Scored across 13 tools
The task lifecycle tools (list/claim/complete/create/pause) are clearly distinct, but three communication tools — publish_handoff, send_message, and tell_people — all push text to people with only subtle differences (work status vs. request vs. phone chat), and ask_people overlaps with them for outbound asks. Descriptions offer some guidance, but an agent could easily pick the wrong channel.
Nearly all tools follow a clean snake_case verb_noun pattern (get_context, list_tasks, claim_task, complete_task, send_message, list_peers). The only outlier is the meta-tool joxo_more, which is a minor, understandable deviation.
13 tools is a well-scoped set for a collaborative agent coordination server covering tasks, peers, and messaging. It is slightly on the heavier side given the overlapping communication tools, but each tool does address a real capability.
Task create/list/claim/complete/pause plus peer discovery, messaging, and handoff give solid lifecycle coverage. Gaps like task release, update/edit, and criteria management are acknowledged and deferred to the joxo_more group, so agents can reach them without hitting a hard dead end.