x402-harmonic-series
Harmonic Series: Series of harmonic.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | No | N to process | |
| count | No | Count to process |
Harmonic Series: Series of harmonic.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | No | N to process | |
| count | No | Count to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / countAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Count to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / nAdded value: +{
+ "description": "N 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: no note on whether output is a list or a sum, no bounds on n/count, no computational cost, no error behavior for invalid n.
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 is under-specification rather than conciseness: seven words convey no actionable information. Nothing is front-loaded because there is nothing to front-load.
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 no annotations, no output schema, two ambiguously named parameters, and a very large sibling set, the definition is completely inadequate to call the tool correctly. An agent would have to guess both the semantics of the result and the meaning of n vs count.
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 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description adds nothing, and the schema strings themselves ("N to process", "Count to process") are ambiguous about how n and count relate, but per the coverage rule the schema is treated as doing the heavy lifting.
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?
"Harmonic Series: Series of harmonic" restates the tool name in circular fashion. It never says what the tool actually computes or returns (the first N terms? the partial sum? the nth harmonic number?), so an agent cannot distinguish it from siblings like x402-harmonic-number, x402-harmonic-mean, or x402-arithmetic-series.
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, when-not-to-use, or alternative is mentioned. With roughly a dozen adjacent series/number siblings in the catalog (harmonic-number, geometric-series, arithmetic-series, prime-series, square-series), the absence of any routing guidance is a real failure.
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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