Zambo

Ghost Audit Status

ghost_audit_status

Read-onlyIdempotent

Status report for a Ghost Audit identified by audit_id. Returns whether the audit is running or complete, along with elapsed-time information and report availability. AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline. Required arguments: audit_id.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`_ref`	No	Optional handover referral ID from your install link.
`audit_id`	Yes	The audit_id returned by ghost_audit_site
`_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.

Changed1 schema field changedNov 5, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / human_line / maxLength
```
Previous value: -200New value: +512
```

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 / audit_id
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

removedOutput schema / properties / ready

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

addedOutput schema / properties / result

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

removedOutput schema / properties / status

Removed value: -{
-  "oneOf": [
-    {
-      "type": "string"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "string"
-    }
-  ]
-}

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

Changed2 schema fields changedOct 10, 2026
- addedOutput schema / properties / status / oneOf
```
Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+]
```
- removedOutput schema / properties / status / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

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

A3.9/5.0

Behavior4/5

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 adds genuinely new behavioral context: the two-state lifecycle (running/complete), elapsed-time reporting, report availability signaling, and the fact that an AER-1 receipt is issued and verifiable offline. It stops short of describing polling semantics or how long audits typically run.

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 tight sentences with the resource and return shape front-loaded and the required-argument reminder last. 'AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline' is compact but somewhat jargon-laden; otherwise there is no wasted wording.

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?

An output schema exists, so return values need not be spelled out, yet the description gives a useful one-line summary of the response anyway. For a simple read-only status lookup with full schema coverage and rich annotations, this is nearly complete — the only gap is guidance on polling cadence and routing to ghost_audit_report.

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 description coverage is 100%, so all seven parameters are already documented, including the six optional continuity/capability fields. The description only restates that audit_id is required, which the schema's required array already conveys. Baseline 3 is appropriate when the schema does the heavy lifting.

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?

States a specific verb+resource ('Status report for a Ghost Audit') and enumerates what the response contains: running vs complete, elapsed time, and report availability. This is clearly distinct from ghost_audit_site (which produces the audit_id) and ghost_audit_report (which presumably returns the report itself).

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?

Usage is implied rather than stated: the schema note 'The audit_id returned by ghost_audit_site' hints at the prerequisite sequence, and polling for status is the obvious pattern. But the description never says when to call this versus ghost_audit_report, nor when polling is appropriate or how often.

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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