x402-timezone
Timezone: Timezone conversion and lookup. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| timezone | No |
Timezone: Timezone conversion and lookup. 🆓 5 free trial calls per signed wallet
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| timezone | No |
Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
Input schema / properties / timezone / descriptionRemoved value: -"Timezone to process"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 it discloses almost nothing: no indication of read-only nature, response shape, error behavior for invalid zones, or whether a missing parameter yields the server's current zone. The paywall/free-trial mention is the one genuine piece of extra context, since it implies a signed-wallet auth requirement.
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 and front-loaded, so it does not waste the reader's time. However, the leading token "Timezone:" merely restates the tool name rather than adding information, and the pricing line mixes billing boilerplate into a functional description.
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 one-parameter lookup/conversion tool with no annotations and no output schema, the description should at minimum explain the input format and the kind of result returned. Neither is present, leaving an agent unable to construct a correct call or anticipate the response.
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 single parameter is named only "timezone" with 0% schema description coverage, and the description does nothing to clarify it — it never states whether the value should be an IANA identifier, an offset, a city, or a target zone for conversion. With conversion claimed in the purpose, the absence of a source/target distinction makes the parameter genuinely ambiguous.
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?
"Timezone conversion and lookup" names a resource and two operations, but does not say which direction the conversion goes or what is being looked up. It also fails to distinguish this tool from near-identical siblings such as x402-timezone-offset, x402-timezone-by-location, and x402-timezone-boundary, so an agent cannot tell which one to pick without guessing.
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 and no named alternative. The only contextual sentence is a pricing note (5 free trial calls per signed wallet), which is billing information rather than a condition for selecting or avoiding this tool.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Add one secure layer between your agents and this server.