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Update Channel

update_channel
Destructive

Update a Wistia channel's name, description, custom URL, podcast settings, and auto-publish options; confirm=true must be set to apply changes.

Instructions

Updates a channel. Requires confirm=true for the requested mutation. May share access, notify people or incur provider charges.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
nameNoThe display name for the channel
accountNoNamed private Wistia account; selects credentials, not a remote account ID.
confirmNoSet true only when the user asked for exactly this action.
payloadNoComplete JSON request body instead of body flags. Supports current nested customization, caption and nullable values.
custom_urlNoUse if embedding the channel on your own site. The custom URL ensures links always direct to your page and not Wistia's.
descriptionNoThe channel's description.
payload_fileNoRegular local JSON body file, at most 5 MB. Cannot be mixed with body flags or payload.
podcast_enabledNoWhether podcasting is enabled for this channel.
podcast_settingsNo
channel_hashed_idYesThe hashed id of the Channel
auto_publish_enabledNoWhether the episodes are automatically published when added to the channel. Cannot be enabled if podcasting is on.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed12 schema fields changedv3.0.0
    • addedInput schema / $defs
      Added value: +{
      +  "category1_option": {
      +    "enum": [
      +      "arts",
      +      "arts > books",
      +      "arts > design",
      +      "arts > fashion_and_beauty",
      +      "arts > food",
      +      "arts > performing_arts",
      +      "arts > visual_arts",
      +      "business",
      +      "business > careers",
      +      "business > entrepreneurship",
      +      "business > investing",
      +      "business > management",
      +      "business > marketing",
      +      "business > non_profit",
      +      "comedy",
      +      "comedy > comedy_interviews",
      +      "comedy > improv",
      +      "comedy > stand_up",
      +      "education",
      +      "education > courses",
      +      "education > how_to",
      +      "education > language_learning",
      +      "education > self_improvement",
      +      "fiction",
      +      "fiction > comedy_fiction",
      +      "fiction > drama",
      +      "fiction > science_fiction",
      +      "government",
      +      "health_and_fitness",
      +      "health_and_fitness > alternative_health",
      +      "health_and_fitness > fitness",
      +      "health_and_fitness > medicine",
      +      "health_and_fitness > mental_health",
      +      "health_and_fitness > nutrition",
      +      "health_and_fitness > sexuality",
      +      "history",
      +      "kids_and_family",
      +      "kids_and_family > education_for_kids",
      +      "kids_and_family > parenting",
      +      "kids_and_family > pets_and_animals",
      +      "kids_and_family > stories_for_kids",
      +      "leisure",
      +      "leisure > animation_and_manga",
      +      "leisure > automotive",
      +      "leisure > aviation",
      +      "leisure > crafts",
      +      "leisure > games",
      +      "leisure > hobbies",
      +      "leisure > home_and_garden",
      +      "leisure > video_games",
      +      "music",
      +      "music > music_commentary",
      +      "music > music_history",
      +      "music > music_interviews",
      +      "news",
      +      "news > business_news",
      +      "news > daily_news",
      +      "news > entertainment_news",
      +      "news > news_commentary",
      +      "news > politics",
      +      "news > sports_news",
      +      "news > tech_news",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > buddhism",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > christianity",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > hinduism",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > islam",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > judaism",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > religion",
      +      "religion_and_spirituality > spirituality",
      +      "science",
      +      "science > astronomy",
      +      "science > chemistry",
      +      "science > earth_sciences",
      +      "science > life_sciences",
      +      "science > mathematics",
      +      "science > natural_sciences",
      +      "science > nature",
      +      "science > physics",
      +      "science > social_sciences",
      +      "society_and_culture",
      +      "society_and_culture > documentary",
      +      "society_and_culture > personal_journals",
      +      "society_and_culture > philosophy",
      +      "society_and_culture > places_and_travel",
      +      "society_and_culture > relationships",
      +      "sports",
      +      "sports > baseball",
      +      "sports > basketball",
      +      "sports > cricket",
      +      "sports > fantasy_sports",
      +      "sports > football",
      +      "sports > golf",
      +      "sports > hockey",
      +      "sports > rugby",
      +      "sports > running",
      +      "sports > soccer",
      +      "sports > swimming",
      +      "sports > tennis",
      +      "sports > volleyball",
      +      "sports > wilderness",
      +      "sports > wrestling",
      +      "technology",
      +      "true_crime",
      +      "tv_and_film",
      +      "tv_and_film > after_shows",
      +      "tv_and_film > film_history",
      +      "tv_and_film > film_interviews",
      +      "tv_and_film > film_reviews",
      +      "tv_and_film > tv_reviews"
      +    ],
      +    "type": "string"
      +  },
      +  "podcast_settings": {
      +    "description": "Podcast specific settings for a channel. These settings only take effect if\npodcasting is enabled for the channel. These values appear in the channel's\npublicly accessible podcast RSS feed.\n",
      +    "properties": {
      +      "author_name": {
      +        "description": "The name of the author(s) for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:author>`.",
      +        "type": [
      +          "string",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      },
      +      "category1": {
      +        "description": "The primary category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      +        "oneOf": [
      +          {
      +            "$ref": "#/$defs/category1_option"
      +          },
      +          {
      +            "type": "null"
      +          }
      +        ],
      +        "unevaluatedProperties": false
      +      },
      +      "category2": {
      +        "description": "The secondary category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      +        "oneOf": [
      +          {
