Alter the description of get-me to reduce redundant repeat calls #411
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This PR updates the description of the get_me tool to note that its output is static unless the user updates their profile, discouraging redundant repeated calls.
- Enhanced tool description in
GetMeto mention caching behavior - Clarified that the response won’t change unless the profile is updated
pkg/github/context_tools.go
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| @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import ( | |||
| // GetMe creates a tool to get details of the authenticated user. | |||
| func GetMe(getClient GetClientFn, t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) (tool mcp.Tool, handler server.ToolHandlerFunc) { | |||
| return mcp.NewTool("get_me", | |||
| mcp.WithDescription(t("TOOL_GET_ME_DESCRIPTION", "Get details of the authenticated GitHub user. Use this when a request include \"me\", \"my\"...")), | |||
| mcp.WithDescription(t("TOOL_GET_ME_DESCRIPTION", "Get details of the authenticated GitHub user. Use this when a request include \"me\", \"my\"... the output will not change unless the user changes their profile, so only call this once.")), | |||
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[nitpick] Style: replace the ellipsis and run-on sentence with two clear sentences. For example: "... "my". The output remains unchanged unless the user updates their profile, so a single call is sufficient."
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| mcp.WithDescription(t("TOOL_GET_ME_DESCRIPTION", "Get details of the authenticated GitHub user. Use this when a request include \"me\", \"my\"... the output will not change unless the user changes their profile, so only call this once.")), | |
| mcp.WithDescription(t("TOOL_GET_ME_DESCRIPTION", "Get details of the authenticated GitHub user. Use this when a request includes \"me\" or \"my\". The output will not change unless the user updates their profile. Therefore, only call this once.")), |
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A lot of times the get-me tool is called multiple times in a row, which is redundant. This attempts to address this, by explaining to the model it will not be updated normally.