x402-mime-detect
Mime Detect: Maps a file extension such as png or json to its MIME type 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ext | No | ||
| input | No | ||
| extension | No |
Mime Detect: Maps a file extension such as png or json to its MIME type 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ext | No | ||
| input | No | ||
| extension | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / ext / descriptionRemoved value: -"Ext to process"Input schema / properties / extension / descriptionRemoved value: -"Extension to process"Input schema / properties / input / descriptionRemoved value: -"Input to process"Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full burden, and it does disclose a real invocation constraint: the '5 free trial calls per signed wallet' payment/rate-limit model. That is genuine behavioral context, but nothing is said about case sensitivity, handling of unknown or non-extension input, or the return shape, so the disclosure is partial.
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 core operation is front-loaded in a single compact sentence with an illustrative example. The free-trial string is appended boilerplate rather than useful prose, keeping it just short of the top mark.
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?
With no annotations, no output schema, and three undocumented parameters, the description should be doing far more work than it is. It gives no return-value expectation, no error behavior, and no way to choose between this tool and its MIME-type siblings.
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% across three string parameters (ext, input, extension) with no descriptions, no required flags, and no enums. The description gives example values ('png', 'json') that loosely hint at the expected format, but it never explains which of the three overlapping parameters to use or how they differ, so the ambiguity is not resolved.
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 states a specific verb and resource ('maps a file extension ... to its MIME type') with concrete example inputs, so the core operation is unambiguous. However, it does nothing to distinguish itself from the near-identical siblings x402-mime and x402-mime-type, which is exactly what the 5-level bar requires.
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, no mention of prerequisites, and no reference to the overlapping x402-mime / x402-mime-type tools despite three MIME-looking siblings. Usage must be entirely inferred from the name.
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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