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Detect metric anomalies

detect_metric_anomalies
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Flag days where one metric deviated sharply from its own baseline over the window, using a median/MAD-based modified z-score rather than a mean/stdev z-score — more robust for short, noisy personal-health series, where the mean/stdev…

Instructions

Flag days where one metric deviated sharply from its own baseline over the window, using a median/MAD-based modified z-score rather than a mean/stdev z-score — more robust for short, noisy personal-health series, where the mean/stdev version is easily dragged around by the very outliers it's supposed to catch.

Use this tool when:

  • the user asks whether anything looked unusual/off/weird on particular days for one metric (e.g. "was there anything unusual about my sleep last month?").

Do not use this tool when:

  • the user wants a general sense of what's typical, with no interest in flagging specific days -> use get_baseline instead.

  • the user asks about a steady increase/decrease over time rather than isolated spikes/dips -> use calculate_metric_trend instead.

  • the user already has one specific date in mind and wants the full "why" behind it (baseline, anomaly, trend, and correlations together) -> use explain_metric_change instead.

Privacy note: this server and its SQLite file are entirely local, but the data returned by this tool becomes part of the conversation sent to whatever model the calling client is configured with. If that model runs in the cloud rather than on your machine, treat this the same as pasting the data into a chat with that provider.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
metricYesOne of steps, sleep_hours, resting_heart_rate, weight_kg, workout_minutes, mood, water_ml, heart_rate, hrv_ms.
end_dateNoLast day to include, formatted YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.
thresholdNoModified z-score cutoff. 3.5 (the default, Iglewicz & Hoaglin's standard value) flags only clear outliers; lower it (e.g. 2.5) to see more borderline days.
start_dateNoFirst day to include, formatted YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to 90 days before end_date.

