x402-bigram-similarity
Bigram Similarity: Bigram Similarity
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | No | A to process | |
| b | No | B to process | |
| text1 | No | Text1 to process | |
| text2 | No | Text2 to process |
Bigram Similarity: Bigram Similarity
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | No | A to process | |
| b | No | B to process | |
| text1 | No | Text1 to process | |
| text2 | No | Text2 to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / aAdded value: +{
+ "description": "A to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / bAdded value: +{
+ "description": "B to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / text1Added value: +{
+ "description": "Text1 to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / text2Added value: +{
+ "description": "Text2 to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full behavioral burden, and it discloses nothing: not what the output looks like, not whether inputs must be non-empty, not whether comparison is case-sensitive or normalized, not the algorithm's handling of edge cases. For a tool with zero annotation coverage this is a complete gap.
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?
It is short, but this is under-specification rather than conciseness, and the name is simply duplicated with a colon separator. There is no front-loaded statement of behavior to structure.
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?
A 4-parameter, zero-required, zero-annotation, no-output-schema tool requires the description to explain parameter roles and return shape. The description supplies nothing, leaving an agent unable to determine which of a/b or text1/text2 to populate or what it receives back.
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 nominally 100%, but the four entries are placeholders ("A to process", "B to process", "Text1 to process", "Text2 to process") that convey no semantics whatsoever. The description adds nothing either. It is impossible for an agent to tell what distinguishes parameter "a"/"b" from "text1"/"text2", which is critical for a 4-param tool with zero required fields.
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 pure restatement of the tool name: "Bigram Similarity: Bigram Similarity". It never states what the tool computes (a similarity score between two strings), nor how it relates to siblings like x402-string-similarity, x402-jaccard-similarity, x402-cosine-similarity, or x402-ngram. This is the definition of tautology, not a specific verb+resource statement.
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 mention of how it differs from the many other similarity tools in the sibling list, and no prerequisites or exclusions. The agent is left to infer the entire selection decision from the tool name alone.
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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