whodb_platform_package

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, and openWorldHint, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds one genuinely useful behavioral fact — the workspace target is per-call and does not mutate session defaults — but says nothing about output shape, pagination, or what happens when no id is supplied.

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?

Two sentences, purpose front-loaded, zero filler. The second sentence is efficient, though it partially overlaps the workspace schema description rather than introducing new detail.

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?

For a read-only inspection tool with a fully documented schema and no output schema, this is close to sufficient. The remaining gap is ambiguity around the optional id — the description never says what is inspected when id is omitted.

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 100%, so all four parameters including the nested workspace object are already documented in the schema. The description's note that workspace applies 'without changing defaults' largely restates the schema's 'Optional target for this call only,' so it adds only marginal meaning.

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: 'Inspect one hosted package and its requirements,' which cleanly separates it from the plural listing siblings (whodb_platform_packages, whodb_platform_package_installations) and from the library search (whodb_platform_package_library). It does not name any sibling explicitly, so it stops short of a 5.

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 reach for this tool versus whodb_platform_packages, whodb_platform_shared_package, or whodb_platform_package_library. The only guidance in the description is about workspace targeting, which is invocation mechanics rather than tool selection.

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