Lists Irish Independent sections, providing slugs, display names, and RSS feed URLs for querying headlines by section.
Get Irish Independent sections. Returns every Irish Independent section slug accepted by the headlines endpoint (national, regional and county news, sport, business, comment, lifestyle and entertainment), with its display name and public RSS feed URL.
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v1.17.5Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description must carry the behavior disclosure itself. It does so by framing the operation as returning a complete enumeration ('every') and by stating the output fields (display name, public RSS feed URL), signaling a read-only metadata lookup. It does not discuss edge cases like ordering or missing sections, but for a zero-parameter listing this is adequate.
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?
The description is front-loaded with the tool's purpose and packs the scope into a single parenthetical without filler. Every clause earns its place, and the category list clarifies what counts as a section.
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?
There is no output schema, so the description thoughtfully covers what the caller receives: slug, display name, and RSS URL. It also establishes the integration point with the headlines endpoint, making it complete for a simple zero-parameter metadata tool.
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 zero parameters and the schema is empty, so there are no parameter semantics to document. The description stays consistent by not implying any inputs, which meets the baseline for parameterless tools.
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 concrete verb and resource ('Get Irish Independent sections') and goes further to specify the exact payload: every section slug accepted by the Irish Independent headlines endpoint, plus display name and RSS URL. This distinguishes it from article, author, news, and headlines siblings even though it does not name them.
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 description gives clear context by tying the tool's output to the headlines endpoint, so an agent can infer this is the lookup to call before requesting headlines by section. It does not explicitly name alternatives or exclusions, so it stops short of a full routing statement.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.