# Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/lightspeed-x-series): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.usefulapi%2Flightspeed-x-series/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://lightspeed-x-series.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Homepage: https://usefulapi.io/lightspeed-x-series/
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 30
- Average: 49.1 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 1

This page shows how Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/lightspeed-x-series)'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: 30 tools. Above 25, models start to tell tools apart less well.

## Tools

- `lightspeedxseries_get_outlet`: 36 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (7 words).
  - Major: The description is too short (7 words).
  - 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: outlet_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_search_customers`: 36 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: email, first_name, last_name, company_name, phone, mobile, customer_code.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_inventory_levels`: 42 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: supplier_ids, include_composites, sort_type, sort_direction.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument include_composites is unclear.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_brands`: 43 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_tags`: 43 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_customer`: 44 / 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: customer_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_register_payments_summary`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: The name is long (47 characters).
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: register_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_sale`: 44 / 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: sale_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_user_sale_totals`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_update_customer`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Major: Arguments without a description: company_name, email, phone, mobile, note, date_of_birth, do_not_email, enable_promotional_sms, enable_loyalty, physical_address_1, physical_address_2, physical_suburb, physical_city, physical_state, physical_postcode.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument do_not_email is unclear.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument enable_promotional_sms is unclear.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument enable_loyalty is unclear.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: customer_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_create_customer`: 46 / 100
  - Major: Arguments without a description: company_name, email, phone, mobile, note, date_of_birth, do_not_email, enable_promotional_sms, enable_loyalty, physical_address_1, physical_address_2, physical_suburb, physical_city, physical_state, physical_postcode.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument do_not_email is unclear.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument enable_promotional_sms is unclear.
  - Minor: The meaning of the boolean argument enable_loyalty is unclear.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_registers`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_suppliers`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_search_products`: 47 / 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.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_product`: 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: product_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_retailer`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_outlets`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_users`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_set_product_stock`: 50 / 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: product_id, outlet_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_get_consignment`: 51 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: consignment_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_customer_groups`: 52 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_sales`: 52 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_consignments`: 54 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: status.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_consignment_products`: 55 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: The name is long (43 characters).
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: consignment_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_customers`: 55 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_taxes`: 56 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
- `lightspeedxseries_search_sales`: 56 / 100
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: invoice_number.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_update_product_prices`: 60 / 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: product_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `lightspeedxseries_sales_summary`: 63 / 100
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: invoice_number.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `lightspeedxseries_list_products`: 65 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.

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