      +            "$ref": "#/$defs/category1_option"
      +          },
      +          {
      +            "type": "null"
      +          }
      +        ],
      +        "unevaluatedProperties": false
      +      },
      +      "category3": {
      +        "description": "The third category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      +        "oneOf": [
      +          {
      +            "$ref": "#/$defs/category1_option"
      +          },
      +          {
      +            "type": "null"
      +          }
      +        ],
      +        "unevaluatedProperties": false
      +      },
      +      "copyright": {
      +        "description": "The channel's copyright information, published in the RSS feed as `<copyright>`.",
      +        "type": [
      +          "string",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      },
      +      "episode_format": {
      +        "description": "The format for episodes for the podcast channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:type>`. `episodic_with_seasons` is published as `episodic`.",
      +        "oneOf": [
      +          {
      +            "enum": [
      +              "episodic",
      +              "episodic_with_seasons",
      +              "serial"
      +            ],
      +            "type": "string"
      +          },
      +          {
      +            "type": "null"
      +          }
      +        ],
      +        "unevaluatedProperties": false
      +      },
      +      "explicit": {
      +        "description": "Whether the channel contains explicit content, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:explicit>`.",
      +        "type": [
      +          "boolean",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      },
      +      "language": {
      +        "description": "The ISO 639-1 language code for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<language>`.",
      +        "enum": [
      +          "af",
      +          "be",
      +          "bg",
      +          "ca",
      +          "cs",
      +          "da",
      +          "de-at",
      +          "de-ch",
      +          "de-de",
      +          "de-li",
      +          "de-lu",
      +          "de",
      +          "el",
      +          "en-au",
      +          "en-bz",
      +          "en-ca",
      +          "en-gb",
      +          "en-ie",
      +          "en-jm",
      +          "en-nz",
      +          "en-ph",
      +          "en-tt",
      +          "en-us",
      +          "en-za",
      +          "en-zw",
      +          "en",
      +          "es-ar",
      +          "es-bo",
      +          "es-cl",
      +          "es-co",
      +          "es-cr",
      +          "es-do",
      +          "es-ec",
      +          "es-es",
      +          "es-gt",
      +          "es-hn",
      +          "es-mx",
      +          "es-ni",
      +          "es-pa",
      +          "es-pe",
      +          "es-pr",
      +          "es-py",
      +          "es-sv",
      +          "es-uy",
      +          "es-ve",
      +          "es",
      +          "et",
      +          "eu",
      +          "fi",
      +          "fo",
      +          "fr-be",
      +          "fr-ca",
      +          "fr-ch",
      +          "fr-fr",
      +          "fr-lu",
      +          "fr-mc",
      +          "fr",
      +          "ga",
      +          "gd",
      +          "gl",
      +          "haw",
      +          "hr",
      +          "hu",
      +          "in",
      +          "is",
      +          "it-ch",
      +          "it-it",
      +          "it",
      +          "ja",
      +          "ko",
      +          "mk",
      +          "nl-be",
      +          "nl-nl",
      +          "nl",
      +          "no",
      +          "pl",
      +          "pt-br",
      +          "pt-pt",
      +          "pt",
      +          "ro-mo",
      +          "ro-ro",
      +          "ro",
      +          "ru-mo",
      +          "ru-ru",
      +          "ru",
      +          "sk",
      +          "sl",
      +          "sq",
      +          "sr",
      +          "sv-fi",
      +          "sv-se",
      +          "sv",
      +          "tr",
      +          "uk",
      +          "zh-cn",
      +          "zh-tw"
      +        ],
      +        "type": [
      +          "string",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      },
      +      "owner_email": {
      +        "description": "The podcast owner's email address, published in the channel's public RSS feed as `<itunes:owner>`. Podcast directories such as Apple Podcasts require it for ownership verification.",
      +        "type": [
      +          "string",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      },
      +      "owner_name": {
      +        "description": "The podcast owner's name, published in the channel's public RSS feed as `<itunes:owner>`. Podcast directories use this as the show's administrative contact.",
      +        "type": [
      +          "string",
      +          "null"
      +        ]
      +      }
      +    },
      +    "type": "object",
      +    "unevaluatedProperties": false
      +  }
      +}
    • changedInput schema / properties / confirm / description
      Previous value: -"Must be true for the specific user-requested write."New value: +"Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action."
    • addedInput schema / properties / payload / properties / podcast_settings / $ref
      Added value: +"#/$defs/podcast_settings"
    • removedInput schema / properties / payload / properties / podcast_settings / description
      Removed value: -"Podcast specific settings for a channel. These settings only take effect if\npodcasting is enabled for the channel. These values appear in the channel's\npublicly accessible podcast RSS feed.\n"
    • removedInput schema / properties / payload / properties / podcast_settings / properties
      Removed value: -{
      -  "author_name": {
      -    "description": "The name of the author(s) for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:author>`.",
      -    "type": [
      -      "string",
      -      "null"
      -    ]
      -  },
      -  "category1": {
      -    "description": "The primary category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      -    "oneOf": [
      -      {
      -        "enum": [
      -          "arts",
      -          "arts > books",
      -          "arts > design",
      -          "arts > fashion_and_beauty",
      -          "arts > food",
      -          "arts > performing_arts",
      -          "arts > visual_arts",
      -          "business",
      -          "business > careers",
      -          "business > entrepreneurship",
      -          "business > investing",
