x402-chess-move
Chess Move: Compute a chess move for a given board. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| fen | No | ||
| side | No | ||
| board | No | ||
| color | No |
Chess Move: Compute a chess move for a given board. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| fen | No | ||
| side | No | ||
| board | No | ||
| color | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / board / descriptionRemoved value: -"Board to process"Input schema / properties / color / descriptionRemoved value: -"Color to process"Input schema / properties / fen / descriptionRemoved value: -"Fen to process"Input schema / properties / side / descriptionRemoved value: -"Side 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. It does not say whether the returned move is guaranteed legal, what strength of engine or heuristic is used, whether the call is deterministic, or what happens on an illegal or malformed position. The only real disclosure is the free-trial quota, which is incidental to behavior.
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?
Two short sentences with the core action front-loaded and no wasted wording. The brevity is appropriate to the size of the description, even though more content would have been useful.
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?
With four undocumented and mutually ambiguous parameters, no annotations, and no output schema, the description leaves an agent unable to construct a correct call. It should at minimum clarify which fields identify the position and which the side to move.
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% across four parameters (fen, side, board, color) and the description adds nothing: it never says whether 'fen' or 'board' is the authoritative input, what format 'side' or 'color' expect, or how they interact or conflict. The word 'board' appears in the description but creates ambiguity rather than resolving it.
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 ('Compute a chess move for a given board'), which lets an agent separate it from the many sibling game solvers such as x402-connect4-move or x402-tictactoe-move by domain alone. It stops short of distinguishing it from those siblings explicitly, but the chess domain is unambiguous.
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 guidance on when to use this versus the other game-move tools or versus calling a chess engine elsewhere, and no prerequisites or exclusions. The only extra sentence concerns billing ('5 free trial calls per signed wallet'), which is pricing information rather than usage 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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