# Printful MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/printful): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.usefulapi%2Fprintful/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://printful.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Homepage: https://usefulapi.io/printful/
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 21
- Average: 51.7 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 1

This page shows how Printful MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/printful)'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

No server-wide issues.

## Tools

- `printful_calculate_shipping_rates`: 41 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: recipient.city, recipient.zip, recipient.address1, recipient.address2, recipient.phone.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: recipient.city, recipient.zip, recipient.address1, recipient.address2, recipient.phone.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_list_catalog_products`: 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.
- `printful_list_orders`: 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.
- `printful_list_sync_products`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: search.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_get_file`: 47 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: file_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `printful_get_mockup_task`: 47 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_get_statistics`: 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.
- `printful_list_catalog_categories`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_get_sync_product`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_estimate_order_costs`: 52 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: recipient.name, recipient.company, recipient.address1, recipient.address2, recipient.city, recipient.zip, recipient.phone, recipient.email, items[].external_id, items[].sku, items[].files[].filename, retail_costs.currency, retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_get_catalog_variant`: 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: variant_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `printful_list_stores`: 52 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_list_store_products`: 54 / 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.
- `printful_update_draft_order`: 55 / 100
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: retail_costs, retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax, gift, packing_slip.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: recipient.name, recipient.company, recipient.address1, recipient.address2, recipient.city, recipient.zip, recipient.phone, recipient.email, items[].external_id, items[].sku, items[].files[].filename, external_id, retail_costs.currency, retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax, gift.subject, gift.message, packing_slip.email, packing_slip.phone, packing_slip.message.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: order_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `printful_add_file`: 56 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_create_mockup_task`: 56 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: files[].position.area_width, files[].position.area_height, files[].position.width, files[].position.height, files[].position.top, files[].position.left, files[].options.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: product_id, variant_ids. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `printful_get_printfiles`: 57 / 100
  - 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.
- `printful_get_order`: 58 / 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: order_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `printful_create_draft_order`: 59 / 100
  - Minor: Arguments without a description: retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax.
  - Minor: String arguments with no constraint or example: recipient.name, recipient.company, recipient.address1, recipient.address2, recipient.city, recipient.zip, recipient.phone, recipient.email, items[].external_id, items[].sku, items[].files[].filename, retail_costs.currency, retail_costs.subtotal, retail_costs.discount, retail_costs.shipping, retail_costs.tax, gift.subject, gift.message, packing_slip.email, packing_slip.phone, packing_slip.message.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `printful_get_catalog_product`: 60 / 100
  - 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.
- `printful_get_store_product`: 60 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.

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