get_service_status
Public insurance product availability.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Public insurance product availability.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, destructiveHint=false and openWorldHint=true, so safety is covered by structured data. The description adds nothing beyond that: no indication of what 'availability' means, no source or freshness of the data, and no note about the open-world external dependency implied by openWorldHint.
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?
Five words is certainly short, but the brevity is under-specification rather than economy: the single fragment carries no actionable content and is not front-loaded with a verb or object. It reads like a stray label rather than a usable tool description.
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?
With no parameters, no output schema, and a broad openWorld annotation, the description is the only place an agent could learn what is returned (product list? per-region availability? status codes?) and it supplies none of that. For a tool whose entire contract is its return semantics, this is materially incomplete.
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 schema declares zero parameters with additionalProperties=false and full coverage, so there is nothing for the description to explain on the parameter side. Baseline 4 applies for a 0-param tool.
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?
The description is a bare noun phrase ('Public insurance product availability') with no verb, so it never states what the tool actually does. It also fails to reconcile with the tool name get_service_status, which suggests status checking rather than product availability, and it gives no anchor against price-fetching siblings like get_fuel_prices or get_oscpv_price.
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?
There is no when-to-use guidance, no condition that selects this tool over fetch/search, and no mention of the alternatives among the five sibling tools. The agent must guess from the name alone whether this returns service health, product catalog availability, or something else.
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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