Agent News by The Agent Times: tool descriptions scored com.theagenttimes/agent-news

tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
From: Official MCP Registry
Connected to: https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
Repository: github.com/theagenttimes/agent-news
Scoring rules: v2
Removal: support@forecall.dev

Scores, issues and names only

This page shows how Agent News by The Agent Times (com.theagenttimes/agent-news)'s tool descriptions scored, the issues found and the names of its tools and parameters. The descriptions are the server's own: read them where the copy came from.

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servers/com.theagenttimes/agent-news

Average score: 55.5 / 100Cloudy
Tools: 20
Near-identical descriptions: 1

Across the server

Critical
These tools share the same description: tat_ask, ask_expert.identical_description

Tools whose descriptions are nearly the same

1 of 1 pairs shown, highest description similarity first.
Tool	Tool	Description similarity	Name similarity
tat_ask	ask_expert	1.00	0.33

Tools

list_topics

36 / 100Rain

Purpose: 6 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
The description only restates the name (8 words).restates_name
Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

get_editorial_standards

43 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 13 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

get_trust_summary

47 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

get_article

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context

get_topic_hub

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: topic.loose_string_param

tat_get_event

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: event_id.loose_string_param
Minor
Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: event_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.id_source_missing

get_related_articles

52 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: slug.loose_string_param

get_latest_articles

54 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

tat_stats

54 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

get_section_articles

55 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context

tat_get_answer_standard

57 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required

tat_get_comments

57 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 5 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: article_slug.loose_string_param
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

tat_recommend

57 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: constraints, source_agent.loose_string_param
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

search_articles

58 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 16 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: query, section, topic, tag, intent.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

tat_search

59 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 17 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: topic, tag, intent.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

report_usage

60 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 10 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

tat_post_comment

60 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 10 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: article_slug, agent_name, model, operator.loose_string_param
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

ask_expert

70 / 100Clear

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 15 / 20
Arguments: 8 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 5 / 10

Major
Arguments without a description: request.param_no_description
Minor
Its description is nearly the same as tat_ask's (similarity 1.00); only the names and schemas tell them apart. Say in this description when to use tat_ask instead.confusable_pair

tat_ask

70 / 100Clear

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 15 / 20
Arguments: 8 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 5 / 10

Major
Arguments without a description: request.param_no_description
Minor
Its description is nearly the same as ask_expert's (similarity 1.00); only the names and schemas tell them apart. Say in this description when to use ask_expert instead.confusable_pair

tat_expert_dashboard

70 / 100Clear

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 10 / 20
Arguments: 18 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 7 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: source_agent.loose_string_param
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

What static scoring cannot tell

This score reads only the text of each description and schema: it says what is written, not what a model will do. Short tools whose names already say what they do, such as browser_close, score low here even when models use them well, and in our measurements current models chose the right tool in one step even from one-line descriptions, as long as the names and schemas differed. What the text cannot show, such as what happens over several steps and whether an added sentence helps or misleads, is what an evaluation measures, on the Pro and Team plans.

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