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Read-onlyIdempotent

Find tools by describing the data or task. Use when you need to browse, search, look up, or discover what tools exist for: SEC filings, financials, revenue, profit, FDA drugs, adverse events, FRED economic data, Census demographics, BLS jobs/unemployment/inflation, ATTOM real estate, ClinicalTrials, USPTO patents, weather, news, crypto, stocks. Returns the top-N most relevant tools with names, descriptions, and full input schemas (with curated examples) — each result is ready to call directly, no second schema lookup needed. Call this FIRST when you have many tools available and want to see the option set (not just one answer).

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
qNoAlias for query.
taskNoAlias for query.
limitNoMaximum number of tools to return (default 20, max 50)
queryYesNatural language description of what you want to do (e.g., "analyze housing market trends", "look up FDA drug approvals", "find trade data between countries"). Accepts task, q, description, search as aliases.
searchNoAlias for query.
descriptionNoAlias for query.

Schema Changelog

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

  1. First observed

TDQS

A4/5.0
Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already indicate safe, read-only operation. The description adds valuable context: returns full input schemas with examples, ready to call directly. No contradictions.

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

Conciseness3/5

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

Description is long with an extensive list of domains and examples. While front-loaded with purpose, the verbosity could be trimmed (e.g., domain list). Earns its place but not maximally concise.

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

Completeness4/5

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

Given 6 parameters (5 aliases) and no output schema, the description adequately explains return value (names, descriptions, schemas with examples). Sufficient for a discovery tool with good annotations.

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 coverage is 100%, so baseline is 3. The description adds minimal parameter meaning beyond schema—lists aliases and examples but doesn't explain beyond what's already in schema.

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

Purpose5/5

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

The description clearly states 'Find tools by describing the data or task,' providing a specific verb and resource. It distinguishes itself from siblings like 'query' or 'search_datasets' by positioning as a discovery layer, especially with 'Call this FIRST'.

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

Usage Guidelines4/5

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

Explicitly states when to use: 'Use when you need to browse, search, look up, or discover what tools exist' and 'Call this FIRST when you have many tools.' Lacks explicit when-not-to-use but contextual enough.

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

A3.6/5.0
Disambiguation2/5

Several tool clusters are hard to distinguish: ask_pipeworx_beta explicitly states it 'currently matches ask_pipeworx exactly', creating a literal duplicate, and the six polymarket_* tools all orbit 'find a trading edge on prediction markets' with only subtle differences in scope. ask_pipeworx / ask_pipeworx_grounded / validate_claim / deep_research also overlap on fact-finding, and discover_tools vs suggest_questions both serve 'what can I do here' discovery. The memory trio and subscription lifecycle are clean, but the central Q&A and prediction-market areas carry real misselection risk.

Naming Consistency2/5

The set mixes several incompatible conventions: bare verbs (query, recall, forget, remember), noun phrases (entity_profile, dataset_info), verb_noun pairs (search_datasets, compare_entities, validate_claim), and prefixed families (polymarket_*, ask_pipeworx_*, pipeworx_*). Family prefixes provide local consistency, but there is no unifying pattern across the server, and the three SNCF tools follow a different style from the Pipeworx tools. The naming reads as several mini-servers bolted together rather than one coherent API.

Tool Count2/5

At 34 tools, the count exceeds the comfortable range and is inflated by genuine redundancy: ask_pipeworx_beta duplicates ask_pipeworx, ask_pipeworx_grounded is a paid variant, scan_competitor_ai_presence wraps ai_visibility_check, and six Polymarket tools could plausibly be consolidated. The server name promises a narrow SNCF data scope, yet 31 of 34 tools serve an unrelated universal data / prediction-market platform, making the count feel both bloated and mismatched to the server's stated identity.

Completeness3/5

For the dominant inferred domain (Pipeworx structured-data Q&A, research, and prediction markets), the surface is quite complete: discovery, routing, grounded answers, deep research, claim verification, entity resolution, profiles, comparisons, change feeds, subscriptions, and memory are all present. However, relative to the server's stated name 'Data Sncf', the SNCF surface is minimal (search -> metadata -> query) with no update feeds, record-level fetch, or live railway status, and the two domains never connect. The orphaned single-purpose tools (generate_llms_txt, scan_dependency) further fragment the sense of a coherent domain.