      -          "business > management",
      -          "business > marketing",
      -          "business > non_profit",
      -          "comedy",
      -          "comedy > comedy_interviews",
      -          "comedy > improv",
      -          "comedy > stand_up",
      -          "education",
      -          "education > courses",
      -          "education > how_to",
      -          "education > language_learning",
      -          "education > self_improvement",
      -          "fiction",
      -          "fiction > comedy_fiction",
      -          "fiction > drama",
      -          "fiction > science_fiction",
      -          "government",
      -          "health_and_fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > alternative_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > medicine",
      -          "health_and_fitness > mental_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > nutrition",
      -          "health_and_fitness > sexuality",
      -          "history",
      -          "kids_and_family",
      -          "kids_and_family > education_for_kids",
      -          "kids_and_family > parenting",
      -          "kids_and_family > pets_and_animals",
      -          "kids_and_family > stories_for_kids",
      -          "leisure",
      -          "leisure > animation_and_manga",
      -          "leisure > automotive",
      -          "leisure > aviation",
      -          "leisure > crafts",
      -          "leisure > games",
      -          "leisure > hobbies",
      -          "leisure > home_and_garden",
      -          "leisure > video_games",
      -          "music",
      -          "music > music_commentary",
      -          "music > music_history",
      -          "music > music_interviews",
      -          "news",
      -          "news > business_news",
      -          "news > daily_news",
      -          "news > entertainment_news",
      -          "news > news_commentary",
      -          "news > politics",
      -          "news > sports_news",
      -          "news > tech_news",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > buddhism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > christianity",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > hinduism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > islam",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > judaism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > religion",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > spirituality",
      -          "science",
      -          "science > astronomy",
      -          "science > chemistry",
      -          "science > earth_sciences",
      -          "science > life_sciences",
      -          "science > mathematics",
      -          "science > natural_sciences",
      -          "science > nature",
      -          "science > physics",
      -          "science > social_sciences",
      -          "society_and_culture",
      -          "society_and_culture > documentary",
      -          "society_and_culture > personal_journals",
      -          "society_and_culture > philosophy",
      -          "society_and_culture > places_and_travel",
      -          "society_and_culture > relationships",
      -          "sports",
      -          "sports > baseball",
      -          "sports > basketball",
      -          "sports > cricket",
      -          "sports > fantasy_sports",
      -          "sports > football",
      -          "sports > golf",
      -          "sports > hockey",
      -          "sports > rugby",
      -          "sports > running",
      -          "sports > soccer",
      -          "sports > swimming",
      -          "sports > tennis",
      -          "sports > volleyball",
      -          "sports > wilderness",
      -          "sports > wrestling",
      -          "technology",
      -          "true_crime",
      -          "tv_and_film",
      -          "tv_and_film > after_shows",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_history",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_interviews",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_reviews",
      -          "tv_and_film > tv_reviews"
      -        ],
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      {
      -        "type": "null"
      -      }
      -    ],
      -    "unevaluatedProperties": false
      -  },
      -  "category2": {
      -    "description": "The secondary category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      -    "oneOf": [
      -      {
      -        "enum": [
      -          "arts",
      -          "arts > books",
      -          "arts > design",
      -          "arts > fashion_and_beauty",
      -          "arts > food",
      -          "arts > performing_arts",
      -          "arts > visual_arts",
      -          "business",
      -          "business > careers",
      -          "business > entrepreneurship",
      -          "business > investing",
      -          "business > management",
      -          "business > marketing",
      -          "business > non_profit",
      -          "comedy",
      -          "comedy > comedy_interviews",
      -          "comedy > improv",
      -          "comedy > stand_up",
      -          "education",
      -          "education > courses",
      -          "education > how_to",
      -          "education > language_learning",
      -          "education > self_improvement",
      -          "fiction",
      -          "fiction > comedy_fiction",
      -          "fiction > drama",
      -          "fiction > science_fiction",
      -          "government",
      -          "health_and_fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > alternative_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > medicine",
      -          "health_and_fitness > mental_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > nutrition",
      -          "health_and_fitness > sexuality",
      -          "history",
      -          "kids_and_family",
      -          "kids_and_family > education_for_kids",
      -          "kids_and_family > parenting",
      -          "kids_and_family > pets_and_animals",
      -          "kids_and_family > stories_for_kids",
      -          "leisure",
      -          "leisure > animation_and_manga",
      -          "leisure > automotive",
      -          "leisure > aviation",
      -          "leisure > crafts",
      -          "leisure > games",
      -          "leisure > hobbies",
      -          "leisure > home_and_garden",
      -          "leisure > video_games",
      -          "music",
      -          "music > music_commentary",
      -          "music > music_history",
      -          "music > music_interviews",
      -          "news",
      -          "news > business_news",
      -          "news > daily_news",
