x402-is-sophie-germain
Is Sophie Germain: Is Sophie Germain
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Is Sophie Germain: Is Sophie Germain
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations at all, the description carries the entire burden of behavioral disclosure, and it discloses nothing beyond the tool's name. It does not state whether the tool checks a number, reads an implicit context, returns a boolean, or has side effects. This is a complete absence of behavioral information.
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. There is no front-loaded information, no definition, and no helpful structure—only a redundant restatement of the 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?
For a tool with no annotations, no output schema, and no parameters, the description is the sole source of contextual information, and it provides none. An agent has no way to know what the tool does, what input it expects, what it returns, or how it relates to the many similar math-check siblings. This is completely inadequate.
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 schema coverage is 100% and there are 0 parameters, the description fails to clarify how a parameterless predicate operates. An agent cannot know what value the 'Sophie Germain' test is applied to. The baseline for 0-param tools assumes a self-contained, clearly defined operation, which is not the case here.
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 Sophie Germain: Is Sophie Germain' is a pure tautology—it simply restates the tool name without defining what 'Sophie Germain' means (a prime p such that 2p+1 is also prime) or what the tool does with it. It provides no verb beyond the copula 'is' and no resource boundary, making it indistinguishable in meaning from the name itself.
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 on when to use this tool versus any of the hundreds of sibling predicate tools like x402-is-prime or x402-is-twin-prime. The description implies it is a boolean check but gives no context about inputs, preconditions, or alternatives. The 0-parameter schema makes it even less clear how an agent is supposed to invoke it.
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.