x402-polygon-area
Polygon Area: Area of polygon.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| points | No | Points to process |
Polygon Area: Area of polygon.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| points | No | Points to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / pointsAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Points to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full behavioral burden, and it discloses nothing: not whether the polygon must be simple or self-intersecting, whether vertices must be ordered, whether units are honored, or what the result contains. For a geometry tool with zero annotation coverage this is a complete gap.
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?
Two clauses that say the same thing twice; the entry is short but entirely redundant rather than information-dense. Brevity here reflects under-specification, not concision.
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?
There is no output schema and no annotations, so the description is the only source of context, and it omits both the input encoding and any notion of the returned value. A pure-math tool needs less prose than a mutating one, which keeps this above a 1, but the missing input format is a real blocker.
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 nominally 100%, but the sole parameter's own text is "Points to process", which conveys no format (coordinate pairs? "x,y x,y"? WKT? array-in-string?). The description adds nothing about the encoding of `points`, so the required serialization is effectively undocumented despite the coverage figure.
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?
"Polygon Area: Area of polygon" merely restates the tool name in two forms; it names no input, no coordinate convention, and no distinguishing feature. In a sibling set that already contains x402-regular-polygon-area, x402-triangle-area, x402-rhombus-area and x402-trapezoid-area, nothing here tells the agent which polygon variant this covers.
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, no when-not-to-use, and no mention of the near-identical sibling area tools. An agent gets no routing signal at all from the description.
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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