x402-is-happy-number
Is Happy Number: Is Happy Number
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Is Happy Number: Is Happy Number
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations exist and the description reveals no behavior beyond the name's implication. It does not state whether this is a predicate, what a happy number is, how results are returned, or any side effects. The description carries the full burden and fails entirely.
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 description is short, but this is under-specification rather than conciseness. It contains no substantive information and does not earn its place; it is merely a repetition of the tool's name.
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, an empty input schema, and a tautological description, the tool is completely underspecified. An agent cannot determine the expected input, output, or semantics, making this definition unusable.
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?
Although the schema has zero parameters (which normally lowers the burden), the tool name implies an integer input is needed. The empty input schema plus a tautological description leaves complete ambiguity about how an agent would supply the number to test. The description adds no clarifying meaning.
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 a pure tautology: 'Is Happy Number: Is Happy Number' merely restates the tool name with no verb, resource, or explanation of what the tool computes. It also fails to distinguish this tool from the nearly identical sibling x402-is-happy.
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, what input it requires, or how it differs from alternatives like x402-is-happy. An agent has no basis for selecting this tool over its many siblings.
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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The tool set is saturated with near-duplicates and synonyms: character-count vs char-count, clamp vs clamp-value, is-abundant vs is-abundant-num vs is-abundant-number, and fetch vs browser-scrape vs web-scrape vs text-scrape. Generic names like 'difference', 'normalize', 'range', and 'partition' make the boundaries even harder for an agent to determine.
Most tools share a x402- kebab-case prefix, but the set mixes noun-only names (math, hash, prime, time), verb-first names (get_stats, find, validate), auto-generated names (x402-publish-1787853294312-base-account), and inconsistent variants like temp vs temperature vs temperature-convert. This is not a coherent verb_noun convention despite the common prefix.
1677 tools is an extreme count that creates selection paralysis and makes coherent agent use impractical. A utility or marketplace server at this scale needs sub-services or namespacing rather than a flat tool list.
The surface has broad token coverage across many utility categories, but the marketplace aspect is incomplete: service_discovery and get_stats exist, yet there are no generic publish, update, delete, or account-management operations. Utility families also contain redundant variants without clear completion or lifecycle structure.