      -          "news > entertainment_news",
      -          "news > news_commentary",
      -          "news > politics",
      -          "news > sports_news",
      -          "news > tech_news",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > buddhism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > christianity",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > hinduism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > islam",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > judaism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > religion",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > spirituality",
      -          "science",
      -          "science > astronomy",
      -          "science > chemistry",
      -          "science > earth_sciences",
      -          "science > life_sciences",
      -          "science > mathematics",
      -          "science > natural_sciences",
      -          "science > nature",
      -          "science > physics",
      -          "science > social_sciences",
      -          "society_and_culture",
      -          "society_and_culture > documentary",
      -          "society_and_culture > personal_journals",
      -          "society_and_culture > philosophy",
      -          "society_and_culture > places_and_travel",
      -          "society_and_culture > relationships",
      -          "sports",
      -          "sports > baseball",
      -          "sports > basketball",
      -          "sports > cricket",
      -          "sports > fantasy_sports",
      -          "sports > football",
      -          "sports > golf",
      -          "sports > hockey",
      -          "sports > rugby",
      -          "sports > running",
      -          "sports > soccer",
      -          "sports > swimming",
      -          "sports > tennis",
      -          "sports > volleyball",
      -          "sports > wilderness",
      -          "sports > wrestling",
      -          "technology",
      -          "true_crime",
      -          "tv_and_film",
      -          "tv_and_film > after_shows",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_history",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_interviews",
      -          "tv_and_film > film_reviews",
      -          "tv_and_film > tv_reviews"
      -        ],
      -        "type": "string"
      -      },
      -      {
      -        "type": "null"
      -      }
      -    ],
      -    "unevaluatedProperties": false
      -  },
      -  "category3": {
      -    "description": "The third category for the channel, published in the RSS feed as `<itunes:category>`.",
      -    "oneOf": [
      -      {
      -        "enum": [
      -          "arts",
      -          "arts > books",
      -          "arts > design",
      -          "arts > fashion_and_beauty",
      -          "arts > food",
      -          "arts > performing_arts",
      -          "arts > visual_arts",
      -          "business",
      -          "business > careers",
      -          "business > entrepreneurship",
      -          "business > investing",
      -          "business > management",
      -          "business > marketing",
      -          "business > non_profit",
      -          "comedy",
      -          "comedy > comedy_interviews",
      -          "comedy > improv",
      -          "comedy > stand_up",
      -          "education",
      -          "education > courses",
      -          "education > how_to",
      -          "education > language_learning",
      -          "education > self_improvement",
      -          "fiction",
      -          "fiction > comedy_fiction",
      -          "fiction > drama",
      -          "fiction > science_fiction",
      -          "government",
      -          "health_and_fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > alternative_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > fitness",
      -          "health_and_fitness > medicine",
      -          "health_and_fitness > mental_health",
      -          "health_and_fitness > nutrition",
      -          "health_and_fitness > sexuality",
      -          "history",
      -          "kids_and_family",
      -          "kids_and_family > education_for_kids",
      -          "kids_and_family > parenting",
      -          "kids_and_family > pets_and_animals",
      -          "kids_and_family > stories_for_kids",
      -          "leisure",
      -          "leisure > animation_and_manga",
      -          "leisure > automotive",
      -          "leisure > aviation",
      -          "leisure > crafts",
      -          "leisure > games",
      -          "leisure > hobbies",
      -          "leisure > home_and_garden",
      -          "leisure > video_games",
      -          "music",
      -          "music > music_commentary",
      -          "music > music_history",
      -          "music > music_interviews",
      -          "news",
      -          "news > business_news",
      -          "news > daily_news",
      -          "news > entertainment_news",
      -          "news > news_commentary",
      -          "news > politics",
      -          "news > sports_news",
      -          "news > tech_news",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > buddhism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > christianity",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > hinduism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > islam",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > judaism",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > religion",
      -          "religion_and_spirituality > spirituality",
      -          "science",
      -          "science > astronomy",
      -          "science > chemistry",
      -          "science > earth_sciences",
      -          "science > life_sciences",
      -          "science > mathematics",
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      -    "description": "The podcast owner's email address, published in the channel's public RSS feed as `<itunes:owner>`. Podcast directories such as Apple Podcasts require it for ownership verification.",
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      -      "string",
      -      "null"
      -    ]
      -  },
      -  "owner_name": {
      -    "description": "The podcast owner's name, published in the channel's public RSS feed as `<itunes:owner>`. Podcast directories use this as the show's administrative contact.",
      -    "type": [
      -      "string",
      -      "null"
      -    ]
      -  }
      -}
    • removedInput schema / properties / podcast_settings / type
      Removed value: -"object"
    • removedInput schema / properties / podcast_settings / unevaluatedProperties
      Removed value: -false
  2. First observedv2.0.0

