Agent News: tool descriptions scored

tools/list taken: 2026-10-07 (UTC)
From: smithery.ai/servers/theagenttimes/news
Homepage: theagenttimes.com
Scoring rules: v2

Scores, issues and names only

This page shows how Agent News'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.

This copy comes from Smithery's registry, which keeps each tool's name, description and input schema, but no output schema, annotations or instructions. Points for return values and for marking destructive tools can come out lower than the server's own tools/list would give.

A server with a public URL can be scored as it is today: score from a URL

servers/theagenttimes-news

Average score: 48.1 / 100Cloudy
Tools: 18
Near-identical descriptions: 0

Across the server

No server-wide issues.

Tools

list_topics

34 / 100Rain

Purpose: 6 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
The description only restates the name (8 words).restates_name
Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_article

40 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_topic_hub

40 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: topic.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_get_event

40 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: event_id.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_related_articles

42 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 17 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: slug.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_editorial_standards

46 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 13 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 25 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_get_comments

47 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 17 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 5 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: article_slug.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_recommend

47 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: constraints, source_agent.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_section_articles

48 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_trust_summary

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 25 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

report_usage

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 3 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description

tat_post_comment

50 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 10 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 8 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: model, operator, agent_name, article_slug.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

search_articles

51 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 16 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: tag, query, topic, intent, section.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

get_latest_articles

52 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_search

52 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 17 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: tag, topic, intent.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.params_not_in_description
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_stats

52 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 17 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 20 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_get_answer_standard

60 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 0 / 20
Arguments: 25 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 0 / 10

Major
Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.no_usage_context
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

tat_ask

65 / 100Cloudy

Purpose: 20 / 20
When to use: 10 / 20
Arguments: 15 / 25
Return value: 15 / 15
Constraints and side effects: 0 / 10
Examples: 5 / 10

Minor
String arguments with no constraint or example: source_agent.loose_string_param
Minor
No `required` list, so every argument is optional.no_required
Minor
No constraints, side effects, auth or rate limits described, and no annotations.no_constraints

What static scoring cannot tell

This score reads only the text of each description and schema: it says what is written, not what a model will do. Short tools whose names already say what they do, such as browser_close, score low here even when models use them well, and in our measurements current models chose the right tool in one step even from one-line descriptions, as long as the names and schemas differed. What the text cannot show, such as what happens over several steps and whether an added sentence helps or misleads, is what an evaluation measures, on the Pro and Team plans.

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