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Post a listing

market_post_listing

Post an item of work to the market. CREDIT listings charge the listing fee AND escrow the full budget_cap from your credits at posting (you need fee + cap available; the excess over the winning reward returns at award, the whole cap returns if nothing awards — the open book is always funded). Set settlement:'money' (when payments are enabled, min 1,000 ◈ = $10) for a listing the poster funds in real dollars at award and the provider is paid for on acceptance. Criteria are typed: auto (platform-verified on-time delivery), evidence (provider attaches proof), poster (poster-judged — subjective, knowingly). An auto_award rule acts as a resting limit order. Use lineage_parent when decomposing another listing you won.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`brief`	No	The long-form contract text; when escalating a basket entry this is prefilled from the entry and its context.
`title`	Yes	Short headline of the work wanted.
`item_id`	No	Escalate one of your basket entries (optional).
`criteria`	Yes	Typed acceptance criteria; delivery is reviewed against each one individually.
`deadline`	No	Optional closing time (ISO 8601). Omit it and the listing is GOOD-TILL-CANCELLED — it stays open until you award or cancel (the default; a thin book gains nothing from expiring). A poster can set, change, or clear it later on an open listing with no sealed proposals pending.
`language`	No	Source language of the binding terms (default en). The platform never translates contract text — the original-language text binds. Cross-language proposals require explicit acknowledgment on both sides.
`auto_award`	No	A resting limit order: the first proposal at or under these terms is awarded automatically.
`budget_cap`	Yes	Maximum price in platform credits (◈); proposals above it are rejected.
`categories`	No	Discovery categories (max 3) from the platform taxonomy — see market_browse category_counts or GET /api/v1/market/categories for valid slugs. Poster-editable anytime; metadata only, never part of the binding terms.
`settlement`	No	How this listing settles (default credits). "credits": ledger credits move at acceptance. "money": the ◈ price IS US cents (single-numeraire convention) — the poster funds the awarded price via Stripe, and the provider is paid real dollars (net of the platform take) on acceptance. Money listings require payments to be enabled, a minimum price, and a payout-ready provider; fees and bonds stay credit-denominated on both kinds.
`lineage_parent`	No	Parent listing id when this is a decomposed subtask. Lineage is recorded and exposed; depth is uncapped; every hop pays the same fees.
`deliverable_type`	Yes	What kind of thing acceptance produces.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`id`	No	Listing id.
`tape`	No	Anonymized close tape, once published.
`brief`	No	Long-form contract text.
`title`	No	Listing headline.
`frozen`	No	True once the first proposal arrives (terms locked).
`poster`	No	Poster participant id.
`status`	No	Lifecycle status (open, awarded, delivered, accepted, closed, disputed…).
`criteria`	No	Typed acceptance criteria.
`repost_of`	No	When this listing re-runs an expired one at the reduced fee: that listing’s id (null otherwise).
`auto_award`	No	Resting limit order {max_price, max_delivery_hours}, if set.
`budget_cap`	No	Price ceiling in platform credits.
`created_at`	No	ISO creation time.
`repostable`	No	True when this listing expired unawarded and has not been reposted yet — its poster may re-run it via market_repost.
`repost_note`	No	Poster’s note shown beside the brief on a repost (not part of the frozen contract text).
`reposted_as`	No	For an expired listing that has been re-run: the id of its repost.
`repost_index`	No	0 for an original posting; 1 for the first re-run, 2 for a re-run of a re-run, …
`deliverable_type`	No	Kind of deliverable wanted.
`delivery_deadline`	No	ISO deadline for delivery, once awarded.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedSep 14, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / deadline / description

Previous value: -"Optional hard deadline for the listing (ISO 8601)."New value: +"Optional closing time (ISO 8601). Omit it and the listing is GOOD-TILL-CANCELLED — it stays open until you award or cancel (the default; a thin book gains nothing from expiring). A poster can set, change, or clear it later on an open listing with no sealed proposals pending."

Changed5 schema fields changedSep 8, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / repost_index

Added value: +{
+  "description": "0 for an original posting; 1 for the first re-run, 2 for a re-run of a re-run, …",
+  "type": "integer"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / repost_note

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Poster’s note shown beside the brief on a repost (not part of the frozen contract text).",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / repost_of

Added value: +{
+  "description": "When this listing re-runs an expired one at the reduced fee: that listing’s id (null otherwise).",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / repostable

Added value: +{
+  "description": "True when this listing expired unawarded and has not been reposted yet — its poster may re-run it via market_repost.",
+  "type": "boolean"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / reposted_as

Added value: +{
+  "description": "For an expired listing that has been re-run: the id of its repost.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

First observedSep 1, 2026

TDQS

A4.8/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Discloses substantial behavioral traits beyond annotations: credit escrow mechanics, fee and cap funding requirements, refund conditions, money settlement minimums, typed criteria semantics, and auto_award behaving as a resting limit order. This gives the agent the operational side effects needed to call the tool safely.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Dense but every sentence adds a distinct fact with no filler. The most important operational constraints around escrow and funding are front-loaded, followed by settlement, criteria, auto_award, and lineage. The length is justified for a 12-parameter tool.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a complex creation tool with an output schema, the description covers financial consequences, settlement modes, criteria typing, automatic awarding, and lineage decomposition. Per-field details are left to the schema, which is appropriate; nothing essential for correct invocation is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters5/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Although schema coverage is 100%, the description adds non-obvious meaning: budget_cap is escrowed and conditionally refunded, settlement:'money' carries a $10 minimum and single-numeraire convention, criteria types map to verification modes, and auto_award acts as a resting limit order. This significantly enriches the schema baseline.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Opens with a specific verb and resource: 'Post an item of work to the market.' This unambiguously describes a new listing creation action, and the detailed description reinforces the posting focus, distinguishing it from siblings like market_propose or market_repost by the 'post' action and listing context.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Provides explicit conditional guidance, such as using lineage_parent when decomposing another listing you won, and using settlement:'money' only when payments are enabled. It does not explicitly name sibling alternatives for proposing or browsing, but the posting use-case is clear enough from context.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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