x402-is-rgb
Is Rgb: Validate an RGB color string like rgb(255,0,0) with each channel 0-255. Provide value. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | No |
Is Rgb: Validate an RGB color string like rgb(255,0,0) with each channel 0-255. Provide value. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionRemoved value: -"Value to process"Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are supplied, so the description carries the full behavioral burden; it does disclose the accepted input grammar and range constraint, which is the key behavioral fact for a validator. It does not state the return shape (boolean vs. object with error message), and the '🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet' line adds useful auth/pricing context but is unexplained.
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?
Three short, front-loaded segments: the purpose, the format rule, and the invocation cue. The 'Is Rgb:' name echo is slightly redundant but costs little, and the trial-call line is compact.
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 one-parameter boolean-style validator with no output schema, the description covers input format, range, and example, which is nearly everything needed to call it. The missing piece is the expected response for invalid input.
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 coverage is 0%, so the description must compensate — and it does, defining 'value' as an RGB string with an example and the 0-255 channel bound. It leaves residual ambiguity only on whether the optional 'value' parameter (required=0) is truly optional or whether omission is an error.
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?
States a specific verb and resource — validates an RGB color string — and gives a concrete example format 'rgb(255,0,0)' plus the per-channel 0-255 constraint. That distinguishes it implicitly from sibling validators like x402-is-rgba and x402-is-hex-color, though it never names them explicitly.
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?
'Provide value' is the only invocation cue, and it merely restates the single parameter. There is no explicit statement of when to prefer this over x402-is-rgba, x402-is-hex-color, or x402-rgb-to-hex, so routing must be inferred from the RGB format example.
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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