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find-callers
Read-onlyIdempotent

Locate direct call sites and containing symbols for a C# symbol, limited to selected projects or documents.

Instructions

Returns bounded direct source call sites and containing symbols.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
scopeNoLimits caller discovery to the selected documents or projects; omitted searches the loaded solution.
symbolYesProvide exactly one of location or documentationCommentId.
workspaceNoProvide workspaceId, alias, path, or any combination.
callersLimitNoCaps returned callers independently of the call-site limit. Omitted or null uses 100; zero returns no callers.
includeContextNoInclude the trimmed source line for each returned call site when available; defaults to false.
expectedSnapshotNoEcho the snapshot returned with the data or transaction state used to construct this request.
callSitesPerCallerLimitNoCaps call sites independently for each returned caller. Omitted or null uses 100; zero retains callers without call sites.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changedv1.0.4
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
      +  "$defs": {
      +    "warningInfo": {
      +      "properties": {
      +        "code": {
      +          "description": "The stable machine-readable warning code.",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        },
      +        "message": {
      +          "description": "The human-readable warning message.",
      +          "type": "string"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "code",
      +        "message"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    }
      +  },
      +  "oneOf": [
      +    {
      +      "properties": {
      +        "data": {
      +          "description": "Tool-specific result payload.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "callers": {
      +              "description": "The returned caller information.",
      +              "properties": {
      +                "hasMore": {
      +                  "description": "Whether additional items were available beyond this page.",
      +                  "type": "boolean"
      +                },
      +                "items": {
      +                  "description": "Items returned in this page.",
      +                  "items": {
      +                    "properties": {
      +                      "callSites": {
      +                        "description": "The bounded call sites for the caller.",
      +                        "properties": {
      +                          "hasMore": {
      +                            "description": "Whether additional items were available beyond this page.",
      +                            "type": "boolean"
      +                          },
      +                          "items": {
      +                            "description": "Items returned in this page.",
      +                            "items": {
      +                              "properties": {
      +                                "context": {
      +                                  "description": "The optional source context requested for the call site.",
      +                                  "type": [
      +                                    "string",
      +                                    "null"
      +                                  ]
      +                                },
      +                                "location": {
      +                                  "description": "The exact call-site location.",
      +                                  "properties": {
      +                                    "column": {
      +                                      "description": "The one-based column number.",
      +                                      "type": "integer"
      +                                    },
      +                                    "document": {
      +                                      "$ref": "#/properties/request/properties/value/properties/symbol/properties/location/properties/document",
      +                                      "description": "The resolved document."
      +                                    },
      +                                    "line": {
      +                                      "description": "The one-based line number.",
      +                                      "type": "integer"
      +                                    },
      +                                    "selector": {
      +                                      "$ref": "#/properties/request/properties/value/properties/symbol/properties/location/properties/selector",
      +                                      "description": "The canonical selector that can resolve this source location again."
      +                                    },
      +                                    "snapshot": {
      +                                      "$ref": "#/properties/request/properties/value/properties/symbol/properties/location/properties/snapshot",
      +                                      "description": "The exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with this location."
      +                                    },
      +                                    "span": {
      +                                      "$ref": "#/properties/request/properties/value/properties/symbol/properties/location/properties/span",
      +                                      "description": "The resolved text span."
      +                                    }
      +                                  },
      +                                  "required": [
      +                                    "snapshot"
      +                                  ],
      +                                  "type": [
      +                                    "object",
      +                                    "null"
      +                                  ]
      +                                }
      +                              },
      +                              "type": "object"
      +                            },
      +                            "type": [
      +                              "array",
      +                              "null"
      +                            ]
      +                          },
      +                          "totalCount": {
      +                            "description": "Complete result count, when available without additional expensive work.",
      +                            "type": [
      +                              "integer",
      +                              "null"
      +                            ]
      +                          }
      +                        },
      +                        "type": "object"
      +                      },
      +                      "caller": {
      +                        "description": "The calling symbol.",
      +                        "properties": {
      +                          "displayName": {
      +                            "description": "The display name of the symbol.",
      +                            "type": "string"
      +                          },
      +                          "documentationCommentId": {
      +                            "description": "The documentation comment identifier, when available.",
      +                            "type": [
      +                              "string",
      +                              "null"
      +                            ]
      +                          },
      +                          "kind": {
      +                            "description": "The symbol kind.",
      +                            "type": "string"
      +                          },
      +                          "location": {
      +                            "$ref": "#/properties/request/properties/value/properties/symbol/properties/location",
      +                            "description": "The optional source location of the symbol."
      +                          }
      +                        },
      +                        "required": [
