x402-price-earnings
Price Earnings: Price Earnings
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | No | Price to process | |
| earnings | No | Earnings to process |
Price Earnings: Price Earnings
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| price | No | Price to process | |
| earnings | No | Earnings to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / earningsAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Earnings to process",
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / priceAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Price 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 behavioral burden and delivers nothing: no formula, no rounding/precision behavior, no output format, and no indication of whether inputs are parsed as numbers despite being typed as strings.
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 text is a two-word repetition of the title with no front-loaded explanation of purpose or result. This is under-specification rather than useful brevity.
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 computation tool with no output schema, no annotations, and no description of the computation or its return value leaves the agent unable to call it correctly or interpret any result. Almost nothing needed to use the tool is communicated.
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 100%, so the baseline is 3 even though the description adds nothing. The schema's own texts ('Price to process', 'Earnings to process') are thin, but the structured field is the only documentation present and the description does not supplement it.
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 'Price Earnings: Price Earnings' simply restates the tool name with no verb or operation. An agent can infer a P/E-style computation from the name, but the text itself provides no statement of what is actually done with the price and earnings inputs.
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 guidance on when to use this tool, no prerequisites, and no mention of related siblings such as x402-pe-ratio, x402-earnings-yield, or x402-eps that would help an agent choose between overlapping finance tools.
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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