Get agent

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint and destructiveHint=false, so safety is covered. With no output schema, the description usefully discloses what the returned record contains (including 'USDG settlement evidence'), which the annotations cannot convey. It stops short of noting freshness, caching, or error behavior for an unknown agent_id.

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 front-loaded sentence with no filler; the colon-delimited field list is the most compact way to convey record scope. Every clause earns its place.

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?

Given absent output schema, the description compensates by enumerating the record's contents, and the annotations carry the safety profile. Adequate for a one-parameter lookup, though it omits what happens for a nonexistent or malformed agent ID.

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?

One parameter with 100% schema description coverage; the schema already explains that agent_id is the ERC-8004 agent ID (token ID in the Identity Registry). The description adds no format, range, or lookup guidance beyond that, so the baseline 3 applies.

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?

States a specific verb and resource ('Full AIDEN record for one agent') and enumerates the record contents — profile, owner, wallet, reputation, validations, trust score, settlement evidence. That enumeration implies it is the superset of get_agent_feedback and get_agent_validations, but those siblings are never named, so differentiation is left to inference.

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?

There is no statement of when to use this tool versus search_agents or the narrower get_agent_feedback / get_agent_validations calls. The 'full record' framing hints at usage but gives no conditions, prerequisites, or exclusions.

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