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x402-robots-txt

Robots Txt: Robots Txt

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
urlNoUrl to process
inputNoInput to process

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / url
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Url to process",
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  2. First observed

TDQS

D1.3/5.0
Behavior1/5

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: no network/auth requirements, no mutations, no rate limits, no error behavior, no return shape. For a tool operating on a remote URL with no annotations, this is a total transparency gap.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness2/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

It is short, but this is under-specification rather than conciseness. The two-word phrase has no front-loaded purpose statement and no structure an agent can use.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness1/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With no annotations, no output schema, and two ambiguously named parameters, the description should carry the entire burden of explaining inputs and behavior. It is completely inadequate for even a simple robots.txt fetch/parse tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters2/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is nominally 100%, but the parameter descriptions are placeholder text ('Url to process' and 'Input to process'), which convey no semantics about what a robots.txt tool expects in each field or how they interact. The description adds nothing, so the baseline credit for schema coverage is not fully earned.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose1/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description 'Robots Txt: Robots Txt' is a pure tautology that restates the tool name in both halves. It gives no verb, no resource detail, and no indication of what operation is performed (fetch a robots.txt? parse it? validate rules?). No sibling differentiation whatsoever.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines1/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

There is no guidance about when to use this tool, when not to, or which alternative to prefer. Given hundreds of sibling tools, an agent gets zero routing signal from this 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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