# Library of Alexandria (io.github.ltvspot/library-of-alexandria): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.ltvspot%2Flibrary-of-alexandria/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp
- Homepage: https://libraryofalexandria.com/pages/developers
- Repository: https://github.com/ltvspot/library-of-alexandria-mcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 26
- Average: 55.6 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 0

This page shows how Library of Alexandria (io.github.ltvspot/library-of-alexandria)'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

- Minor: 26 tools. Above 25, models start to tell tools apart less well.

## Tools

- `quote_custom_print`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: dedication, gift.is_gift, gift.recipient_name, gift.note, cover.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument gift.is_gift is unclear.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `create_custom_print_order`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: quote_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_passage`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `get_publisher_info`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `get_book_outline`: 51 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `list_free_shelf`: 51 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `get_my_plan`: 52 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `open_in_reader`: 52 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_book_facts`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_chapter_summary`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_cover_upload_link`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_listen_link`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_print_options`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_themes`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `recommend_classics`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `explain_phrase`: 57 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `get_order_status`: 57 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: order_ref. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `list_my_library`: 58 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
- `browse_collection`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `get_sample`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `get_summary`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `read_free_chapter`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `search_in_book`: 59 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `find_quote_source`: 67 / 100
- `get_book`: 67 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `search_books`: 67 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.

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