Which Metadata Matters for LLM Tool Selection in MCP? Evidence from Controlled Factor-Level Interventions

A study on the importance of parameter schema in LLM tool selection in MCP systems. The researchers found that parameter-schema changes have the largest and most consistent selection shifts, followed by description explanations and then name effects. This has implications for MCP developers and evaluators, as schema design and tool ordering can affect which implementation is invoked even when functionality is unchanged.

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