x402-is-weekend-date
Is Weekend Date: Checks whether value or date falls on Saturday or Sunday; missing or invalid input gives false 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | No | ||
| value | No |
Is Weekend Date: Checks whether value or date falls on Saturday or Sunday; missing or invalid input gives false 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | No | ||
| value | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / date / descriptionRemoved value: -"Date to process"Input schema / properties / value / descriptionRemoved value: -"Value to process"Input schema / properties / dateAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Date to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}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 full behavioral burden, and it does disclose one genuinely useful trait: missing or invalid input returns false rather than erroring. It stops short of saying what the return value looks like, how the two inputs interact, or whether the check is calendar-aware across time zones.
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 functional sentence is short and front-loaded, which is good, but the trailing '🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet' is promotional filler that dilutes an otherwise compact definition.
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 two-parameter predicate with no annotations, no output schema, and 0% schema description coverage, the definition is too thin: input formats, precedence between 'date' and 'value', and the exact return shape are all unstated. It should compensate for the bare schema and does not.
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 description coverage is 0% and neither of the two parameters is documented. The phrase 'value or date' hints that either parameter can supply the input, but gives no format (ISO string, epoch, natural language), no precedence rule when both are supplied, and no indication of what 'value' means versus 'date'.
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 and resource: it checks whether a date falls on Saturday or Sunday, which is more precise than the tool name alone. It does not, however, distinguish itself from near-identical siblings such as x402-is-weekend or x402-weekend-or-weekday, so an agent cannot tell which of the three to pick from the text.
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 when-to-use guidance and no reference to the many alternative weekend/weekday tools in the sibling list (x402-is-weekend, x402-weekend-or-weekday, x402-is-business-day). The only conditional information given is about input failure, not tool 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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