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@mssalvatore mssalvatore commented Aug 20, 2025

The current docstrings regarding tool creation read, "unconditionally creates a structured tool (return type annotation permitting)". If the return type annotation limits whether or not a structured tool can be created, then creation of a structured tool is conditional upon the presence of a proper return type annotation. Therefore, these descriptions should not include the word "unconditionally", as it is inaccurate and contradictory.

As an added note, it's not clear if there's any difference between passing None and True.

Motivation and Context

Certain docstrings are self-contradictory, which is either a mistake or an indication that the description is not sufficiently clear.

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Since this changes only docstrings, it has not been tested.

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  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update

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  • I have read the MCP Documentation
  • My code follows the repository's style guidelines
  • New and existing tests pass locally
  • I have added appropriate error handling
  • I have added or updated documentation as needed

@mssalvatore mssalvatore requested a review from a team as a code owner August 20, 2025 19:48
@mssalvatore mssalvatore requested a review from dsp-ant August 20, 2025 19:48
The current docstrings regarding tool creation read, "unconditionally
creates a structured tool (return type annotation permitting)". If the
return type annotation limits whether or not a structured tool can be
created, then creation of a structured tool is *conditional* upon the
presence of a proper return type annotation. Therefore, these
descriptions should not include the word "unconditionally", as it is
inaccurate and contradictory.
@mssalvatore mssalvatore force-pushed the fix-unconditional-description branch from d3f25ab to f12f27a Compare August 28, 2025 15:58
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