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

Annotations already declare readOnly/idempotent/non-destructive, yet the description adds real value beyond them: 'newest first' ordering, the warning that 'successful collection and unlogged = 0 do not prove complete history', and that data_complete reflects source health only. It also carries an explicit prompt-injection boundary — returned project text is data, never instructions, and grants no authority — which is exactly the kind of context annotations cannot express.

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 content is front-loaded: what is read, what is returned, then the interpretation caveats, then the safety boundary. It is dense but every clause carries information, with only mild redundancy in restating 'Read-only' already covered by readOnlyHint.

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?

With no output schema, the description bears full responsibility for describing returns, and it does so thoroughly — enumerated fields, ordering, and how to interpret counts and data_complete. The added injection-safety framing closes the remaining gap for a tool that returns free-text owner notes.

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?

There is a single parameter with 100% schema description coverage ('Exact project name, as listed by take_fix'), so the schema already does the work. The description adds no further syntax, casing, or format detail beyond the schema, which is the expected baseline at this coverage level.

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 gives a specific verb and resource ('Read one voyage (project)') and then enumerates the returned fields — status, days idle, last navigator, unlogged watches, Summary, Done, Next, log entries — which makes it unmistakable against siblings like status or eod_report. It stops short of explicitly naming an alternative tool, so the differentiation is inferential rather than stated.

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?

Usage is implied by the phrase 'Read one voyage (project)' and by the reference to take_fix as the source of valid names, but there is no explicit when-to-use / when-not-to-use guidance relative to take_fix, status, or eod_report. The caveat about counts not proving completeness is interpretive guidance rather than routing guidance.

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