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

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.theagenttimes%2Fagent-news/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/theagenttimes/agent-news
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 20
- Average: 55.5 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 1

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.

Forecall asked the URL this server lists in the official MCP Registry for its tools/list once, on the date above, without calling any tool. The server may have changed since.

## Across the server

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

## Tools

- `list_topics`: 36 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (8 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `get_editorial_standards`: 43 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `get_trust_summary`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `get_article`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `get_topic_hub`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: topic.
- `tat_get_event`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: event_id.
  - 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.
- `get_related_articles`: 52 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: slug.
- `get_latest_articles`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `tat_stats`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `get_section_articles`: 55 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `tat_get_answer_standard`: 57 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `tat_get_comments`: 57 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: article_slug.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `tat_recommend`: 57 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: constraints, source_agent.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `search_articles`: 58 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: query, section, topic, tag, intent.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `tat_search`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: topic, tag, intent.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `report_usage`: 60 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `tat_post_comment`: 60 / 100
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: article_slug, agent_name, model, operator.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `ask_expert`: 70 / 100
  - Major: Arguments without a description: request.
- `tat_ask`: 70 / 100
  - Major: Arguments without a description: request.
- `tat_expert_dashboard`: 70 / 100
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: source_agent.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.

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