List all 51 live-verified Daily Maverick sections to identify valid categories for fetching headlines.
List Daily Maverick sections. Lists all 51 live-verified article-bearing categories accepted by dailymaverick-headlines.
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v1.17.9Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the burden. It usefully discloses that the set is a fixed, live-verified collection of 51 categories, but says nothing about the return shape (IDs vs. names) or that results are effectively static. For a zero-param read tool these are minor gaps.
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 sentences with the core purpose front-loaded. There is slight redundancy between "sections" and "categories" and the repeated "List(s)," but nothing is wasted.
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 simple parameterless discovery tool with no output schema, the description gives enough to call it correctly: what it returns, how many, and its relationship to the headlines endpoint. Only the exact return shape is left unstated.
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 tool takes no parameters, so there is nothing to document and the baseline of 4 applies. The description does not need to compensate for any schema gap.
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?
States a clear verb+resource ("List Daily Maverick sections") and clarifies scope with "all 51 live-verified article-bearing categories." It ties itself to the sibling dailymaverick-headlines, which gives some differentiation, though it never explicitly contrasts against dailymaverick_news or dailymaverick_article.
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?
The phrase "categories accepted by dailymaverick-headlines" implies the tool is a discovery step for valid filter values, but the description never states when to call it vs. the sibling tools or that its output feeds into the headlines endpoint.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.