x402-metric-imperial
Metric Imperial: Converts a length, weight, or volume value between metric and imperial units 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | No | ||
| unit | No | ||
| value | No |
Metric Imperial: Converts a length, weight, or volume value between metric and imperial units 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | No | ||
| unit | No | ||
| value | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / type / descriptionRemoved value: -"Type to process"Input schema / properties / unit / descriptionRemoved value: -"Unit to process"Input schema / properties / value / descriptionRemoved value: -"Value to process"Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full behavioral burden. It does disclose the payment model (5 free trial calls per signed wallet), which is genuinely useful context about cost/auth. But it says nothing about direction handling, supported unit vocabularies, or what happens on an unsupported unit/value.
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?
Front-loaded purpose in one tight sentence; the trial-call note is appended clearly and the emoji adds no ambiguity. Slightly noisy promotional content, but overall efficient.
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 3-parameter tool with zero schema documentation, no annotations, and no output schema, the description is too thin: the agent still cannot determine acceptable unit strings or the expected value format. Only the purpose and price model are covered.
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 none of the three string parameters (type, unit, value) is documented anywhere. The description partially compensates by implying the domain of 'type' (length, weight, or volume), but the critical 'unit' string vocabulary and the odd string-typed 'value' are left entirely ambiguous.
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?
States a specific verb (converts) and resource (length, weight, or volume values) plus both directions (metric↔imperial), so the function is unmistakable. It does not, however, distinguish itself from sibling unit-conversion tools such as x402-units-convert or the dozens of pair-specific converters (x402-cm-to-inches, x402-km-to-miles), so an agent cannot tell when this is preferred over them.
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?
The description gives no when-to-use or when-not-to-use guidance and never names an alternative, despite a crowded field of conversion siblings. The only extra information is a promotional note about free trial calls, which is commercial rather than operational guidance.
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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