modx_virtualpage_create_route

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

With no annotations, the description carries the full behavioral burden and discloses almost nothing: no mention of permissions, duplicate-route behavior, whether binding creates records as a side effect, or whether the operation is reversible. It conveys only that creation is a mutation, which the verb already implies.

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 redundancy and no filler. It is efficient, though the brevity is partly the cause of the under-specification rather than a virtue in itself.

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 mutation tool with 10 parameters (including a nested object), zero schema descriptions, no annotations and no output schema, one sentence is far from sufficient. An agent cannot determine required field formats, defaults for rank/active, or what the call returns.

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 0% across 10 parameters, so the description must compensate and it barely does — it hints at 'route' and 'event' but never explains types or meanings. Fields like rank, active, method, handler_name, event_name and the nested 'properties' object are entirely undocumented anywhere.

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 ('Create a VirtualPage route') and adds a distinguishing secondary action ('bind its event plugin'), which separates it from modx_virtualpage_update_route, modx_virtualpage_create_event and modx_virtualpage_create_handler. It does not, however, clarify how route creation relates to those sibling event/handler tools.

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 explicit when-to-use guidance: nothing says whether the referenced event/handler must already exist (via modx_virtualpage_create_event / create_handler) before calling this tool, nor when to skip binding. The phrase 'if needed' implies a conditional but never defines the condition.

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