x402-range-stat
Range Stat: Returns the range of an array as its maximum minus its minimum 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| values | No |
Range Stat: Returns the range of an array as its maximum minus its minimum 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| values | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / values / descriptionRemoved value: -"Values to process"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 are provided, so the description carries the full behavioral burden. It usefully discloses the pricing model ('5 free trial calls per signed wallet') and the exact computation, but says nothing about edge cases (empty array, single element), error behavior, or output shape. Decent but incomplete for a zero-annotation 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?
Two short clauses, front-loaded with the operation and its formula. The free-trial emoji tag adds minor noise but the core content is dense and easy to scan.
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 single-parameter, no-output-schema utility, the definition covers what the tool computes but omits the one thing the schema does not cover: how to encode the array into the string parameter. That omission is the remaining substantive gap.
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 0% and the lone parameter is typed 'string' while the description calls the input an 'array.' That mismatch is never resolved: the description does not state the serialization format (comma-separated, JSON, repeated params), so an agent cannot reliably construct the call.
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?
Gives a specific verb and resource plus the exact formula: 'Returns the range of an array as its maximum minus its minimum.' That is unambiguous on its own, but it never distinguishes itself from near-identical siblings such as x402-range, x402-range-statistic, x402-midrange, or x402-difference, which an agent must otherwise disambiguate by schema inspection.
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 guidance, no statement of when a different range/statistic sibling should be preferred, and no mention of prerequisites beyond the billing note. The agent is left to infer usage entirely from the one-line definition.
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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