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abcau_headlines

Fetch current ABC News Australia headlines for a required section slug, such as politics or rural, returning titles, URLs, and optional summaries, authors, times, and images.

Instructions

Get ABC News Australia section headlines. Returns current headlines for one ABC News Australia section. section is required and takes one of 15 slugs, including justin, politics, rural, analysis-and-opinion and australia. Each item has a title and URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
sectionYesABC News Australia section slug

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Addedv1.17.5

TDQS

A3.5/5.0
Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

With no annotations, the description carries the burden but is silent on permissions or rate limits. It does add valuable behavioral detail by describing the return shape (title/URL plus optional summary, author, publication time, image), which matters since there is no output schema. Mid-level overall.

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

Conciseness4/5

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

Front-loaded with purpose and required-param note, and the return-field list is useful. Slight redundancy between the first two sentences (both restating 'section headlines'), but overall efficient.

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

Completeness4/5

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

For a simple read tool with no output schema, the description covers both input (required slug, some examples) and output fields, so an agent can call it and interpret results. The main gap is the missing hand-off to abcau_sections for slug discovery.

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

Parameters3/5

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

Schema description coverage is 100% and the enum fully enumerates the 15 slugs, so the schema handles parameter documentation. The description repeats a subset of slugs and notes `section` is required, adding little beyond what the structured fields already provide; baseline 3 applies.

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

Purpose5/5

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

States a specific verb (Get/Returns) and resource (ABC News Australia section headlines) and scopes it to a single section. An agent can distinguish this from abcau_article or abcau_news without opening a schema.

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

Usage Guidelines2/5

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

No guidance on when to use this versus abcau_news, abcau_article, or abcau_author, nor a mention that abcau_sections is likely needed to discover valid slugs. The only contextual clue is that it covers exactly one section.

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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