# Istanbul MCP (io.github.Batu1-1an/istanbul-mcp): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.Batu1-1an%2Fistanbul-mcp/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://istanbulmcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp/
- Homepage: https://github.com/Batu1-1an/istanbulmcp#readme
- Repository: https://github.com/Batu1-1an/istanbulmcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 18
- Average: 42.2 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 0

This page shows how Istanbul MCP (io.github.Batu1-1an/istanbul-mcp)'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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## Across the server

- Minor: The server's instructions are 3087 characters. Claude Code reads only the first 2,048 by default (Codex 0.154.0 reads them whole). Put what the server is for first.

## Tools

- `istanbul_search_datasets`: 23 / 100
  - Major: The description is too short (6 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: query, formats, limit.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: query.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `istanbul_get_dataset`: 30 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: dataset_id.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: dataset_id.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: dataset_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `istanbul_get_resource_schema`: 30 / 100
  - Major: The description is too short (7 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: resource_id.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: resource_id.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: resource_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `istanbul_query_resource`: 30 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: resource_id, filters, limit.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: resource_id.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `istanbul_neighborhood_profile`: 34 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: district, neighborhood, limit.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: district.
- `istanbul_metro_accessibility_status`: 39 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: line, station, equipment_type, limit.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_transport_disruptions`: 40 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: mode, operator, line, limit.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `istanbul_transit_line`: 43 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: line_code, action, limit.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: line_code.
- `istanbul_city_services_nearby`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: place, lat, lon, radius_m, limit, district.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_mobility_nearby`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: place, lat, lon, radius_m, limit, district.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_datastore_query`: 45 / 100
  - Major: Arguments without a description: resource_id, sql, limit.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: resource_id, sql.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: resource_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `istanbul_health`: 45 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (5 words).
  - Major: The description is too short (5 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `istanbul_water_status`: 45 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: kind, district, fault_number, dam_name, min_occupancy, limit.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_market_schedule`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: district, day, limit.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_nearby`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: lat, lon, types, radius_m, limit, kind, district, bbox.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `istanbul_traffic_status`: 53 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (5 words).
  - Major: The description is too short (5 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `istanbul_gtfs_snapshot_status`: 60 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `istanbul_next_departures`: 60 / 100
  - Major: Arguments without a description: stop_id, lat, lon, line, at, radius_m, limit, stop_query.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.

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