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customer_review_responses_create_instance

Create a customer review response in App Store Connect by sending a JSON:API request, so apps can reply to user reviews.

Instructions

POST /v1/customerReviewResponses (POST /v1/customerReviewResponses) Body shape: see OpenAPI components.schemas.CustomerReviewResponseV1CreateRequest for the full JSON:API envelope.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
bodyYesJSON body. Shape: components.schemas.CustomerReviewResponseV1CreateRequest.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. First observedv0.5.0

TDQS

C2.2/5.0
Behavior2/5

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

No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full behavioral burden, yet it discloses nothing about side effects, required permissions, whether the response becomes publicly visible on the App Store, or whether one response per review is allowed. Pointing at the OpenAPI schema for the body shape is a pointer, not behavioral disclosure.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness2/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The description is short but wasteful: it repeats the identical POST path twice in parentheses and spends its remaining budget on an external schema pointer rather than on information the agent needs. Redundancy without added substance.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness2/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a mutation tool with no annotations, no output schema, and a nested free-form body object, the description should at minimum identify the resource semantics and the required review relationship. Instead it delegates everything to an external OpenAPI component the agent may not have, leaving the definition materially incomplete.

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 single 'body' parameter is documented in the schema itself, so the baseline of 3 applies. The description merely repeats the schema's own reference to components.schemas.CustomerReviewResponseV1CreateRequest and adds no extra meaning about the envelope or required relationships.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose2/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description only restates the HTTP method and path ("POST /v1/customerReviewResponses"), which is essentially the tool name reworded. It never says in plain language that this creates a developer response to a customer review, nor does it distinguish the operation from sibling tools like customer_review_responses_get_instance or customer_review_responses_delete_instance.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines2/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

There is no when-to-use guidance, no prerequisites, and no mention of the alternative operations on the same resource. An agent gets no signal about when this create call is appropriate versus reading or deleting a response.

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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