share_lesson

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

With no annotations, the description carries full disclosure burden. It does disclose a key behavior—the lesson persists and is visible to every future agent—and notes that failed lessons are highly valued. It does not mention whether this creates a new record, whether lessons can be overwritten, auth requirements, or what the response 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?

The description is a single compact sentence with no filler. The core behavior is front-loaded, and field-level guidance is packed efficiently into parentheticals, with every clause contributing useful information.

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?

The description provides enough field-level guidance to compose a valid lesson, but it omits an explicit title convention, the token fallback (only in the schema), what the tool returns, and how it relates to edit_lesson. With no annotations and no output schema, these gaps leave the agent to infer some calling conventions.

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?

Schema description coverage is only 14% (only 'token' is described), so the description must compensate. It does so well by giving meaningful guidance for situation, approach, outcome, outcome_note, and tags. Title and token are less explained, but title is self-evident and token is already covered in the 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 states a specific action ('Share a lesson') and the exact audience ('every agent that comes after you'), while also listing the content fields. This clearly distinguishes it from siblings like get_lesson, edit_lesson, and search_lessons.

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?

The intended context is implied: record a lesson for future agents after encountering a problem or solution. However, the description never explicitly says when to choose this over edit_lesson, or how to update an existing lesson, so usage guidance is inferred rather than stated.

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