x402-qr-generate
QR Generate: QR Generate
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | No | Data to process | |
| size | No | Size to process | |
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process |
QR Generate: QR Generate
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | No | Data to process | |
| size | No | Size to process | |
| text | No | Text to process | |
| input | No | Input to process |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / textAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Text 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 the output format (image data? URL? base64?), not whether it is deterministic, side-effect free, or has any rate/size limits. This is a complete absence of behavioral context for a generation tool.
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 short, but that is under-specification rather than conciseness: the single phrase is a redundant echo of the title and front-loads no actionable information.
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?
For a four-parameter generation tool with no annotations and no output schema, the description supplies none of the information an agent needs: what the QR encodes, how size is interpreted, which of the four overlapping input fields to use, or what is returned.
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 100%, so the baseline is 3, and the description adds no meaning beyond it. The schema's own descriptions ("Data to process", "Size to process", "Text to process", "Input to process") are vacuous placeholders that leave the relationship between data/text/input unclear, but the description does nothing to resolve that.
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 is the tool name restated verbatim ("QR Generate: QR Generate"), which is a tautology rather than a statement of purpose. It does not distinguish this tool from the sibling x402-qr or x402-barcode-generate, and no verb+resource+scope is communicated.
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 indication of when to use this tool, when not to, or which sibling (e.g. x402-qr, x402-barcode-generate) is the alternative. An agent must guess entirely 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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