      +                          "displayName",
      +                          "kind"
      +                        ],
      +                        "type": [
      +                          "object",
      +                          "null"
      +                        ]
      +                      }
      +                    },
      +                    "type": "object"
      +                  },
      +                  "type": [
      +                    "array",
      +                    "null"
      +                  ]
      +                },
      +                "totalCount": {
      +                  "description": "Complete result count, when available without additional expensive work.",
      +                  "type": [
      +                    "integer",
      +                    "null"
      +                  ]
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            "symbol": {
      +              "description": "The queried symbol.",
      +              "properties": {
      +                "displayName": {
      +                  "description": "The display name of the symbol.",
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "documentationCommentId": {
      +                  "description": "The documentation comment identifier, when available.",
      +                  "type": [
      +                    "string",
      +                    "null"
      +                  ]
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "description": "The symbol kind.",
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "location": {
      +                  "description": "The optional source location of the symbol.",
      +                  "properties": {
      +                    "column": {
      +                      "description": "The one-based column number.",
      +                      "type": "integer"
      +                    },
      +                    "document": {
      +                      "description": "The resolved document.",
      +                      "properties": {
      +                        "documentId": {
      +                          "description": "The document identifier.",
      +                          "type": "string"
      +                        },
      +                        "path": {
      +                          "description": "The normalized document path.",
      +                          "type": "string"
      +                        },
      +                        "projectId": {
      +                          "description": "The owning project identifier.",
      +                          "type": "string"
      +                        }
      +                      },
      +                      "required": [
      +                        "documentId",
      +                        "path",
      +                        "projectId"
      +                      ],
      +                      "type": [
      +                        "object",
      +                        "null"
      +                      ]
      +                    },
      +                    "line": {
      +                      "description": "The one-based line number.",
      +                      "type": "integer"
      +                    },
      +                    "selector": {
      +                      "description": "The canonical selector that can resolve this source location again.",
      +                      "properties": {
      +                        "span": {
      +                          "properties": {
      +                            "document": {
      +                              "description": "Provide exactly one of path or documentId.",
      +                              "properties": {
      +                                "documentId": {
      +                                  "description": "Workspace-local document ID.",
      +                                  "type": [
      +                                    "string",
      +                                    "null"
      +                                  ]
      +                                },
      +                                "path": {
      +                                  "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
      +                                  "type": [
      +                                    "string",
      +                                    "null"
      +                                  ]
      +                                },
      +                                "project": {
      +                                  "description": "Disambiguates documents with matching paths or IDs.",
      +                                  "properties": {
      +                                    "name": {
      +                                      "type": [
      +                                        "string",
      +                                        "null"
      +                                      ]
      +                                    },
      +                                    "path": {
      +                                      "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
      +                                      "type": [
      +                                        "string",
      +                                        "null"
      +                                      ]
      +                                    },
      +                                    "projectId": {
      +                                      "type": [
      +                                        "string",
      +                                        "null"
      +                                      ]
      +                                    },
      +                                    "targetFramework": {
      +                                      "type": [
      +                                        "string",
      +                                        "null"
      +                                      ]
      +                                    }
      +                                  },
      +                                  "type": [
      +                                    "object",
      +                                    "null"
      +                                  ]
      +                                }
      +                              },
      +                              "type": "object"
      +                            },
      +                            "range": {
      +                              "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 range.",
      +                              "properties": {
      +                                "length": {
      +                                  "description": "UTF-16 code-unit length.",
      +                                  "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                                  "minimum": 0,
      +                                  "type": "integer"
      +                                },
      +                                "start": {
      +                                  "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 offset.",
      +                                  "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                                  "minimum": 0,
      +                                  "type": "integer"
      +                                }
      +                              },
      +                              "type": "object"
      +                            }
      +                          },
      +                          "required": [
      +                            "document",
      +                            "range"
      +                          ],
      +                          "type": "object"
      +                        }
      +                      },
      +                      "required": [
      +                        "span"
      +                      ],
      +                      "type": [
      +                        "object",
      +                        "null"
      +                      ]
      +                    },
