Search for vulnerabilities across NVD, CISA KEV, and GitHub PoC sources. Search for technical information within HackTricks and PayloadsAllTheThings using natural language and vector embeddings.
Two tools with basic schemas and descriptions, but significant gaps in parameter documentation and output structure. search_vulnerability has reasonable descriptions but lacks output schema documentation. search_techniques description is verbose (>200 chars) and mentions implementation details (ChromaDB, 5-15 min indexing) that belong in docs, not the tool description. Neither tool documents return structure, pagination, or error recovery paths. Parameter descriptions are present but lack constraints (e.g., max_results range, source enum values). No tool annotations (readOnlyHint, idempotentHint). Error handling is absent, no guidance on what to do if NVD/CISA/GitHub APIs fail or timeout.
Search for technical information within HackTricks and PayloadsAllTheThings using natural language. On the first run, repositories are downloaded and indexed (may take 5-15 minutes). On subsequent runs, it returns results instantly from ChromaDB.
Search for a vulnerability across NVD, CISA KEV, and GitHub PoC sources.
Output schemas not documented. LLMs cannot plan downstream calls or extract structured data. search_vulnerability returns concatenated strings; search_techniques returns ChromaDB results without documented field names.
search_techniques description embeds implementation details ('ChromaDB', '5-15 minutes', 'first run vs subsequent runs') that confuse LLM selection logic. Should state: 'Search HackTricks and PayloadsAllTheThings for pentesting techniques using natural language.'
Parameter constraints missing. max_results and top_k lack min/max bounds (e.g., 1 - 100). source parameter in search_techniques should be an enum ['hacktricks', 'payloads'] not a free-form string.
| Scored | Grade | Overall | Spec posture | Rubric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | D | 52 | 2026-07-28+ | v2 |
No error recovery guidance. search_vulnerability catches exceptions and appends error strings ('=== NVD Error: {e} ===') but does not tell the LLM what to do next (retry, use fallback source, ask user). Violates recovery-guide pattern.
No tool annotations. Both tools are read-only and idempotent but lack readOnlyHint and idempotentHint annotations. LLMs cannot infer safety properties and may over-plan or avoid retries.