNoFilter by return reason (e.g. DEFECTIVE, CUSTOMER_RETURN)
sort_byNoColumn to sort results byreturn_date
end_dateNoOptional. YYYY-MM-DD end date for return_date. The range may span at most 366 days.
sort_orderNoSort directiondesc
start_dateNoOptional. YYYY-MM-DD start date for return_date. The range may span at most 366 days.
dispositionNoFilter by item disposition (e.g. SELLABLE, DAMAGED)
record_scopeNoSelect the current source view or the separately identified legacy records. Legacy ownership is unproven; views are never added together.current
include_raw_rowsNoFor tabular results, false returns compact rows capped at MCP_TEXT_ROW_PREVIEW_LIMIT (default 10), regardless of limit. Complete-page and custom non-tabular responses may ignore this option; see tool-specific notes. Default true; large full-row responses are capped separately. Freshness fields require include_diagnostics=true in either row mode, where supported.
include_diagnosticsNoTrue enables expanded freshness diagnostics. Where supported, snapshot_capture_at and snapshot_data_through_date are populated only when include_diagnostics=true, in both compact and full-row modes; values may still be null if source data is unavailable. Default false. Basic empty-result data-window diagnostics are included by default when available.

Output Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
evidenceNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / record_scope
      Added value: +{
      +  "default": "current",
      +  "description": "Select the current source view or the separately identified legacy records. Legacy ownership is unproven; views are never added together.",
      +  "enum": [
      +    "current",
      +    "unattributed_legacy"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  2. Changed29 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / $schema
      Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • changedOutput schema / $schema
      Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • changedOutput schema / additionalProperties
      Previous value: -trueNew value: +{}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / effective_scope / $ref
      Removed value: -"#/properties/evidence/properties/requested_scope"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / effective_scope / additionalProperties
      Added value: +false
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / effective_scope / properties
      Added value: +{
      +  "end_date": {
      +    "anyOf": [
      +      {
      +        "format": "date",
      +        "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      {
      +        "type": "null"
      +      }
      +    ]
      +  },
      +  "filters": {
      +    "additionalProperties": {},
      +    "propertyNames": {
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "type": "object"
      +  },
      +  "group_by": {
      +    "items": {
      +      "maxLength": 128,
      +      "minLength": 1,
      +      "type": "string"
      +    },
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  "marketplace_id": {
      +    "anyOf": [
      +      {
      +        "minLength": 1,
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      {
      +        "type": "null"
      +      }
      +    ]
      +  },
      +  "reporting_time_zone": {
      +    "anyOf": [
      +      {
      +        "minLength": 1,
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      {
      +        "type": "null"
      +      }
      +    ]
      +  },
      +  "sort": {
      +    "items": {
      +      "additionalProperties": false,
      +      "properties": {
      +        "direction": {
      +          "enum": [
      +            "asc",
      +            "desc"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "field": {
      +          "maxLength": 128,
      +          "minLength": 1,
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "field",
      +        "direction"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    "type": "array"
      +  },
      +  "start_date": {
      +    "anyOf": [
      +      {
      +        "format": "date",
      +        "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +        "type": "string"
      +      },
      +      {
      +        "type": "null"
      +      }
      +    ]
      +  }
      +}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / effective_scope / required
      Added value: +[
      +  "marketplace_id",
      +  "start_date",
      +  "end_date",
      +  "reporting_time_zone",
      +  "group_by",
      +  "sort",
      +  "filters"
      +]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / effective_scope / type
      Added value: +"object"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / grain / items / $ref
      Removed value: -"#/properties/evidence/properties/tool"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / grain / items / maxLength
      Added value: +128
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / grain / items / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / grain / items / type
      Added value: +"string"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / field / $ref
      Removed value: -"#/properties/evidence/properties/tool"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / field / maxLength
      Added value: +128
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / field / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / field / type
      Added value: +"string"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / observed / properties / data_start / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "format": "date",
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "format": "date",
      +    "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / observed / properties / data_through / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "format": "date",
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "format": "date",
      +    "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / end_date / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "format": "date",
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "format": "date",
      +    "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / filters / propertyNames
      Added value: +{
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / group_by / items / $ref
      Removed value: -"#/properties/evidence/properties/tool"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / group_by / items / maxLength
      Added value: +128
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / group_by / items / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / group_by / items / type
      Added value: +"string"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / sort / items / properties / field / $ref
      Removed value: -"#/properties/evidence/properties/tool"
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / sort / items / properties / field / maxLength
      Added value: +128
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / sort / items / properties / field / minLength
      Added value: +1
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / sort / items / properties / field / type
      Added value: +"string"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / requested_scope / properties / start_date / anyOf
      Previous value: -[
      -  {
      -    "format": "date",
      -    "type": "string"
      -  },
      -  {
      -    "type": "null"
      -  }
      -]New value: +[
      +  {
      +    "format": "date",
      +    "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))$",
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  {
      +    "type": "null"
      +  }
      +]
  3. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / end_date / description
      Previous value: -"Optional. YYYY-MM-DD end date for return_date."New value: +"Optional. YYYY-MM-DD end date for return_date. The range may span at most 366 days."