      +                    "snapshot": {
      +                      "description": "The exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with this location.",
      +                      "properties": {
      +                        "snapshotId": {
      +                          "format": "uuid",
      +                          "type": "string"
      +                        },
      +                        "transactionRevision": {
      +                          "type": [
      +                            "integer",
      +                            "null"
      +                          ]
      +                        },
      +                        "workspaceEpoch": {
      +                          "type": "integer"
      +                        },
      +                        "workspaceId": {
      +                          "format": "uuid",
      +                          "type": "string"
      +                        }
      +                      },
      +                      "required": [
      +                        "workspaceId",
      +                        "workspaceEpoch",
      +                        "snapshotId",
      +                        "transactionRevision"
      +                      ],
      +                      "type": "object"
      +                    },
      +                    "span": {
      +                      "description": "The resolved text span.",
      +                      "properties": {
      +                        "length": {
      +                          "description": "UTF-16 code-unit length.",
      +                          "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                          "minimum": 0,
      +                          "type": "integer"
      +                        },
      +                        "start": {
      +                          "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 offset.",
      +                          "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                          "minimum": 0,
      +                          "type": "integer"
      +                        }
      +                      },
      +                      "type": [
      +                        "object",
      +                        "null"
      +                      ]
      +                    }
      +                  },
      +                  "required": [
      +                    "snapshot"
      +                  ],
      +                  "type": [
      +                    "object",
      +                    "null"
      +                  ]
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "displayName",
      +                "kind"
      +              ],
      +              "type": [
      +                "object",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "type": [
      +            "object",
      +            "null"
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "ok": {
      +          "const": true,
      +          "description": "Whether the tool invocation succeeded."
      +        },
      +        "snapshot": {
      +          "description": "Exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with the result, when available.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "snapshotId": {
      +              "format": "uuid",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "transactionRevision": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "integer",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "workspaceEpoch": {
      +              "type": "integer"
      +            },
      +            "workspaceId": {
      +              "format": "uuid",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "workspaceId",
      +            "workspaceEpoch",
      +            "snapshotId",
      +            "transactionRevision"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "warnings": {
      +          "description": "Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.",
      +          "items": {
      +            "$ref": "#/$defs/warningInfo"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "ok",
      +        "data",
      +        "snapshot"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    {
      +      "properties": {
      +        "continuation": {
      +          "description": "Action the agent should take before retrying or continuing.",
      +          "oneOf": [
      +            {
      +              "additionalProperties": false,
      +              "properties": {
      +                "instruction": {
      +                  "description": "Agent-facing instruction explaining how to continue.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "const": "CallTool",
      +                  "description": "Action required before the original request can continue."
      +                },
      +                "tool": {
      +                  "description": "Tool to call before continuing the original request.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "kind",
      +                "tool",
      +                "instruction"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "additionalProperties": false,
      +              "properties": {
      +                "instruction": {
      +                  "description": "Agent-facing instruction explaining how to continue.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "const": "ChooseTool",
      +                  "description": "Action required before the original request can continue."
      +                },
      +                "tools": {
      +                  "description": "Allowed tool choices from which the agent must select one.",
      +                  "items": {
      +                    "description": "Name of a tool the agent may choose.",
      +                    "minLength": 1,
      +                    "type": "string"
      +                  },
      +                  "minItems": 1,
      +                  "type": "array",
      +                  "uniqueItems": true
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "kind",
      +                "tools",
      +                "instruction"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "additionalProperties": false,
      +              "properties": {
      +                "instruction": {
      +                  "description": "Agent-facing instruction explaining how to continue.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "const": "RetryRequest",
      +                  "description": "Action required before the original request can continue."
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "kind",
      +                "instruction"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "additionalProperties": false,
      +              "properties": {
      +                "instruction": {
      +                  "description": "Agent-facing instruction explaining how to continue.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "const": "ReviseRequest",
      +                  "description": "Action required before the original request can continue."
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "kind",
      +                "instruction"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "object"
      +            },
      +            {
      +              "additionalProperties": false,
      +              "properties": {
      +                "instruction": {
      +                  "description": "Agent-facing instruction explaining how to continue.",
      +                  "minLength": 1,
      +                  "type": "string"
      +                },
      +                "kind": {
      +                  "const": "ResolveExternally",
      +                  "description": "Action required before the original request can continue."
      +                }
      +              },
      +              "required": [
      +                "kind",
      +                "instruction"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "object"
      +            }
      +          ]
      +        },
      +        "diagnostics": {
