Agentic AI Foundation · Schema
MCPTool
An MCP tool definition exposed by an MCP server, discoverable by AI agent clients.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Unique name of the tool. |
| description | string | Human-readable description of what the tool does. |
| inputSchema | object | JSON Schema defining the tool's input parameters. |
| annotations | object | Optional metadata annotations for the tool. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agentic-ai-foundation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/agentic-ai-foundation-mcp-tool-schema.json",
"title": "MCPTool",
"description": "An MCP tool definition exposed by an MCP server, discoverable by AI agent clients.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique name of the tool.",
"example": "read_file"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable description of what the tool does.",
"example": "Read the contents of a file at the specified path."
},
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"description": "JSON Schema defining the tool's input parameters.",
"properties": {
"type": { "type": "string", "example": "object" },
"properties": { "type": "object" },
"required": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
}
},
"annotations": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional metadata annotations for the tool.",
"properties": {
"readOnly": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, the tool only reads data and does not modify state."
},
"destructive": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If true, the tool may cause irreversible side effects."
}
}
}
},
"required": ["name", "description", "inputSchema"]
}