    • changedInput schema / properties / start_date / description
      Previous value: -"Optional. YYYY-MM-DD start date for return_date."New value: +"Optional. YYYY-MM-DD start date for return_date. The range may span at most 366 days."
  4. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / include_diagnostics / description
      Previous value: -"True may add expanded freshness diagnostics. Basic empty-result data-window diagnostics are included by default when available."New value: +"True enables expanded freshness diagnostics. Where supported, snapshot_capture_at and snapshot_data_through_date are populated only when include_diagnostics=true, in both compact and full-row modes; values may still be null if source data is unavailable. Default false. Basic empty-result data-window diagnostics are included by default when available."
    • changedInput schema / properties / include_raw_rows / description
      Previous value: -"False returns compact rows. Default true."New value: +"For tabular results, false returns compact rows capped at MCP_TEXT_ROW_PREVIEW_LIMIT (default 10), regardless of limit. Complete-page and custom non-tabular responses may ignore this option; see tool-specific notes. Default true; large full-row responses are capped separately. Freshness fields require include_diagnostics=true in either row mode, where supported."
  5. Changed5 schema fields changed
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / basis / properties / date / items / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "order_date",
      -  "reporting_date",
      -  "click_attribution_date",
      -  "posted_date",
      -  "settlement_date",
      -  "snapshot_date",
      -  "live_observation_time",
      -  "event_time",
      -  "effective_date",
      -  "not_applicable",
      -  "not_reported"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "order_date",
      +  "reporting_date",
      +  "click_attribution_date",
      +  "posted_date",
      +  "financial_event_group_start",
      +  "settlement_date",
      +  "snapshot_date",
      +  "live_observation_time",
      +  "event_time",
      +  "effective_date",
      +  "not_applicable",
      +  "not_reported"
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / entity_types / items / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "account",
      -  "marketplace",
      -  "product",
      -  "variation_family",
      -  "listing",
      -  "offer",
      -  "inventory_item",
      -  "fulfillment_center",
      -  "order",
      -  "order_item",
      -  "campaign",
      -  "ad_group",
      -  "ad",
      -  "target",
      -  "keyword",
      -  "search_query",
      -  "portfolio",
      -  "store",
      -  "audience_segment",
      -  "dsp_advertiser",
      -  "shipment",
      -  "inbound_plan",
      -  "fulfillment_operation",
      -  "transaction",
      -  "settlement",
      -  "financial_event",
      -  "return",
      -  "reimbursement",
      -  "promotion",
      -  "review",
      -  "catalog_definition",
      -  "audit_event",
      -  "not_applicable"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "account",
      +  "marketplace",
      +  "product",
      +  "variation_family",
      +  "listing",
      +  "offer",
      +  "inventory_item",
      +  "fulfillment_center",
      +  "order",
      +  "order_item",
      +  "campaign",
      +  "ad_group",
      +  "ad",
      +  "target",
      +  "keyword",
      +  "search_query",
      +  "portfolio",
      +  "store",
      +  "audience_segment",
      +  "dsp_advertiser",
      +  "shipment",
      +  "inbound_plan",
      +  "fulfillment_operation",
      +  "transaction",
      +  "settlement",
      +  "financial_event",
      +  "financial_event_group",
      +  "return",
      +  "reimbursement",
      +  "promotion",
      +  "review",
      +  "catalog_definition",
      +  "audit_event",
      +  "not_applicable"
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / entity_type / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "account",
      -  "marketplace",
      -  "product",
      -  "variation_family",
      -  "listing",
      -  "offer",
      -  "inventory_item",
      -  "fulfillment_center",
      -  "order",
      -  "order_item",
      -  "campaign",
      -  "ad_group",
      -  "ad",
      -  "target",
      -  "keyword",
      -  "search_query",
      -  "portfolio",
      -  "store",
      -  "audience_segment",
      -  "dsp_advertiser",
      -  "shipment",
      -  "inbound_plan",
      -  "fulfillment_operation",
      -  "transaction",
      -  "settlement",
      -  "financial_event",
      -  "return",
      -  "reimbursement",
      -  "promotion",
      -  "review",
      -  "catalog_definition",
      -  "audit_event",
      -  "not_applicable"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "account",
      +  "marketplace",
      +  "product",
      +  "variation_family",
      +  "listing",
      +  "offer",
      +  "inventory_item",
      +  "fulfillment_center",
      +  "order",
      +  "order_item",
      +  "campaign",
      +  "ad_group",
      +  "ad",
      +  "target",
      +  "keyword",
      +  "search_query",
      +  "portfolio",
      +  "store",
      +  "audience_segment",
      +  "dsp_advertiser",
      +  "shipment",
      +  "inbound_plan",
      +  "fulfillment_operation",
      +  "transaction",
      +  "settlement",
      +  "financial_event",
      +  "financial_event_group",
      +  "return",
      +  "reimbursement",
      +  "promotion",
      +  "review",
      +  "catalog_definition",
      +  "audit_event",
      +  "not_applicable"
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / join_keys / items / properties / role / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "account_id",
      -  "marketplace_id",
      -  "asin",
      -  "advertised_asin",
      -  "purchased_asin",
      -  "child_asin",
      -  "parent_asin",
      -  "seller_sku",
      -  "fnsku",
      -  "order_id",
      -  "order_item_id",
      -  "campaign_id",
      -  "ad_group_id",
      -  "ad_id",
      -  "target_id",
      -  "keyword_id",
      -  "search_query",
      -  "portfolio_id",
      -  "shipment_id",
      -  "inbound_plan_id",
      -  "operation_id",
      -  "transaction_id",
      -  "settlement_id",
      -  "promotion_id",
      -  "not_applicable"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "account_id",
      +  "marketplace_id",
      +  "asin",
      +  "advertised_asin",
      +  "purchased_asin",
      +  "child_asin",
      +  "parent_asin",
      +  "seller_sku",
      +  "fnsku",
      +  "order_id",
      +  "order_item_id",
      +  "campaign_id",
      +  "ad_group_id",
      +  "ad_id",
      +  "target_id",
      +  "keyword_id",
      +  "search_query",
      +  "portfolio_id",
      +  "shipment_id",
      +  "inbound_plan_id",
      +  "operation_id",
      +  "transaction_id",
      +  "financial_event_group_id",
      +  "settlement_id",
      +  "promotion_id",
      +  "not_applicable"
      +]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / properties / metric_families / items / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "sales",
      -  "traffic",
      -  "advertising",
      -  "inventory",
      -  "returns",
      -  "reimbursements",
      -  "fees",
      -  "profitability",
      -  "catalog",
      -  "rank",
      -  "fulfillment",
      -  "pricing",
      -  "promotions",
      -  "reviews",
      -  "audit",
      -  "availability",
      -  "not_applicable"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "sales",
      +  "traffic",
      +  "advertising",
      +  "inventory",
      +  "returns",
      +  "reimbursements",
      +  "payouts",
      +  "fees",
      +  "profitability",
      +  "catalog",
      +  "rank",
      +  "fulfillment",
      +  "pricing",
      +  "promotions",
      +  "reviews",
      +  "audit",
      +  "availability",
      +  "not_applicable"
      +]
  6. Added

