Tool description
- A tool description is the name, text and parameter schema a server publishes so a model knows when and how to call a tool.
In short: A tool description is the name, text and parameter schema a server publishes so a model knows when and how to call a tool. Models read it as trusted context, which tool poisoning exploits. This entry uses the term the way our gateway datasheets do, and links related terms below.
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By The Datasheet desk · Reviewed 2026-11-03