      +          "description": "Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.",
      +          "items": {
      +            "properties": {
      +              "id": {
      +                "description": "The diagnostic identifier.",
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "location": {
      +                "description": "The optional source location of the diagnostic.",
      +                "properties": {
      +                  "column": {
      +                    "description": "The one-based column number.",
      +                    "type": "integer"
      +                  },
      +                  "document": {
      +                    "description": "The resolved document.",
      +                    "properties": {
      +                      "documentId": {
      +                        "description": "The document identifier.",
      +                        "type": "string"
      +                      },
      +                      "path": {
      +                        "description": "The normalized document path.",
      +                        "type": "string"
      +                      },
      +                      "projectId": {
      +                        "description": "The owning project identifier.",
      +                        "type": "string"
      +                      }
      +                    },
      +                    "required": [
      +                      "documentId",
      +                      "path",
      +                      "projectId"
      +                    ],
      +                    "type": [
      +                      "object",
      +                      "null"
      +                    ]
      +                  },
      +                  "line": {
      +                    "description": "The one-based line number.",
      +                    "type": "integer"
      +                  },
      +                  "selector": {
      +                    "description": "The canonical selector that can resolve this source location again.",
      +                    "properties": {
      +                      "span": {
      +                        "properties": {
      +                          "document": {
      +                            "description": "Provide exactly one of path or documentId.",
      +                            "properties": {
      +                              "documentId": {
      +                                "description": "Workspace-local document ID.",
      +                                "type": [
      +                                  "string",
      +                                  "null"
      +                                ]
      +                              },
      +                              "path": {
      +                                "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
      +                                "type": [
      +                                  "string",
      +                                  "null"
      +                                ]
      +                              },
      +                              "project": {
      +                                "description": "Disambiguates documents with matching paths or IDs.",
      +                                "properties": {
      +                                  "name": {
      +                                    "type": [
      +                                      "string",
      +                                      "null"
      +                                    ]
      +                                  },
      +                                  "path": {
      +                                    "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
      +                                    "type": [
      +                                      "string",
      +                                      "null"
      +                                    ]
      +                                  },
      +                                  "projectId": {
      +                                    "type": [
      +                                      "string",
      +                                      "null"
      +                                    ]
      +                                  },
      +                                  "targetFramework": {
      +                                    "type": [
      +                                      "string",
      +                                      "null"
      +                                    ]
      +                                  }
      +                                },
      +                                "type": [
      +                                  "object",
      +                                  "null"
      +                                ]
      +                              }
      +                            },
      +                            "type": "object"
      +                          },
      +                          "range": {
      +                            "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 range.",
      +                            "properties": {
      +                              "length": {
      +                                "description": "UTF-16 code-unit length.",
      +                                "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                                "minimum": 0,
      +                                "type": "integer"
      +                              },
      +                              "start": {
      +                                "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 offset.",
      +                                "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                                "minimum": 0,
      +                                "type": "integer"
      +                              }
      +                            },
      +                            "type": "object"
      +                          }
      +                        },
      +                        "required": [
      +                          "document",
      +                          "range"
      +                        ],
      +                        "type": "object"
      +                      }
      +                    },
      +                    "required": [
      +                      "span"
      +                    ],
      +                    "type": [
      +                      "object",
      +                      "null"
      +                    ]
      +                  },
      +                  "snapshot": {
      +                    "description": "The exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with this location.",
      +                    "properties": {
      +                      "snapshotId": {
      +                        "format": "uuid",
      +                        "type": "string"
      +                      },
      +                      "transactionRevision": {
      +                        "type": [
      +                          "integer",
      +                          "null"
      +                        ]
      +                      },
      +                      "workspaceEpoch": {
      +                        "type": "integer"
      +                      },
      +                      "workspaceId": {
      +                        "format": "uuid",
      +                        "type": "string"
      +                      }
      +                    },
      +                    "required": [
      +                      "workspaceId",
      +                      "workspaceEpoch",
      +                      "snapshotId",
      +                      "transactionRevision"
      +                    ],
      +                    "type": "object"
      +                  },
      +                  "span": {
      +                    "description": "The resolved text span.",
      +                    "properties": {
      +                      "length": {
      +                        "description": "UTF-16 code-unit length.",