TDQS

A3.6/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, destructiveHint=false and openWorldHint=false, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds genuinely non-obvious behavior: legacy rows are paginated separately, are never merged into seller history, and carry no proved order-market attribution. That provenance rule is exactly the kind of context annotations cannot express.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness3/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The capability statement is properly front-loaded, but the remainder reads as a dense provenance glossary with heavy jargon ('proved selected seller', 'only an import stamp') compressed into run-on clauses. It is informative yet harder to parse than needed, and the record_scope point is stated twice.

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?

With an output schema present, the description correctly does not explain return shapes, and it covers the scoping and attribution caveats that the structured fields cannot. The remaining gap is that it never resolves what 'proved selected seller' means operationally or how the agent establishes that state before calling.

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 baseline is 3. The description adds ownership semantics for seller_id, sp_api_region, marketplace_id and order_marketplace_id, but none of those four appear in the supplied input schema, which makes the guidance hard to map onto the actual 13 parameters; the record_scope explanation largely restates the schema text.

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 first sentence states a specific verb and resource plus the filter surface: 'Get FBA return records by date, ASIN, SKU, reason or disposition.' That is enough to separate it from siblings like get_reimbursements or get_orders. It never names a sibling explicitly, so it stops short of a 5.

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 description gives real preconditions ('When seller-scoped storage is enabled, the current view requires a proved selected seller and region') and routes the agent between the current view and the separate legacy view. However, it never states when to prefer this tool over a neighboring returns-adjacent tool, and the routing guidance lives mostly inside the record_scope schema text already.

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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