x402-hapax-legomena
Hapax Legomena: Hapax Legomena
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process |
Hapax Legomena: Hapax Legomena
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / inputAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Input to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}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 supplied, so the description carries the full behavioral burden, and it discloses nothing: no mutation/read semantics, no output shape, no limits, no auth or cost notes. The title is simply echoed twice.
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 text is a doubled title fragment with zero informational payload; there is no front-loaded purpose, no structure, and no sentence that earns its place.
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 tool with two undescribed, indistinguishable string parameters, no annotations, and no output schema, the description is entirely inadequate — an agent cannot know what to send or what it will receive.
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 nominally 100%, but both parameters are described with the same meaningless placeholder — 'Text to process' and 'Input to process' — giving the agent no way to distinguish two seemingly duplicate free-text slots. The description adds nothing to resolve this, so it falls below the baseline-3 case where the schema genuinely does the work.
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 'Hapax Legomena: Hapax Legomena' — a verbatim restatement of the tool name with no verb and no resource. A reader learns nothing about what the tool does beyond the term itself, and it is indistinguishable from the other ~1000 x402-* siblings.
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 whatsoever about when to use this tool, when not to, or which sibling (e.g. x402-text-stats, x402-word-frequency) would be an alternative. The agent has no basis for routing.
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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