Zambo AI Tools

Journal log

journal_log

Free anonymous or authenticated append-only log for an action performed outside Zambo. The entry is recorded as an agent-reported claim; Zambo does not claim it ran or observed the action. Limited to 20 calls per IP per day on the free tier. Required arguments: job_id, tool_name, executor_identity.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`_ref`	No	Optional handover referral ID from your install link.
`inputs`	No	Optional local input object. It is redacted and hashed, then discarded.
`job_id`	Yes	Stable job or session identifier shared by the agent.
`metadata`	No	Optional redacted display metadata.
`tool_name`	Yes	Tool or action name reported by the agent.
`_zambo_key`	No	Optional opaque Zambo access capability. Never place it in a URL or public log.
`started_at`	No	RFC 3339 start timestamp.
`_session_id`	No	Optional stable bot-job ID. Reuse it across calls to bind a Day Pass and keep the job ledger together.
`duration_ms`	No	Reported duration in milliseconds.
`completed_at`	No	RFC 3339 completion timestamp.
`_caller_label`	No	Optional caller label recorded as a caller-reported claim in the receipt.	zambo-starter
`_caller_handle`	No	Opaque anonymous continuity handle returned during initialize. Reuse it across MCP sessions; it is not payment authorization.
`executor_identity`	Yes	Agent, client, or local executor that reported the action.
`external_executor`	No	External server or executor name when relevant.
`_continuity_ai_label`	No	Optional self-reported AI client label for the private continuity timeline. Zambo does not independently verify the client.
`redacted_inputs_hash`	No	Hash of redacted inputs. Raw inputs are never stored.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`ok`	Yes
`ids`	Yes
`next`	Yes
`tier`	No
`urls`	Yes
`error`	No
`graph`	No
`active`	No
`result`	Yes	The tool's observed JSON value or plain-text result.
`intents`	No
`next_up`	No
`payment`	No
`day_pass`	No
`today_url`	No
`expires_at`	No
`human_line`	Yes
`next_steps`	No
`daily_recap`	No
`renew_nudge`	No
`unlock_link`	No
`seconds_left`	No
`resume_status`	No
`resumed_result`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedOct 25, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / _caller_handle

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Opaque anonymous continuity handle returned during initialize. Reuse it across MCP sessions; it is not payment authorization.",
+  "maxLength": 64,
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / _caller_label / default
```
Added value: +"zambo-starter"
```

Changed1 schema field changedOct 23, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-25"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-26"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 22, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-24"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-25"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 20, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-23"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-24"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 19, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-22"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-23"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 18, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-21"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-22"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 18, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / graph / properties / aer / const
```
Previous value: -"draft-zambo-aer1-20"New value: +"draft-zambo-aer1-21"
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 17, 2026
- addedOutput schema / properties / next_steps
```
Added value: +{
+  "items": {},
+  "minItems": 1,
+  "type": "array"
+}
```

Changed12 schema fields changedOct 17, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / _ref

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional handover referral ID from your install link.",
+  "format": "uuid",
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedOutput schema / additionalProperties
```
Previous value: -falseNew value: +true
```

addedOutput schema / properties / error

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "next_call"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "required": [
+        "next_url"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "code": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "next_call": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "args": {
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "tool": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "tool",
+        "args"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "next_step": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "next_url": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "code",
+    "next_step"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / graph

Added value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "aer": {
+      "const": "draft-zambo-aer1-20"
+    },
+    "schema": {
+      "const": "zambo.graph/1"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "schema",
+    "aer",
+    "nodes",
+    "edges",
+    "retries",
+    "sources",
+    "summary"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / human_line / maxLength
```
Added value: +200
```
addedOutput schema / properties / human_line / pattern
```
Added value: +"^[^\\r\\n]*$"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / ids

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / next

Added value: +{
+  "minLength": 1,
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / ok
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "boolean"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / renew_nudge
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / urls

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "result"
-]New value: +[
+  "result",
+  "ok",
+  "human_line",
+  "next",
+  "ids",
+  "urls"
+]

Changed14 schema fields changedOct 16, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / active
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "boolean"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / daily_recap
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / day_pass
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / expires_at

Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "string",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / human_line
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / intents

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / next_up
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / payment
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / resume_status
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / resumed_result
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / seconds_left

Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "number",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / tier

Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "string",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / today_url
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / unlock_link

Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "string",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}

Changed3 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / _caller_label / description

Previous value: -"Optional self-reported caller label. It is recorded as a claim, not independently verified."New value: +"Optional caller label recorded as a caller-reported claim in the receipt."

changedInput schema / properties / _session_id / description

Previous value: -"Optional stable Zambo session ID used to preserve continuity across tool calls."New value: +"Optional stable bot-job ID. Reuse it across calls to bind a Day Pass and keep the job ledger together."

addedInput schema / properties / _zambo_key

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional opaque Zambo access capability. Never place it in a URL or public log.",
+  "maxLength": 160,
+  "type": "string"
+}

Changed6 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

changedOutput schema / additionalProperties
```
Previous value: -trueNew value: +false
```
removedOutput schema / properties / provenance_class
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / result

Added value: +{
+  "description": "The tool's observed JSON value or plain-text result."
+}

removedOutput schema / properties / status

Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}

removedOutput schema / properties / verify_url
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```
addedOutput schema / required
```
Added value: +[
+  "result"
+]
```

Changed6 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / _caller_label

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional self-reported caller label. It is recorded as a claim, not independently verified.",
+  "maxLength": 80,
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / _session_id

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional stable Zambo session ID used to preserve continuity across tool calls.",
+  "maxLength": 64,
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / provenance_class
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

removedOutput schema / properties / result

Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}

addedOutput schema / properties / status
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / verify_url
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

Changed1 schema field changedOct 2, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / _continuity_ai_label

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional self-reported AI client label for the private continuity timeline. Zambo does not independently verify the client.",
+  "maxLength": 48,
+  "type": "string"
+}

AddedSep 26, 2026

TDQS

A4/5.0

Behavior5/5

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

Goes well beyond the annotations: it discloses append-only immutability, that entries are unverified agent-reported claims, the free-tier rate limit of 20 calls per IP per day, and the anonymous-or-authenticated access model. These are exactly the traits an agent needs before deciding to log.

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

Conciseness4/5

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

Four sentences, front-loaded with purpose, then trust semantics, then a hard limit. The trailing sentence listing required arguments largely duplicates the schema's required array, making it the weakest line.

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?

With an output schema covering the receipt and full annotation coverage, the description supplies what structured fields cannot: the unverified-claim framing and the rate limit. Nothing essential to calling this 16-parameter tool correctly is missing.

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

Parameters3/5

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

Schema coverage is 100%, so all 16 parameters including nested objects are already documented in-schema. The description only restates the three required arguments, adding no syntax, format, or interaction detail (e.g., how redacted_inputs_hash relates to inputs).

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

Purpose4/5

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

States a specific verb and resource: an append-only journal log for actions performed outside Zambo. The 'outside Zambo' scoping distinguishes it from internal-recording siblings like memory_remember or workflow_seal, though it never names an alternative explicitly.

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

Usage Guidelines3/5

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

The phrase 'for an action performed outside Zambo' implies the trigger condition, and the rate limit hints at call budgeting. However, no sibling is named and there is no statement of when NOT to use it (e.g., internal Zambo actions, or duplicate logging on retry).

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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