Output Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
claimYesEvidence and decision for the anomaly claim; read claim.decision before reporting it.
rangeYes
metricYes
evidenceYesDEPRECATED: identical to claim.evidence. Use claim.decision, not evidence.confidence.
anomaliesYes
thresholdYes
data_healthNoWhether the data behind this result is complete, current and trustworthy.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changedv1.0.30
    • addedOutput schema / properties / data_health
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "description": "Data-quality state behind one result (not a medical or statistical confidence score). status is one of\nVALID, VALID_WITH_GAPS, MIXED_SOURCES, INSUFFICIENT_DATA, STALE, IMPORT_INCOMPLETE; reasons lists every\ncondition that\napplies. See data_health.compose_data_health for how it is decided.",
+      "properties": {
+        "completeness": {
+          "properties": {
+            "coverage_ratio": {
+              "type": "number"
+            },
+            "expected_days": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "missing_days": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "observed_days": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "expected_days",
+            "observed_days",
+            "coverage_ratio",
+            "missing_days"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "coverage": {
+          "properties": {
+            "end": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default": null
+            },
+            "requested_end": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "requested_start": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "start": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default": null
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "requested_start",
+            "requested_end"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "freshness": {
+          "properties": {
+            "age_days": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default": null,
+              "description": "Days from the latest observation to the end of the requested window."
+            },
+            "dataset_days_behind": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default": null,
+              "description": "Days from the dataset's latest data (any metric) to today."
+            },
+            "latest_data": {
+              "anyOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "null"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default": null
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "gaps": {
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "days": {
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "start": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "start",
+              "end",
+              "days"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "last_import": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "properties": {
+                "finished_at": {
+                  "anyOf": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "type": "null"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "default": null
+                },
+                "importer": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "source_file": {
+                  "anyOf": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "type": "null"
+                    }
+                  ],
+                  "default": null
+                },
+                "status": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "importer",
+                "status"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "last_successful_import": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "observations": {
+          "description": "Number of daily values the result is computed from.",
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "reasons": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "status": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "status",
+        "reasons",
+        "freshness",
+        "coverage",
+        "completeness",
+        "gaps",
+        "observations"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null,
+  "description": "Whether the data behind this result is complete, current and trustworthy."
+}
  2. Changed3 schema fields changedv1.0.28
    • removedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision
      Removed value: -{
-  "deprecated": true,
-  "description": "DEPRECATED: identical to claim.decision. Use claim.decision instead.",
-  "properties": {
-    "must_state": {
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "type": "array"
-    },
-    "permitted_phrasing_class": {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "template": {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "tier": {
-      "type": "string"
-    }
-  },
-  "required": [
-    "tier",
-    "permitted_phrasing_class",
-    "must_state",
-    "template"
-  ],
-  "type": "object"
-}
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile
      Removed value: -{
-  "deprecated": true,
-  "description": "DEPRECATED: identical to claim.profile. Use claim.decision instead.",
-  "properties": {
-    "analysis": {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    "dimensions": {
-      "items": {
-        "properties": {
-          "can_block": {
-            "default": true,
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
-          "details": {
-            "additionalProperties": true,
-            "type": "object"
-          },
-          "dimension": {
-            "enum": [
-              "sample",
-              "temporal",
-              "robustness",
-              "missingness",
-              "practical",
-              "measurement_validity",
-              "provenance"
-            ],
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          "reason_codes": {
-            "items": {
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-          },
-          "status": {
-            "enum": [
-              "adequate",
-              "negligible",
-              "not_assessed",
-              "weak",
-              "concern",
-              "blocking"
-            ],
-            "type": "string"
-          }
-        },
-        "required": [
-          "dimension",
-          "status"
-        ],
-        "type": "object"
-      },
-      "type": "array"
-    },
-    "effect": {
-      "additionalProperties": true,
-      "type": "object"
-    },
-    "metric": {
-      "type": "string"
-    }
-  },
-  "required": [
-    "metric",
-    "analysis",
-    "dimensions"
-  ],
-  "type": "object"
-}
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "metric",
-  "range",
-  "threshold",
-  "anomalies",
-  "claim",
-  "evidence",
-  "evidence_profile",
-  "claim_decision"
-]New value: +[
+  "metric",
+  "range",
+  "threshold",
+  "anomalies",
+  "claim",
+  "evidence"
+]
  3. Changed8 schema fields changedv1.0.26
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Evidence and decision for the anomaly claim; read claim.decision before reporting it.",
+  "properties": {
+    "decision": {
+      "description": "How strongly this claim may be stated. tier is insufficient, suggestive, detectable_not_meaningful or supported; every entry in must_state has to be mentioned when reporting it.",
+      "properties": {
+        "must_state": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "permitted_phrasing_class": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "template": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "tier": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "tier",
+        "permitted_phrasing_class",
+        "must_state",
+        "template"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "evidence": {
+      "description": "Descriptive data coverage behind this claim.",
+      "properties": {
+        "confidence": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "coverage_ratio": {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "expected_days": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "freshness_days": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "gaps": {
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "days": {
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "start": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "start",
+              "end",
+              "days"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "measurement_count": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "missing_days": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "observed_days": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "observed_end": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "observed_start": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null
+        },
+        "recent_gap_days": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "requested_end": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "requested_start": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "requested_start",
+        "requested_end",
+        "expected_days",
+        "observed_days",
+        "coverage_ratio",
+        "missing_days",
+        "measurement_count",
+        "gaps",
+        "recent_gap_days",
+        "confidence"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "profile": {
+      "description": "Per-dimension evidence quality behind this claim (sample, temporal, missingness, ...). Dimensions without an evaluator yet are 'not_assessed' and cap the claim, never count as adequate.",
+      "properties": {
+        "analysis": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "dimensions": {
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "can_block": {
+                "default": true,
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "details": {
+                "additionalProperties": true,
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "dimension": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "sample",
+                  "temporal",
+                  "robustness",
+                  "missingness",
+                  "practical",
+                  "measurement_validity",
+                  "provenance"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "reason_codes": {
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              },
+              "status": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "adequate",
+                  "negligible",
+                  "not_assessed",
+                  "weak",
+                  "concern",
+                  "blocking"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "dimension",
+              "status"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "effect": {
+          "additionalProperties": true,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "metric": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "metric",
+        "analysis",
+        "dimensions"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "evidence",
+    "profile",
