Zambo

Continuity: get recent

continuity_get_recent

Read-onlyIdempotent

Reads receipt-backed work for a job or named thread. Pass resume_code to retrieve the complete saved handover, notes, handover ID and JSON URL; otherwise use the existing private job ID. Use since and the returned cursor to continue paginated history. AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`_ref`	No	Optional handover referral ID from your install link.
`limit`	No	Maximum receipt-backed events to return. Defaults to 20.
`since`	No	Optional inclusive RFC3339 timestamp lower bound. Keep it unchanged while following a cursor.
`cursor`	No	Opaque next-page cursor returned by the previous continuity_get_recent result.
`ai_filter`	No	Optional self-reported AI client label to match, or 'unreported'.
`thread_id`	No	Optional named thread ID. If omitted, reads the job and its named threads.
`_zambo_key`	No	Optional opaque Zambo access capability. Never place it in a URL or public log.
`session_id`	No	Alias for _session_id.
`_session_id`	No	Optional stable bot-job ID. Reuse it across calls to bind a Day Pass and keep the job ledger together.
`resume_code`	No	Resume code from a Zambo handover. Returns the full saved work and its .json URL.
`_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.

Changed1 schema field changedNov 1, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / resume_code

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Resume code from a Zambo handover. Returns the full saved work and its .json URL.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

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"
+}

Changed9 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026

changedOutput schema / additionalProperties
```
Previous value: -trueNew value: +false
```

removedOutput schema / properties / cursor

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

removedOutput schema / properties / events

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

removedOutput schema / properties / handoff_text
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

removedOutput schema / properties / has_more

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

removedOutput schema / properties / next_cursor
```
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"
-}

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

Changed8 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"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / _session_id / description

Previous value: -"The existing Zambo job ID shared across AI clients."New value: +"Optional stable Zambo session ID used to preserve continuity across tool calls."

addedInput schema / properties / _session_id / maxLength
```
Added value: +64
```

addedInput schema / properties / cursor

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Opaque next-page cursor returned by the previous continuity_get_recent result.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / since

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Optional inclusive RFC3339 timestamp lower bound. Keep it unchanged while following a cursor.",
+  "format": "date-time",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / cursor
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / has_more
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "boolean"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / next_cursor
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

AddedOct 2, 2026

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Behavior3/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, destructiveHint=false, and openWorldHint, so the safety profile is covered. The description contributes beyond that by asserting 'AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline' and flagging the job ID as private, plus pagination-stability guidance. It still says nothing about rate limits, access requirements for the private job, or what happens if both resume_code and thread_id are supplied.

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 tight sentences, front-loaded with what is read, then the two input modes, then pagination. No filler, though the trailing 'AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline' is a fragment whose practical meaning for invocation is thin.

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?

With 13 optional parameters, rich annotations, and an output schema (so return values needn't be described), the description covers the main invocation paths and pagination correctly. The remaining gap is scope ambiguity: 'thread_id omitted reads the job and its named threads' lives only in the schema, and nothing says how this differs from continuity_list_threads.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description earns above that by mapping the loosely named 'existing private job ID' to the actual session parameters and by spelling out what resume_code returns and how since/cursor interact across pages — linkages the schema documents only piecemeal.

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: reads receipt-backed work for a job or named thread, and explicitly distinguishes the resume_code path (full saved handover, notes, handover ID, JSON URL) from the job-ID path. The phrase 'receipt-backed work' is jargon an agent may not fully decode, and it never names the sibling it is not (continuity_list_threads, handover_status), so it falls short of a 5.

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?

It gives conditional guidance for two modes ('Pass resume_code ... otherwise use the existing private job ID') and tells the agent to use since plus the returned cursor for pagination. However, with siblings like continuity_list_threads, handover_list, and handover_status in the same family, there is no explicit when-to-use-this-instead-of-those statement, leaving mode selection partly inferred.

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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