TDQS

B3.1/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare destructiveHint=true, readOnlyHint=false, openWorldHint=true and non-idempotency, so the bar is lower. The description still adds genuine value beyond them by naming concrete side effects — shared access, notifications to people, and provider charges — plus the confirm=true guard. It stops short of saying what existing channel settings get destroyed or whether omitted fields are preserved.

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?

Three short sentences, front-loaded, with zero filler. The first sentence is a near-tautology and the confirm/side-effect sentences are where the value sits, but nothing is bloated.

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

Completeness3/5

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

For an 11-parameter, nested-object, destructive write tool with no output schema, the description covers the safety precondition and side effects but omits the update semantics an agent needs: whether omitted fields are preserved or cleared, and that payload/payload_file/body-flags are mutually exclusive input modes. Adequate but with clear gaps.

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 91%, so the schema already explains name, custom_url, description, podcast_settings, auto_publish_enabled, payload, and payload_file in detail. The description adds no parameter meaning of its own beyond the confirm requirement, so the baseline 3 applies.

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

Purpose3/5

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

The description gives a verb and resource ("Updates a channel"), but this is essentially a restatement of the tool name and title with no added scope. It does not distinguish the tool from siblings like update_channel_episode, update_channel_episode, or update_channel_collaborator, nor does it hint at which channel fields are editable.

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 and no comparison to alternative tools (get_channel, delete_channel, update_channel_episode). The only actionable instruction is the confirm=true prerequisite, which is a call precondition rather than usage guidance.

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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