+    "decision"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / deprecated
      Added value: +true
    • changedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / description
      Previous value: -"How strongly this result may be stated. tier is insufficient, suggestive, detectable_not_meaningful or supported; every entry in must_state has to be mentioned when reporting it."New value: +"DEPRECATED: identical to claim.decision. Use claim.decision instead."
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence / deprecated
      Added value: +true
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence / description
      Previous value: -"Coverage/quality of the data a single-metric analytical result is\nbased on. See evidence.build_evidence for how each field is computed."New value: +"DEPRECATED: identical to claim.evidence. Use claim.decision, not evidence.confidence."
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / deprecated
      Added value: +true
    • changedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / description
      Previous value: -"Per-dimension evidence quality behind this result (sample, temporal, missingness, ...). Dimensions without an evaluator yet are 'not_assessed' and cap the claim, never count as adequate."New value: +"DEPRECATED: identical to claim.profile. Use claim.decision instead."
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "evidence_profile",
-  "claim_decision",
-  "metric",
-  "range",
-  "threshold",
-  "anomalies",
-  "evidence"
-]New value: +[
+  "metric",
+  "range",
+  "threshold",
+  "anomalies",
+  "claim",
+  "evidence",
+  "evidence_profile",
+  "claim_decision"
+]
  4. Changed11 schema fields changedv1.0.23
    • removedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / anyOf
      Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "properties": {
-      "must_state": {
-        "items": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "type": "array"
-      },
-      "permitted_phrasing_class": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "template": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "tier": {
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "tier",
-      "permitted_phrasing_class",
-      "must_state",
-      "template"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / default
      Removed value: -null
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / properties
      Added value: +{
+  "must_state": {
+    "items": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": "array"
+  },
+  "permitted_phrasing_class": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "template": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "tier": {
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / required
      Added value: +[
+  "tier",
+  "permitted_phrasing_class",
+  "must_state",
+  "template"
+]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision / type
      Added value: +"object"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / anyOf
      Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "properties": {
-      "analysis": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "dimensions": {
-        "items": {
-          "properties": {
-            "can_block": {
-              "default": true,
-              "type": "boolean"
-            },
-            "details": {
-              "additionalProperties": true,
-              "type": "object"
-            },
-            "dimension": {
-              "enum": [
-                "sample",
-                "temporal",
-                "robustness",
-                "missingness",
-                "practical",
-                "measurement_validity",
-                "provenance"
-              ],
-              "type": "string"
-            },
-            "reason_codes": {
-              "items": {
-                "type": "string"
-              },
-              "type": "array"
-            },
-            "status": {
-              "enum": [
-                "adequate",
-                "negligible",
-                "not_assessed",
-                "weak",
-                "concern",
-                "blocking"
-              ],
-              "type": "string"
-            }
-          },
-          "required": [
-            "dimension",
-            "status"
-          ],
-          "type": "object"
-        },
-        "type": "array"
-      },
-      "effect": {
-        "additionalProperties": true,
-        "type": "object"
-      },
-      "metric": {
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "metric",
-      "analysis",
-      "dimensions"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / default
      Removed value: -null
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / properties
      Added value: +{
+  "analysis": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "dimensions": {
+    "items": {
+      "properties": {
+        "can_block": {
+          "default": true,
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "details": {
+          "additionalProperties": true,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "dimension": {
+          "enum": [
+            "sample",
+            "temporal",
+            "robustness",
+            "missingness",
+            "practical",
+            "measurement_validity",
+            "provenance"
+          ],
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "reason_codes": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "status": {
+          "enum": [
+            "adequate",
+            "negligible",
+            "not_assessed",
+            "weak",
+            "concern",
+            "blocking"
+          ],
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "dimension",
+        "status"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "type": "array"
+  },
+  "effect": {
+    "additionalProperties": true,
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "metric": {
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / required
      Added value: +[
+  "metric",
+  "analysis",
+  "dimensions"
+]
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile / type
      Added value: +"object"
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "metric",
-  "range",
-  "threshold",
-  "anomalies",
-  "evidence"
-]New value: +[
+  "evidence_profile",
+  "claim_decision",
+  "metric",
+  "range",
+  "threshold",
+  "anomalies",
+  "evidence"
+]
  5. Changed2 schema fields changedv1.0.20
    • addedOutput schema / properties / claim_decision
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "properties": {
+        "must_state": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "permitted_phrasing_class": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "template": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "tier": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "tier",
+        "permitted_phrasing_class",
+        "must_state",
+        "template"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null,
+  "description": "How strongly this result may be stated. tier is insufficient, suggestive, detectable_not_meaningful or supported; every entry in must_state has to be mentioned when reporting it."
+}
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence_profile
      Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "properties": {
+        "analysis": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "dimensions": {
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "can_block": {
+                "default": true,
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "details": {
+                "additionalProperties": true,
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "dimension": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "sample",
+                  "temporal",
+                  "robustness",
+                  "missingness",
+                  "practical",
+                  "measurement_validity",
+                  "provenance"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "reason_codes": {
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              },
+              "status": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "adequate",
+                  "negligible",
+                  "not_assessed",
+                  "weak",
+                  "concern",
+                  "blocking"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "dimension",
+              "status"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "effect": {
+          "additionalProperties": true,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "metric": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "metric",
+        "analysis",
+        "dimensions"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default": null,
+  "description": "Per-dimension evidence quality behind this result (sample, temporal, missingness, ...). Dimensions without an evaluator yet are 'not_assessed' and cap the claim, never count as adequate."
+}
  6. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedOutput schema / properties / evidence
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "Coverage/quality of the data a single-metric analytical result is\nbased on. See evidence.build_evidence for how each field is computed.",
+  "properties": {
+    "confidence": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "coverage_ratio": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "expected_days": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "freshness_days": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "default": null
+    },
+    "gaps": {
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "days": {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "start": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "start",
+          "end",
+          "days"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "measurement_count": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "missing_days": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "observed_days": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "observed_end": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "default": null
+    },
+    "observed_start": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "default": null
+    },
+    "recent_gap_days": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "requested_end": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "requested_start": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "requested_start",
+    "requested_end",
+    "expected_days",
+    "observed_days",
+    "coverage_ratio",
+    "missing_days",
+    "measurement_count",
+    "gaps",
+    "recent_gap_days",
+    "confidence"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
    • changedOutput schema / required
      Previous value: -[
-  "metric",
-  "range",
-  "threshold",
-  "anomalies"
-]New value: +[
+  "metric",
+  "range",
+  "threshold",
+  "anomalies",
+  "evidence"
+]
  7. Addedv1.0.16
  8. Removedv1.0.15
  9. Addedv1.0.11

