x402-loan
Loan: Loan calculator — monthly payment, amortization. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| apr | No | ||
| rate | No | ||
| term | No | ||
| years | No | ||
| amount | No | ||
| principal | No | ||
| annualRate | No |
Loan: Loan calculator — monthly payment, amortization. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| apr | No | ||
| rate | No | ||
| term | No | ||
| years | No | ||
| amount | No | ||
| principal | No | ||
| annualRate | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / amount / descriptionRemoved value: -"Amount to process"Input schema / properties / annualRate / descriptionRemoved value: -"AnnualRate to process"Input schema / properties / apr / descriptionRemoved value: -"Apr to process"Input schema / properties / principal / descriptionRemoved value: -"Principal to process"Input schema / properties / rate / descriptionRemoved value: -"Rate to process"Input schema / properties / term / descriptionRemoved value: -"Term to process"Input schema / properties / years / descriptionRemoved value: -"Years 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 burden, yet it discloses almost nothing: it does not say whether a signed wallet or payment is required for calls past the trial, what error or payment flow to expect, or whether amortization output is a schedule. The '5 free trial calls per signed wallet' line hints at a metered/paywalled model but leaves the auth and cost mechanics unspecified, and with no output schema it also omits what the response contains.
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 core sentence is short and front-loaded, so it reads quickly. But the emoji free-trial fragment is promotional noise that occupies a third of the text without aiding correct invocation, and the whole description is too thin for a 7-parameter tool.
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?
Weighing a 7-parameter calculator with all-optional, redundant string inputs, no annotations, no output schema, and overlapping siblings, the description is materially incomplete. An agent could not reliably choose parameters or predict the response from this text alone.
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?
Seven parameters at 0% schema description coverage and zero required fields, and the description explains none of them. Worse, the schema contains apparent synonyms (apr/rate/annualRate, term/years, amount/principal) with no signal about which to supply, which is precisely what the description should disambiguate.
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 names a specific resource and outputs ('Loan calculator — monthly payment, amortization'), so the general function is clear. However, among siblings x402-loan-payment and x402-loan-amortize it is indistinct — those siblings appear to compute exactly the two things this tool claims — and the description never explains what makes this broader 'loan' entry different.
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 at all: no statement of which inputs are required, no prerequisites, and no pointer to or exclusion of the near-identical duty-split siblings. The only extra sentence is a free-trial marketing note, which does not help an agent decide between this tool and x402-loan-payment/x402-loan-amortize.
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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