Server Quality Checklist

Tool Scores

• build_pptxA
  4.3/5.0
  Behavior4/5

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

  There are no annotations, so the description carries the full burden of behavioral disclosure. It clearly states that the tool writes a file to disk, produces one image-backed slide per HTML input, preserves input order, and returns the saved file path. It could go further by noting overwrite behavior or whether the output directory must exist, but the core side effects and output behavior are disclosed.

  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?

  The description is compact and front-loads the essence with 'THE DELIVERABLE TOOL,' though that opening phrase is somewhat redundant given the title already says 'creates the actual presentation file.' The rest is efficient: it explains the mechanism, the ordering, the distinction from preview_slide, and the result to report.

  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 file-generating tool with no output schema, the description covers the key contextual needs: what input is required, how it is processed, that a file is saved to disk, and that the serialized output is the file path. The schema handles parameter details, and the sibling is addressed explicitly. It could mention edge cases or constraints around HTML rendering, but the definition is largely complete for correct invocation.

  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%, so the schema already documents width, height, slides, and outputPath adequately. The description adds some nuance by emphasizing that each HTML document becomes 'one image-backed slide' in the given order, but it does little to clarify parameter formats beyond what the schema provides. This is the baseline 3 expected when the schema is the primary source of parameter meaning.

  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?

  The description names a specific verb and resource: 'Renders a list of complete HTML documents... and assembles them into a single PowerPoint (.pptx) file written to disk.' It also distinguishes itself from its sibling by saying 'Call this — not preview_slide — whenever the user asks for a PPT/PowerPoint/presentation/apresentação/slide deck.' This leaves no ambiguity about what the tool produces or how it differs from preview_slide.

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

  Usage Guidelines5/5

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

  The description explicitly states when to use this tool versus the alternative: 'Call this — not preview_slide — whenever the user asks for a PPT/PowerPoint/presentation/apresentação/slide deck.' It also explains what to do with the result: 'the tool result gives you the saved file path to report back to the user.' This gives the agent both a trigger and a follow-up action.

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

• preview_slideA
  4.6/5.0
  Behavior5/5

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

  With no annotations provided, the description carries the full disclosure burden and does so thoroughly: it discloses the side effect ('saves it to disk'), the return contract ('file path (not the image data)'), the required follow-up action ('Open/view that PNG file with whatever image-reading capability your agent has'), and the hard boundary ('is NOT how a presentation gets delivered'). No behavioral trait an agent needs is left to inference.

  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 the scoping tag 'DESIGN-ITERATION TOOL ONLY' and the core mechanism in the first sentence, with each subsequent sentence adding operational guidance. However, the non-deliverable warning is asserted three times ('does NOT produce a .pptx', 'NOT how a presentation gets delivered', 'the only tool that creates a deliverable'), so a few words are redundant without adding new information.

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

  Completeness5/5

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

  For a 4-parameter tool with no output schema and no annotations, the description covers every operational fact an agent needs: input form (complete self-contained HTML), output contract (file path, not image data), side effect (PNG written to disk), the agent's next step (view the image), and the workflow handoff to build_pptx. Nothing essential is missing.

  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%, so the baseline is 3. The description's 'single complete HTML document (with inline CSS)' loosely echoes the schema's documented html parameter but adds no syntax or format details beyond it, and the other three parameters are left entirely to the schema. The description does not compensate further, but with full schema coverage, it doesn't need to.

  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 and resource — 'Renders a single complete HTML document to a PNG image and saves it to disk, returning the file path' — and immediately distinguishes itself from the sibling tool: 'does NOT produce a .pptx and is NOT how a presentation gets delivered.' The title's 'design check only' reinforcement makes the scope unmistakable. An agent cannot confuse this with build_pptx without opening any schema.

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

  Usage Guidelines5/5

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

  Explicitly scopes when to use it: 'Use it only to check how one slide looks while you're still tweaking its HTML/CSS.' It also gives the when-not condition and the alternative: 'Once the user's slides are finalized, you MUST call build_pptx to actually produce the .pptx file.' This is direct routing guidance with an explicit exclusion, leaving nothing to inference.

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