# PHP Point of Sale MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/php-point-of-sale): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.usefulapi%2Fphp-point-of-sale/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://php-point-of-sale.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Homepage: https://usefulapi.io/php-point-of-sale/
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 26
- Average: 48.3 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 0

This page shows how PHP Point of Sale MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/php-point-of-sale)'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

- `phppos_get_supplier`: 36 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (8 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: person_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_list_receivings`: 39 / 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.
- `phppos_list_appointments`: 41 / 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.
- `phppos_get_gift_card`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `phppos_get_item`: 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: item_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_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.
- `phppos_list_categories`: 44 / 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.
- `phppos_list_expenses`: 44 / 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.
- `phppos_list_gift_cards`: 44 / 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.
- `phppos_list_item_kits`: 44 / 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.
- `phppos_list_suppliers`: 44 / 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.
- `phppos_list_sales`: 45 / 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.
- `phppos_get_customer`: 47 / 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: person_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_get_receiving`: 47 / 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: receiving_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_list_items`: 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.
- `phppos_list_reports`: 49 / 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.
- `phppos_create_item`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `phppos_list_customers`: 50 / 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.
- `phppos_list_invoices`: 50 / 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.
- `phppos_list_locations`: 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.
- `phppos_create_expense`: 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.
- `phppos_list_employees`: 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.
- `phppos_update_customer`: 55 / 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: person_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_update_item`: 55 / 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: item_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `phppos_create_customer`: 58 / 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.
- `phppos_run_report`: 75 / 100

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