Tools

Everything Paycheck Calculator exposes to your AI client: tools, resources and prompts.

5 capabilities5 tool

Automated heuristic

Tool docs quality: C — 5 tools graded

Average 63/100 for how clearly each description tells an AI client what the tool does, what it needs, and what it changes. It is not a security audit.

Grade A: 0
Grade B: 2
Grade C: 3
Grade D: 0
Grade F: 0

How grades work

calculate_take_home_paytool
Net pay per period and per year from annual or per-period gross pay, pay frequency, filing status, state and tax year. Returns federal income tax, Social Security (with the wage base), Medicare plus the 0.9% Additional Medicare tax, state i
Description quality grade C, 55/100 · 3 to fix
- Has a description: passed20/20
  The tool has a description an AI client can read.
- Sensible length: passed20/20
  Length is in a useful range.
- Starts with what it does: not passed0/15
  Open with an action verb, for example “Search issues…” or “Creates a label…”.
- Mentions its inputs: not passed0/20
  Say what the tool needs, for example “by issue number” or “takes a file path”.
- Explains side effects: passed15/15
  Looks read-only, so no disclosure is required. Saying “read-only” still helps.
- Gives usage guidance: not passed0/10
  Add when to use it, what it requires, or what to use instead.
compare_states_take_hometool
The same pay in 2 to 10 states, ranked by take-home pay, with each state's tax and method.
Description quality grade B, 75/100 · 2 to fix
- Has a description: passed20/20
  The tool has a description an AI client can read.
- Sensible length: passed20/20
  Length is in a useful range.
- Starts with what it does: not passed0/15
  Open with an action verb, for example “Search issues…” or “Creates a label…”.
- Mentions its inputs: passed20/20
  The description mentions what the tool takes.
- Explains side effects: passed15/15
  Looks read-only, so no disclosure is required. Saying “read-only” still helps.
- Gives usage guidance: not passed0/10
  Add when to use it, what it requires, or what to use instead.
get_federal_tax_bracketstool
Exact federal brackets and standard deduction for 2025 or 2026 and a filing status, plus the Social Security wage base and Medicare thresholds.
Description quality grade C, 55/100 · 3 to fix
- Has a description: passed20/20
  The tool has a description an AI client can read.
- Sensible length: passed20/20
  Length is in a useful range.
- Starts with what it does: not passed0/15
  Open with an action verb, for example “Search issues…” or “Creates a label…”.
- Mentions its inputs: not passed0/20
  Say what the tool needs, for example “by issue number” or “takes a file path”.
- Explains side effects: passed15/15
  Looks read-only, so no disclosure is required. Saying “read-only” still helps.
- Gives usage guidance: not passed0/10
  Add when to use it, what it requires, or what to use instead.
hourly_to_salarytool
Hourly wage, with optional overtime hours and multiplier, to weekly, monthly and annual gross pay.
Description quality grade B, 75/100 · 2 to fix
- Has a description: passed20/20
  The tool has a description an AI client can read.
- Sensible length: passed20/20
  Length is in a useful range.
- Starts with what it does: not passed0/15
  Open with an action verb, for example “Search issues…” or “Creates a label…”.
- Mentions its inputs: passed20/20
  The description mentions what the tool takes.
- Explains side effects: passed15/15
  Looks read-only, so no disclosure is required. Saying “read-only” still helps.
- Gives usage guidance: not passed0/10
  Add when to use it, what it requires, or what to use instead.
salary_to_hourlytool
Annual salary to hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly gross pay.
Description quality grade C, 55/100 · 3 to fix
- Has a description: passed20/20
  The tool has a description an AI client can read.
- Sensible length: passed20/20
  Length is in a useful range.
- Starts with what it does: not passed0/15
  Open with an action verb, for example “Search issues…” or “Creates a label…”.
- Mentions its inputs: not passed0/20
  Say what the tool needs, for example “by issue number” or “takes a file path”.
- Explains side effects: passed15/15
  Looks read-only, so no disclosure is required. Saying “read-only” still helps.
- Gives usage guidance: not passed0/10
  Add when to use it, what it requires, or what to use instead.