x402-entity-link
Entity Link: Entity Link
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process | |
| label | No | Label to process | |
| labels | No | Labels to process | |
| content | No | Content to process |
Entity Link: Entity Link
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process | |
| label | No | Label to process | |
| labels | No | Labels to process | |
| content | No | Content to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Text 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. It does not say whether this is a read or write operation, what it returns, what permissions it needs, or how it handles the five text-ish input fields.
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 – the single colon-delimited fragment carries zero information. Brevity here is a symptom of a missing description, not an efficient one.
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?
Five ambiguous parameters, no annotations, no output schema, and no explanation of behavior or return value. For a tool whose only stated purpose is a duplicated name, nothing an agent needs in order to call it correctly is present.
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?
All five parameters carry a schema description string, so nominal coverage is 100% and the baseline of 3 applies. However the descriptions are interchangeable boilerplate ("Text to process", "Input to process", "Label to process"), so the description itself adds no semantic value and the schema's coverage is largely illusory.
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 literally "Entity Link: Entity Link" – it restates the tool name twice and adds nothing. There is no verb, no resource scope, and no way to tell it apart from siblings such as x402-entity-lookup, x402-relation-extract, or x402-ner-extract.
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 prerequisites, and no mention of alternatives. The agent is given no basis for choosing this tool over any of the dozens of sibling extraction/lookup tools.
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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