      +                        "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                        "minimum": 0,
      +                        "type": "integer"
      +                      },
      +                      "start": {
      +                        "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 offset.",
      +                        "maximum": 2147483647,
      +                        "minimum": 0,
      +                        "type": "integer"
      +                      }
      +                    },
      +                    "type": [
      +                      "object",
      +                      "null"
      +                    ]
      +                  }
      +                },
      +                "required": [
      +                  "snapshot"
      +                ],
      +                "type": [
      +                  "object",
      +                  "null"
      +                ]
      +              },
      +              "message": {
      +                "description": "The diagnostic message.",
      +                "type": "string"
      +              },
      +              "severity": {
      +                "description": "The diagnostic severity.",
      +                "enum": [
      +                  "Hidden",
      +                  "Info",
      +                  "Warning",
      +                  "Error"
      +                ],
      +                "type": "string"
      +              }
      +            },
      +            "required": [
      +              "id",
      +              "message"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "object"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        },
      +        "error": {
      +          "description": "Structured error details when the invocation failed.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "code": {
      +              "description": "Stable machine-readable error code.",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "correlationId": {
      +              "description": "Correlation identifier for matching the failure to server-side diagnostics, when available.",
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "message": {
      +              "description": "Human-readable explanation of the failure.",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "code",
      +            "message"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "ok": {
      +          "const": false,
      +          "description": "Whether the tool invocation succeeded."
      +        },
      +        "warnings": {
      +          "description": "Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.",
      +          "items": {
      +            "$ref": "#/$defs/warningInfo"
      +          },
      +          "type": "array"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "ok",
      +        "error"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    },
      +    {
      +      "properties": {
      +        "diagnostics": {
      +          "description": "Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "detailsAvailable": {
      +              "const": true
      +            },
      +            "detailsTool": {
      +              "const": "get-error-details"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "detailsAvailable",
      +            "detailsTool"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "error": {
      +          "description": "Structured error details when the invocation failed.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "code": {
      +              "const": "UnhandledException"
      +            },
      +            "correlationId": {
      +              "format": "uuid",
      +              "type": "string"
      +            },
      +            "message": {
      +              "const": "Tool execution failed."
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "code",
      +            "message",
      +            "correlationId"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        },
      +        "ok": {
      +          "const": false,
      +          "description": "Whether the tool invocation succeeded."
      +        },
      +        "reporting": {
      +          "description": "Error-reporting workflow available for an unhandled failure.",
      +          "properties": {
      +            "canPrepare": {
      +              "type": "boolean"
      +            },
      +            "prepareTool": {
      +              "type": [
      +                "string",
      +                "null"
      +              ]
      +            },
      +            "state": {
      +              "enum": [
      +                "Available",
      +                "AlwaysApproved",
      +                "DisabledByConfiguration",
      +                "ApprovalUnavailable"
      +              ],
      +              "type": "string"
      +            }
      +          },
      +          "required": [
      +            "state"
      +          ],
      +          "type": "object"
      +        }
      +      },
      +      "required": [
      +        "ok",
      +        "error",
      +        "diagnostics"
      +      ],
      +      "type": "object"
      +    }
      +  ],
      +  "type": "object"
      +}
  2. Changed4 schema fields changedv1.0.3
    • addedInput schema / properties / callSitesPerCallerLimit / description
      Added value: +"Caps call sites independently for each returned caller. Omitted or null uses 100; zero retains callers without call sites."
    • addedInput schema / properties / callersLimit / description
      Added value: +"Caps returned callers independently of the call-site limit. Omitted or null uses 100; zero returns no callers."
    • addedInput schema / properties / includeContext / description
      Added value: +"Include the trimmed source line for each returned call site when available; defaults to false."
    • addedInput schema / properties / scope / description
      Added value: +"Limits caller discovery to the selected documents or projects; omitted searches the loaded solution."
  3. First observedv1.0.2

TDQS

B3.1/5.0
Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, and closed-world, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds 'direct' (non-transitive) and 'bounded', which are genuine behavioral clues, but says nothing about how the bounds interact with callersLimit/callSitesPerCallerLimit or truncation behavior.

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?

A single front-loaded sentence with no filler; 'bounded' and 'direct' are the two highest-value qualifiers placed before the resource. It is efficient, though arguably too terse for a seven-parameter nested-object tool.

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?

An output schema exists so return values need not be explained, but with seven parameters, nested scope/symbol objects, and dozens of sibling lookup tools, the definition omits the usage and sibling-routing context an agent needs. Missing when-to-use guidance is a real gap at this complexity.

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%, so the schema already documents all seven parameters, including the limits and snapshot fields. The description contributes no additional parameter meaning beyond the schema baseline.

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

Purpose4/5

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

States a clear resource (direct source call sites and their containing symbols) and implicitly restricts scope with 'direct'. It distinguishes conceptually from transitive reference search, though it never names the sibling tools like find-references or find-callees that an agent must choose between.

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?

The description offers no when-to-use guidance, no prerequisites, and no comparison to the many related siblings (find-references, find-callees, find-implementations). 'Direct' hints at a scope but the agent gets no explicit routing rule.

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