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Benny the dog health and care monitor - water bowls, movement, loneliness detection, sausage deliveries, projector movie time, wake calls. Boomy-robot patrol integration ready.
Server has 4 tools with explicit schemas and descriptions. Naming is inconsistent: 'app_info' and 'example_op' lack action verbs; 'dog_ops' is a portmanteau that violates single-responsibility. Descriptions are present but vary in quality, dog_ops is detailed (rationale + operations list), while app_info and example_op are minimal. All tools have input schemas with types and descriptions. Output schemas are documented in descriptions but not in formal JSON Schema. Error handling is minimal, no recovery guidance or actionable error messages. Security: server_shutdown requires confirmation, which is good, but no audit logging or permission gates visible.
Return metadata about this server. ## Return Format {"success": bool, "name": str, "version": str, "tool_count": int} ## Examples app_info()
Benny care operations - the fleet dog is monitored here. [RATIONALE] Consolidates all dog care ops into one tool so the Boomy robot patrol, human caretakers, and agents share a single state machine. ## Operations - status: current state (water, movement, barks, sausage deliveries, mood) - water_refill: log a water bowl refill (detail = amount/notes) - bark_event: log a bark; flags loneliness when no movement/interaction - movement: log movement detection (actor = boomy|sensor|human) - sausage_delivery: log an emergency sausage delivery (actor, detail) - movie_time: play White Fang on the projector (detail = title) - wake: wake Benny with a sound cue (detail = cue) ## Return Format {"success": bool, "operation": str, "message": str, "data": dict} ## Examples dog_ops(operation="status") dog_ops(operation="water_refill", detail="bowl topped up, 2L") dog_ops(operation="sausage_delivery", actor="boomy", detail="emergency sausage dropped")
Example portmanteau tool - demonstrates the fleet operation pattern. ## Return Format {"success": bool, "message": str, "data": dict} ## Examples example_op(operation="hello", name="Sandra") example_op(operation="echo", name="ping")
Gracefully shut down the benny-the-dog-mcp server. Requires confirm=True to prevent accidental termination. ## Return Format {"success": bool, "message": str} ## Examples server_shutdown(confirm=True)
Tool names lack action verbs. 'app_info' should be 'get_app_info'; 'example_op' should be 'run_example_operation'. LLMs infer intent from verb-noun patterns.
'dog_ops' is a portmanteau tool combining 7 distinct operations (status, water_refill, bark_event, movement, sausage_delivery, movie_time, wake). Violates single-responsibility principle. Should split into separate tools: get_dog_status, log_water_refill, log_bark, log_movement, log_sausage_delivery, play_movie, wake_dog.
Output schemas documented only in description text, not in formal JSON Schema. LLMs cannot parse unstructured descriptions reliably. Define explicit response_schema in tool registration.
| Scored | Grade | Overall | Spec posture | Rubric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | D | 54 | 2026-07-28+ | v2 |
No error handling guidance. Tools return generic success/error dicts without recovery hints. E.g., 'Unknown operation' should suggest valid operations; server_shutdown should explain why confirmation is required.
No audit logging or permission gates visible. Destructive tool (server_shutdown) requires confirmation but no trace of who called it or when. Missing audit trail for compliance.