x402-amicable-pair
Amicable Pair: Check if two numbers are an amicable pair. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | No |
Amicable Pair: Check if two numbers are an amicable pair. 🆓 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"Input schema / properties / valueAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Value to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}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 mentions a free-trial limit per signed wallet, which is useful payment context, but says nothing about the return value shape, whether the check is read-only, or how errors are handled.
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 definition is short and front-loads the core purpose before the pricing note. The emoji and free-trial sentence are slightly promotional but do not obscure the main statement.
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 simple number-check tool with no annotations and no output schema, the description is still incomplete: it omits the required input encoding, expected delimiter, and result semantics. The undocumented one-string parameter is the main gap an agent would need resolved to call this correctly.
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% and the single parameter is named only generically as "value" with type string and no description. The prose says the tool checks "two numbers", but it never explains how both numbers must be encoded into that one string, leaving a material ambiguity for invocation.
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 states a specific verb and resource: check whether two numbers form an amicable pair. It is clearly distinguishable from most siblings, though it does not explicitly differentiate itself from other pair-checking tools such as x402-is-coprime-pair or x402-is-twin-prime-pair.
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?
It implies the tool is for amicable-pair checks but gives no guidance on when to use it versus related number-property tools. It also provides no input-format guidance despite the unusual single-string parameter for what the description calls two numbers.
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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