x402-number-report
Number Report: Generate a number analysis report.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| values | No | Values to process |
Number Report: Generate a number analysis report.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| values | No | Values to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / valuesAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Values to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations, so the description carries the full burden, and it discloses nothing about return shape, which analyses are produced, or any limits. "Report" is opaque and the purpose sentence adds zero behavioral information.
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?
Extremely short and front-loaded, but the brevity reflects under-specification rather than efficiency. It wastes no words yet communicates almost nothing.
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, no annotations, a meaningless parameter description, and a highly ambiguous verb ("analysis") in a namespace that already contains stats, trivia, and specific analytic tools. The definition is far too thin for an agent to invoke it correctly.
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?
There is only one parameter (`values`, described as "Values to process"), and even the schema description is a tautology. The tool description gives no hint of the expected format (comma-separated? JSON array? single integer?), so an agent cannot infer valid input at all.
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?
"Generate a number analysis report" restates the name (x402-number-report) almost verbatim, and "number analysis" is too vague to distinguish it from the hundreds of sibling number tools (x402-stats, x402-number-trivia, x402-range-stat, etc.). It names no specific analyses or outputs.
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 when-not-to-use, no named alternatives. With ~1000 siblings, an agent has no basis for choosing this over is-prime, stats, or number-trivia.
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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