Zambo

Capability Search

capability_search

Read-onlyIdempotent

Search across the supported Zambo tool catalog for a use case. Returns relevant tools with relevance scores, descriptions, taglines, and callable API endpoints. Referral searches find the invite-link tool and its 2,000-call reward for an activated paid Day Pass. AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`q`	No	Search keyword or phrase. Also accepts the natural aliases query, keyword, or search. Example: 'code audit', 'prompt injection defense', 'wallet scoring', 'lead generation', 'trust verification'
`_ref`	No	Optional handover referral ID from your install link.
`query`	No	Alias for q. Use q when possible.
`search`	No	Natural-language alias for q.
`keyword`	No	Natural-language alias for q.
`_zambo_key`	No	Optional opaque Zambo access capability. Never place it in a URL or public log.
`_session_id`	No	Optional stable bot-job ID. Reuse it across calls to bind a Day Pass and keep the job ledger together.
`_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.
`_continuity_ai_label`	No	Optional self-reported AI client label for the private continuity timeline. Zambo does not independently verify the client.

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 / count

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

removedOutput schema / properties / matched

Removed value: -{
-  "items": {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  "type": "array"
-}

addedOutput schema / properties / result

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

removedOutput schema / properties / tools

Removed value: -{
-  "items": {
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  "type": "array"
-}

addedOutput schema / required
```
Added value: +[
+  "result"
+]
```

Changed2 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"
+}

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"
+}

First observedSep 26, 2026

TDQS

A3.5/5.0

Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint and destructiveHint=false, so safety is covered. The description adds value by describing the shape of results (relevance scores, taglines, callable endpoints) and the referral reward mechanic, but 'AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline' is unexplained jargon that tells an agent nothing actionable.

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?

Three sentences, front-loaded with purpose and followed by return contents and the referral nuance. The closing 'AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline' fragment is opaque filler that does not earn its place.

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

Completeness4/5

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

A read-only search whose annotations cover the safety profile, whose ten parameters are fully described in-schema, and which has an output schema so return values need no prose. Purpose, result contents and the referral case are all covered; only sibling routing is missing, and that is scored under usage guidelines.

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% and every parameter, including the q/query/keyword/search aliases and the underscore-prefixed session/continuity fields, is documented in the schema itself. The description adds only the contextual link between 'Referral searches' and the _ref parameter, so it neither needs to nor does compensate further.

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: 'Search across the supported Zambo tool catalog for a use case', and enumerates what a result contains (relevance scores, descriptions, taglines, API endpoints). It is clearly a catalog-discovery tool, but it never names or contrasts with the closest siblings (zambo_universal, zambo_home), so differentiation is left to inference.

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?

Implies usage ('search ... for a use case') and carves out one narrow scenario ('Referral searches find the invite-link tool and its 2,000-call reward'), which is useful but exotic. There is no explicit when-to-use versus the catalog-browsing siblings, no statement about when not to call it, and no guidance on query formulation.

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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