x402-box-volume
Box Volume: Volume of box. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| width | No | ||
| height | No | ||
| length | No |
Box Volume: Volume of box. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| width | No | ||
| height | No | ||
| length | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / height / descriptionRemoved value: -"Height to process"Input schema / properties / length / descriptionRemoved value: -"Length to process"Input schema / properties / width / descriptionRemoved value: -"Width to process"Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full burden. It does disclose something genuinely useful and non-obvious: a payment/authentication constraint ('5 free trial calls per signed wallet'), which tells the agent a signed wallet is required and that quota is limited. However, it says nothing about what happens after the quota is exhausted, the units expected or returned, or the response shape.
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?
The description is short and front-loaded with the operation, which is good. But the second sentence is a marketing/pricing line with an emoji that displaces the technical detail an agent actually needs, so brevity here is under-specification rather than efficiency.
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?
For a cheap three-argument calculator with no annotations, no output schema, and a fully optional/untyped parameter set, the description should at minimum state units and default behavior. None of that is present, leaving the agent unable to call it correctly for anything but the most literal reading of 'box'.
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?
Schema description coverage is 0% across three parameters (width, height, length), and the description supplies no compensating detail. Units (cm, m, inches), precision, whether values may be decimals despite the string type, and what happens when parameters are omitted (all are optional, 0 required) are all undocumented.
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 text is a restatement of the tool name: 'Box Volume: Volume of box' adds no distinguishing detail beyond the identifier. It also fails to separate this from close siblings in the same family such as x402-cube-volume, x402-rect-prism-volume, x402-frustum-volume, or x402-tube-volume, so an agent cannot tell which solid geometry variant applies.
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 or when-not-to-use guidance and no mention of prerequisites, alternatives, or valid input ranges. The only additional sentence concerns free trial calls, which is commercial context rather than invocation guidance.
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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