x402-map-to-range
Map To Range: Convert map to range. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| max | No | ||
| min | No | ||
| value | No |
Map To Range: Convert map to range. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| max | No | ||
| min | No | ||
| value | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / max / descriptionRemoved value: -"Max to process"Input schema / properties / min / descriptionRemoved value: -"Min to process"Input schema / properties / value / descriptionRemoved value: -"Value to process"Input schema / properties / maxAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Max to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / minAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Min 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?
No annotations are supplied, so the description carries the full burden. It discloses only the payment/trial model, not whether the operation is a pure read, whether out-of-range values are clamped or extrapolated, what happens with non-numeric strings, or what the response contains. For a 0%-documented tool this leaves behavior essentially 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?
Very short and front-loaded, so there is no padding in the traditional sense, but the second sentence is promotional boilerplate rather than specification. The brevity here reflects under-specification rather than efficiency.
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?
A 3-parameter math tool with no annotations, no output schema, and no parameter documentation needs the description to define the transform precisely; instead it says only 'convert map to range'. An agent cannot predict the result for edge cases or distinguish it from the many neighboring remap/lookup utilities.
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 the description mentions none of the three parameters. Names like max/min/value hint at a range mapping, but the description adds no meaning at all — no units, formats, whether they are numbers-as-strings, whether min/max are inclusive, or what happens if value falls outside the range.
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?
"Map To Range: Convert map to range" restates the tool name and title with no specificity — it never says what is being mapped, from what domain, or into what range. With siblings like x402-remap, x402-map-value, x402-lerp, x402-clamp and x402-min-max-normalize in the catalog, an agent cannot tell which of these overlapping transforms this tool performs.
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 when-to-use guidance, no exclusions, and no reference to any alternative tool. The only additional sentence is a pricing note (5 free trial calls per signed wallet), which is a cost signal rather than a routing rule.
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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