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get_base_apitools_searchBox

Search Box Group: Search. Billing per call: 1 Credits.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
wordsNocat
apiKeyNo
proxyUrlNo
resFormatNo
searchTypeNo

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections. Dates show when Glama detected each change.

  1. First observed

TDQS

D1.6/5.0
Behavior2/5

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

No annotations exist, so the description carries the full burden of behavioral disclosure. It does disclose the per-call billing rate of 1 credit, which is a genuinely useful behavioral detail. However, there is no mention of side effects, authentication requirements, or what the call returns. The description adds minimal value beyond that single billing fact.

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 brevity is not the same as conciseness. "Search Box Group: Search" is a near-perfect restatement of the name and title, making it wasted text. The billing sentence is the only substantive content, meaning the description squanders its few words on tautology. It should use its space to say something new.

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

Completeness1/5

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

For a tool with 5 parameters, no required fields, no annotations, no enums, and no output schema, the description was the only place to establish what this tool does, but it is entirely missing. There is no way for an agent to know what this tool is for, when to choose it, or what valid parameter values look like. Completely inadequate for a tool with this little structured metadata.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters1/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is only 20%, and the only populated description is the word 'cat' for the `words` parameter, which is meaningless. The remaining four parameters (`apiKey`, `proxyUrl`, `resFormat`, `searchType`) have no description support. The tool description offers zero compensation for this gap, providing no context for even the obvious ones like `searchType` or `resFormat`.

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?

"Search Box Group: Search" is essentially a tautology that restates the title. While it signals this is some kind of search function, it fails to specify what is being searched (Tweets, users, communities?) and provides no distinction from the many search-related siblings like `search` or `CommunitiesSearchV2`. The phrase 'Search Box Group: Search' adds barely anything beyond the tool name itself.

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

Usage Guidelines1/5

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

No guidance is given on when to use this tool versus any of the ~110 sibling tools. The only additional information is a billing note ("Billing per call: 1 Credits"), which reveals cost but provides zero usage context. Given the crowded sibling namespace, the lack of even a hint about the use case is a critical gap.

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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TDQS

D1.4/5.0
Disambiguation1/5

The set is full of confusing variants such as get_/post_ prefixed duplicates of the same endpoints, competing V1/V2 versions of the same action (e.g., followersList vs. followersListV2), and poorly described tools like CommunitiesSearchV2 and getCt0 that give no clear unique purpose. Agents would frequently need to guess between similar tools for a single task.

Naming Consistency1/5

Naming is chaotic, mixing camelCase (getDMS, likeV2), PascalCase (CreateNoteTweet, CommunitiesMemberV2), and inconsistent prefixes (gettools_*, get_*, post_*) with duplicated operations. The 'get_/post_' prefixes appear to indicate API method rather than action, but they are applied inconsistently, with some tools appearing under both and others only once. There is no predictable verb_noun pattern throughout.

Tool Count1/5

With 107 tools, the server is extremely large, far exceeding the 50+ threshold for extreme mismatch, and this count is inflated by duplicates (many get_/post_ twins) and overlapping V1/V2 variants. Even the unique tool set is likely around 60-70, which is still an unwieldy surface for an agent to negotiate. This severely disrupts coherence.

Completeness3/5

The tool set covers most core Twitter/X domains: tweets, likes, retweets, follows, DMs, search, communities, lists, and profile management. However, it is cluttered with duplicates and lacks some obvious pieces like mute/unmute operations or a direct 'update tweet' action, and several tools appear to be thin wrapper variations of the same endpoint. Coverage is broad but not cleanly organized.

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