x402-is-longitude
Is Longitude: Is Longitude
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Is Longitude: Is Longitude
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations provided, the description carries the full burden of disclosing behavior, and it discloses nothing. It does not state what input the tool expects, what it returns, or any side effects. There is no behavioral information whatsoever beyond the (uninformative) name.
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 extremely short, but this is under-specification rather than conciseness. It repeats the tool name instead of earning its place with informative content. A one-line description that actually stated the tool's function would be concise; this one is merely empty.
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?
Although the tool has no parameters and no output schema, the description still fails to state the fundamental purpose — what value is checked and what result is returned. Even a minimal tool needs a functional description. The sibling x402-is-longitude-valid hints at ambiguity that the description resolves in no way.
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?
The tool has zero parameters, so there is nothing for the description to document beyond the empty schema, which already covers 100% of parameters. Per the baseline rule for 0-parameter tools, the description is not penalized for missing parameter information it does not need to provide.
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 'Is Longitude: Is Longitude' — a pure tautology that restates the tool name verbatim. It provides no verb, no resource, no explanation of what the tool actually does. The name suggests a validation predicate, but the description itself contributes zero semantic content.
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 guidance is given on when to use this tool or how it differs from nearby siblings such as x402-is-longitude-valid, x402-is-latitude, or the broader family of x402-is-* validation tools. An agent has no basis in the description for selecting this over x402-is-longitude-valid.
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.