Api policies autocomplete retrieve

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, destructiveHint=false, and openWorldHint, so the safety profile is fully covered without the description. The word 'minimal' adds a small hint that the response payload is trimmed down compared to full retrieve endpoints, but nothing is said about auth, pagination, or what the truncated payload contains.

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?

A single short sentence with no filler, and the key qualifier ('minimal', 'autocomplete') is front-loaded. It is under-specified rather than bloated, which costs nothing on this dimension.

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 is the only place that could explain what the autocomplete response looks like (id/label pairs? a bare list? how many items?). Instead it stops at the phrase 'autocomplete selects', leaving the return shape entirely unknown for a tool whose whole value is the shape of its compact output.

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 input schema has zero parameters, so there is nothing for the description to explain; baseline 4 applies. No parameter claims in the description conflict with the empty schema.

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?

The description says this is an autocomplete endpoint, which conveys the general shape of the operation (lightweight lookup for select inputs), but it never names the resource — 'policies' appears only in the tool name. It also does not distinguish itself from siblings such as policies_list, policies_ids_retrieve, or policies_retrieve, so the agent must infer why four read endpoints exist for the same object.

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?

'for autocomplete selects' hints at a UI context, but there is no explicit when-to-use statement, no when-not, and no named alternative such as policies_list for full records. An agent deciding between this and policies_ids_retrieve has nothing to go on.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.