x402-is-ugly
Is Ugly: Check whether a number is ugly: positive with only 2, 3, and 5 as prime factors. Provide value. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | No |
Is Ugly: Check whether a number is ugly: positive with only 2, 3, and 5 as prime factors. Provide value. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / value / descriptionRemoved value: -"Value to process"Input schema / properties / valueAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Value to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the burden, and it does disclose the auth/cost model ("5 free trial calls per signed wallet"), which is genuinely useful behavior beyond the schema. It does not state the return shape, how 0/1/negatives are treated, or whether input is parsed as an integer, so the core behavior of the predicate remains partially opaque.
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 definition sentence is front-loaded and dense with meaning, but "Provide value" is filler and the emoji/pricing tail mixes monetization messaging into a math tool's description. It is short overall, but not every sentence earns its place.
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?
No output schema and no annotations mean the description must explain the result format and edge cases; it does neither. For a one-parameter predicate tool this could be fixed with a single clause about returning true/false for a positive integer, but as written an agent cannot predict the response.
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 coverage is 0% and the single parameter is typed only as a string; the description's only parameter language is "Provide value", which restates the schema name without adding type, format, range, or validity constraints. It should have stated that value must be a positive integer encoded as a string and what happens otherwise.
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 gives a specific verb+resource ("Check whether a number is ugly") and even defines the property (positive, prime factors only 2, 3, 5), so an agent knows exactly what predicate is evaluated. It does not, however, mention the near-identical sibling x402-is-ugly-number, so it does not help disambiguate between the two.
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 instead of the many other number-classification siblings (x402-is-ugly-number, x402-is-happy-number, x402-is-prime, etc.). The only quasi-guidance is the pricing note about free trial calls, which addresses payment, not usage selection.
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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