x402-is-perfect-number
Is Perfect Number: Is Perfect Number
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Is Perfect Number: Is Perfect Number
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are present, so the description bears the full burden of behavioral disclosure. It does not reveal what the tool does beyond the label, what input it expects (despite the schema having zero parameters), what output format it returns, or whether any side effects exist. The tool name suggests a predicate, but the description adds no behavioral detail.
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 not effective conciseness — it is under-specification. It redundantly repeats the tool name ('Is Perfect Number: Is Perfect Number') without front-loading any useful information. Every word is wasted.
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 that appears to require an input number (mathematical predicate) yet has an empty schema, the description provides no explanation of how the tool is invoked, what it evaluates, or what the result means. The sibling list includes many near-identical predicates, so the absence of any differentiating detail is a significant completeness gap.
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 schema has zero parameters and schema coverage is 100%, which means there are no parameter semantics to document. A baseline of 4 is given for zero-parameter tools since the description need not compensate for undocumented parameters. Still, the description doesn't clarify how the tool receives its input (e.g., via a default argument or external state), which prevents a 5.
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 Perfect Number: Is Perfect Number' — a pure tautology that restates the tool name without providing any additional meaning. It does convey the general domain (checking if a number is perfect), but it fails to specify the operation with new information or distinguish this from the many sibling tools.
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 usage guidance whatsoever — no mention of when to use this tool versus alternatives like x402-is-perfect, x402-is-perfect-num, x402-perfect-numbers, or other is-* predicates. The description merely repeats the name and offers no context or exclusions.
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.