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Single tool 'arvix_survey' with significant definition gaps. Tool naming is acceptable but description is extremely sparse. Input schema is present but parameter description is minimal. No output schema documented. Error handling is generic and unhelpful. The tool does one focused job (extract survey from arXiv), but presentation falls well below production standards. Would require substantial documentation improvements before production use.
Get arvix paper related work and bibliography
Tool description critically under-specified: 'Get arvix paper related work and bibliography' is 47 characters, below the 50-200 character sweet spot for LLM selection. Does not explain WHEN to use vs alternatives, WHAT the returned structure looks like, or WHAT constitutes valid arXiv IDs. LLMs cannot reliably select or invoke this tool with confidence.
Input parameter 'arvix_id' has a generic description ('The ID of the arXiv paper to process') that does not specify the expected format, pattern, or valid examples. Should clarify: does it accept 'arxiv.org/abs/2104.08653' URLs, bare IDs like '2104.08653', or both? Are there length constraints? What happens with invalid IDs?
Output schema is not documented. The tool returns a string constructed as 'Related work:\n...\n\nBibliography:\n...', but there is no declared return type or field documentation. LLMs cannot reliably parse unstructured text output, should return structured JSON with 'survey_text' and 'bibtex' fields explicitly typed.
Inferred effective spec: <=2025-11-25.
| Scored | Grade | Overall | Spec posture | Rubric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | F | 41 | <=2025-11-25 | v2 |
| 2026-03-09 | F | 33 | - | v1 |
Error handling is silent and generic: exceptions are caught with a bare try/except and returned as a string error message ('Error processing arXiv paper {arvix_id}: {e}'). No categorization (retryable vs fatal), no recovery guidance, no distinction between network failures, invalid IDs, and API errors. LLM cannot decide whether to retry, ask user, or move on.
No input validation or constraints. The bare string parameter invites hallucinated inputs. LLM could pass 'arxiv.org/abs/invalid', an empty string, a URL fragment, or a malformed ID, all fail silently with opaque error text. Should validate arXiv ID format early and return: 'Invalid arXiv ID: "xyz", expected format: YYMM.NNNNN (e.g., 2104.08653)'.