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Wiki Knowledge Base Instructions

Input Schema

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Schema Changelog

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

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TDQS

C2/5.0
Behavior1/5

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

No annotations are provided, and the description does not disclose any behavioral traits such as whether the tool returns instructions, performs a read-only operation, or has side effects. The description carries the full burden but fails to reveal any meaningful behavior.

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 extremely short, but this is under-specification rather than conciseness. It consists of only five words and does not earn its place by providing useful information beyond the tool name.

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?

Despite having no parameters and no output schema, the description fails to explain what the tool returns, how it behaves, or how it relates to sibling tools. The tool appears intended to provide instructions, but the description is completely inadequate for an agent to invoke it correctly.

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

Parameters4/5

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

The input schema has no parameters, so the description is not required to explain parameter semantics. Per the rules, a tool with 0 parameters receives a baseline of 4, and the description does not need to compensate for missing parameter information.

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?

The description 'Wiki Knowledge Base Instructions' is vague and tautological, essentially restating the tool name without specifying a clear verb or action. It does not differentiate the tool from siblings like 'instructions' or 'search', leaving the agent uncertain about what this tool actually does.

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 guidance about when to use this tool versus alternatives such as 'federated_instructions' or 'search'. The description provides no context for selecting this tool in a given scenario.

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

A3.5/5.0
Disambiguation4/5

The local/federated pairs are clearly separated by the federated_ prefix, and search, note_html, expand, and similar each have distinct roles. The main ambiguity is between instructions and wiki, which both sound like meta-instruction tools, and expand's documented leaf-reading overlap with note_html is a minor edge case.

Naming Consistency4/5

Tool names are uniformly snake_case and the federated_ prefix creates a strong, predictable pattern across local and remote counterparts. However, base names mix verbs (search, expand), nouns (instructions, wiki), a format-ish noun (note_html), and an adjective used as a command (similar), so the pattern is not fully verb_noun.

Tool Count5/5

11 tools is a well-scoped size for a read-oriented knowledge base with both local and federated access. Each tool maps to a clear workflow stage—search, read, navigate, find similar, or fetch instructions—without significant redundancy or bloat.

Completeness4/5

The tool surface covers search, reading, structural navigation, similar-note discovery, and federated equivalents, plus base instructions, which supports the core retrieval workflow end to end. The notable gap is the lack of a way to enumerate or browse all notes in a corpus without already having a query or path, though agents can work around this via search and instructions.