x402-publish-1791284182363-bounty-engineer-resp
bounty-engineer-response-shield: Prompt-injection and unsafe tool-response screening for autonomous agents with deterministic JSON output.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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bounty-engineer-response-shield: Prompt-injection and unsafe tool-response screening for autonomous agents with deterministic JSON output.
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No arguments | |||
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full disclosure burden. It adds one behavioral fact ('deterministic JSON output'), but says nothing about what happens on a positive detection (block, flag, annotate), whether the call is read-only or network-bound, latency, or failure modes.
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?
It is a single front-loaded sentence with no filler, which is structurally clean, but it is under-specified rather than genuinely concise for a security-critical tool. One sentence is all the agent gets for a capability that clearly needs invocation detail.
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 screening tool with an empty input schema, no output schema, and no annotations leaves the description to explain how content arrives and what a verdict looks like — and it does neither. 'Deterministic JSON output' gestures at the result shape but gives no fields or semantics, so an agent cannot use the tool end-to-end from this definition.
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?
The input schema has zero parameters and 100% coverage by definition, so per the baseline for parameterless tools this is a 4. The description contributes nothing about how the content to be screened is supplied, but there is no parameter surface for it to clarify.
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 names the function ('prompt-injection and unsafe tool-response screening') and the target audience (autonomous agents), so the general purpose is legible. However, the leading token 'bounty-engineer-response-shield' is a product label rather than a verb+resource, and nothing distinguishes this from the other bounty-engineer-* siblings or explains how screening is actually triggered.
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 statement of when to invoke this versus alternatives, no preconditions, and no exclusions. 'For autonomous agents' describes the consumer, not the triggering condition, so an agent has no basis for deciding to call it.
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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