x402-confidence-interval-mean
Confidence Interval Mean: Mean of confidence interval. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| z | No | ||
| values | No |
Confidence Interval Mean: Mean of confidence interval. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| z | No | ||
| values | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / values / descriptionRemoved value: -"Values to process"Input schema / properties / z / descriptionRemoved value: -"Z to process"Input schema / properties / valuesAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Values to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / zAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Z to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations provided, the description carries the full behavioral burden and fails. It does not disclose the statistical method, the required confidence level or sample assumptions, what happens with invalid or empty input, or that the call is a paid x402 endpoint beyond the free-trial note.
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 brevity here comes from under-specification rather than efficiency. The one useful sentence is a redundant restatement of the name, and the trial-call marketing line occupies the space where substantive guidance should be.
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 two-parameter statistical tool with zero annotation coverage, no output schema, and no parameter documentation, the definition supplies nothing an agent needs to call it correctly. It should at minimum define the input format and the statistical interpretation of the result.
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?
Two parameters exist at 0% schema description coverage, and both are typed only as strings with no meaning given. The description never mentions 'z' or 'values', so an agent cannot tell whether 'values' is a comma-separated list, JSON array, or whitespace-delimited series, nor what 'z' represents versus a confidence level.
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 text 'Confidence Interval Mean: Mean of confidence interval' essentially restates the tool name rather than defining the operation. It never says whether the tool computes a confidence interval around a mean, or merely averages the endpoints of an interval, and it does not differentiate from near-identical siblings such as x402-mean-of, x402-margin-of-error, or x402-standard-error-of-mean.
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?
No when-to-use guidance, no alternatives named, no prerequisites or input expectations. The only supplementary sentence is pricing boilerplate ('5 free trial calls per signed wallet'), which conveys nothing about selecting this tool.
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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