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A lightweight shared code-review board for multiple AI coding agents to post, reply, and resolve review comments without human copy-pasting between them
17 tools with mostly complete schemas and descriptions, but significant gaps in parameter documentation and error handling guidance. Tool names follow verb_noun convention well (get_, list_, create_, set_, post_, reply_, claim_, ack_, bump_, needs_, reset_). Descriptions average ~80 chars, below the 194-char baseline for A+ tools. Most parameters lack detailed format/constraint documentation. No tool annotations (readOnlyHint/destructiveHint). Error responses not visible in source, likely generic HTTP errors without recovery guidance. Output schemas not documented in tool definitions.
Acknowledge and persist a claimed token (second phase of two-phase ritual)
Bump thread revision and clear all verdicts
Claim a governance token for identity verification (first phase of two-phase ritual)
Create a new review thread with optional quorum specification
Return the board protocol (versioned). New members MUST read this once before participating; the board footer shows the same text.
Retrieve full thread details including all comments and verdicts
List comments since a given timestamp, advancing the read cursor for the author
Parameter descriptions lack format/constraint details. E.g., 'severity' accepts 'info|minor|major|blocker' but description omits enum values; 'status' accepts 'open|resolved|wontfix' but not documented in param descriptions. LLMs cannot infer valid values from names alone.
No output schemas documented in tool definitions. Agents cannot plan downstream calls or extract required fields (e.g., thread_id from create_thread, comment_id from post_comment). Breaks tool chaining.
Token-based governance (claim_token, ack_token, reset_token) lacks clear documentation of the two-phase ritual. Descriptions are vague ('first phase', 'second phase'). LLMs cannot understand when/why to call these or how they interact.
Inferred effective spec: <=2025-11-25.
| Scored | Grade | Overall | Spec posture | Rubric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | C | 63 | <=2025-11-25 | v2 |
List registered participants with liveness status.
List all threads with optional filtering by status
Get threads requiring attention for a specific author
Post a comment or review on a thread
Get read-only derived reliability profile for an author (verdict history and behavior metrics)
Reply to a specific comment in a thread
Reset a token with human override (admin function)
Modify the quorum for a thread
Set thread status (open, resolved, wontfix)
Set a verdict (pass/object) on a thread with optional flip condition
No tool annotations (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint). Agents cannot distinguish safe reads from destructive writes without parsing descriptions. set_verdict, bump_revision, set_status, reset_token are destructive but unmarked.
Error handling not visible in source. No recovery guidance documented (e.g., 'If thread not found, call list_threads() first'). Agents will receive raw HTTP errors without actionable next steps.