TDQS

A4.6/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Annotations already cover the safety profile (readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world), so the bar is lower, yet the description adds substantial non-structured context: the median/MAD modified z-score algorithm, why it is chosen over mean/stdev for short noisy health series, and a privacy note that returned data flows into the model's context. This is real behavioral disclosure an agent would otherwise lack.

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-loads the core behavior and then organizes caveats into scannable when/when-not bullet lists, so evaluate-then-act ordering is clear. It runs somewhat long between the algorithm rationale and the privacy note, but each block carries distinct information rather than padding.

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, single-required-param analytical tool with an output schema already present, the description supplies everything an agent needs: precise scope, sibling disambiguation, method/semantics of the threshold, and a data-handling caveat. Return-value explanation is correctly delegated to the output schema.

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% and the schema already documents metric, start_date, end_date, and the threshold default with its guidance. The description reinforces the robustness rationale behind the threshold but adds no new syntax, format, or constraint information beyond what the schema provides, so the baseline 3 is correct.

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+resource+scope: flag days where one metric deviated sharply from its own baseline over a window, using a named statistical method. It explicitly distinguishes itself from get_baseline, calculate_metric_trend, and explain_metric_change, so an agent can route without opening sibling schemas.

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?

Provides an explicit 'Use this tool when' condition with a concrete user-phrasing example, plus a 'Do not use this tool when' list that names the correct alternative for each of three distinct misrouting scenarios (get_baseline, calculate_metric_trend, explain_metric_change). Nothing is left to inference.

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

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