Zambo

Workflow Close

workflow_close

Idempotent

Create or return a fixed snapshot with a verifiable receipt of every persisted receipt from this job, including rejected and errored calls. Repeating the call with unchanged receipt data returns the same snapshot workflow_id; later calls after new receipts create a separate snapshot while session_workflow_id continues identifying the live ledger. Both identifiers are unbound metadata excluded from canonical receipt bytes. The first close returns a one-time private workflow_manage_token; retries do not rotate or reissue it. The workflow_close summary receipt is excluded from its own step count. Records Zambo's claims, not issuer authentication. AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline. Required arguments: _session_id.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`_ref`	No	Optional handover referral ID from your install link.
`_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`	Yes	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"
+  ]
+}

AddedOct 14, 2026

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=false, idempotentHint=true and destructiveHint=false, but the description adds real value beyond them: the one-time private workflow_manage_token issued on first close and not rotated on retries, the snapshot-vs-session identity split, the exclusion of its own summary receipt from the step count, and the caveat that it records Zambo's claims rather than issuer authentication. That is strong behavioral disclosure for a mutation-adjacent tool.

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

Conciseness3/5

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

The core snapshot/idempotency behavior is front-loaded, but the text is dense with unexplained internal terminology and ends in two clipped fragments ('Records Zambo's claims, not issuer authentication. AER-1 receipt, verifiable offline.') whose relationship to the rest is unclear. Several clauses could be tightened without losing meaning.

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 described, and the description covers the remaining high-risk questions: idempotent retry semantics, token issuance behavior, and post-close ledger continuity. The main gap is that it never states whether the job stays writable after close, which matters given that later receipts spawn a separate snapshot.

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 in the input schema and the baseline is 3. The description adds only that _session_id is required, which usefully resolves the schema's internal inconsistency (the property text calls it 'Optional' while the required array lists it), but says nothing about _ref, _zambo_key, or the caller labels.

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?

The opening sentence names a specific verb and resource: create or return a fixed snapshot containing a verifiable receipt of every persisted receipt in the job. That is distinguishable from the sibling workflow_seal, though the description never explicitly contrasts the two, and the heavy jargon ('AER-1 receipt', 'canonical receipt bytes') obscures the operation for a first-time reader.

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 text explains repeat-call behavior and that later calls after new receipts create a separate snapshot, which indirectly tells an agent this is the end-of-job step. There is no explicit 'use this when X, use workflow_seal instead when Y' routing, and no prerequisites or when-not guidance are given.

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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