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refactor(tools): shorten web_fetch and web_search descriptions #1280

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/tools/web-fetch.ts
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Expand Up @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function fetchTimeoutMessage(url: string, seconds: number): string {
export const webFetchDefinition: ToolDefinition = {
name: "web_fetch",
description:
"Fetch a web page over HTTP(S) and return its content. Uses built-in Exa MCP by default, or a direct in-process fetch when that built-in is disabled or overridden. Converts HTML to markdown by default. Use for documentation, articles, and other external references. If a pasted URL belongs to a host covered by a connected MCP server, route it through that server via tool_search first, extracting the item identifier from the host-plus-path. web_fetch is for public docs, articles, and external references, not authenticated app surfaces. Use web_fetch when no covering MCP server exists, the MCP call fails, or the page is genuinely public.",
"Fetch a public web page (docs, articles) and return it as markdown by default. For a URL on a host a connected MCP server covers, use that server via tool_search first; web_fetch is for public pages, not authenticated apps.",
inputSchema: {
type: "object",
properties: {
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions src/tools/web-search.ts
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Expand Up @@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const WebSearchArgs = type({

export const webSearchDefinition: ToolDefinition = {
name: "web_search",
description:
"Search the web. Backed by a keyless hosted MCP provider (Exa by default) — no local API key required unless a provider override with credentials is configured. Returns ranked results as text.",
description: "Search the web; returns ranked results as text.",
inputSchema: {
type: "object",
properties: {
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