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openfinance_list_transactions

Read-onlyIdempotent

Returns transactions for a bank account (BANK or CREDIT type). For CREDIT (credit card) accounts, this is the ONLY way to get itemized transactions (purchases, subscriptions, etc.). Each credit card transaction MAY carry creditCardMetadata.billId pointing at a bill from openfinance_list_credit_card_bills, but this is a per-connector HINT, not authoritative: some connectors (e.g. Nubank) populate it sparsely (many transactions and installments arrive with no billId) or inconsistently (the same payment tagged to more than one bill). Do NOT reconstruct a bill's total by summing transactions by billId — the bill's own totalAmount from openfinance_list_credit_card_bills is the source of truth. CREDIT PENDING vs POSTED varies by connector: where the bank exposes future-dated status:'PENDING' installments, those represent the OPEN bill plus future bills (future months); where it does NOT, only the last closed bill's POSTED items appear until ~closing. Same query, different coverage per bank (upstream). To get a standardized open-bill total / total debt regardless, use openfinance_list_credit_card_bills (open_bill / total_pending_debt). SCHEDULED (future-dated) ROWS: results are ordered by date DESCENDING, and on a card with long installment plans the TOP of the list is the FUTURE — rows dated months ahead are scheduled installments of purchases already made, not new purchases. Every such row is flagged scheduled:true, the response carries scheduled_count and a notice naming the most recent row that actually happened. NEVER read the first row as 'the latest purchase' without checking scheduled. To list only what already happened, pass to = today. Supports from/to date filters (ISO YYYY-MM-DD) and an optional keyword filter via search_queries (case- and accent-insensitive substring match against description and merchant name, OR semantics across multiple terms). When search_queries is set the tool aggregates up to 5000 transactions within from/to before filtering — narrow from/to if truncated:true is returned. PAGINATION: OMIT both page and page_size (the default) to get ALL transactions in the from/to range in one call — the tool auto-paginates the upstream and returns them under a single logical page (page:1, totalPages:1), up to a 5000 ceiling (truncated:true + warning if exceeded, then narrow from/to). Passing page and/or page_size switches to MANUAL pagination: you get one page (page_size items, default 50, max 500; page defaults to 1) with the REAL total/totalPages, so page_size:5 alone returns the first 5 with totalPages telling you how many pages remain. On upstream errors, returns { total:0, results:[], warning, error } instead of throwing. detail controls how much per-row data you get (default 'compact' = slim, cheap). Use detail:'rich' to enrich each row (when the bank connector provides it) with merchantInfo (estabelecimento: businessName/razão social, cnpj, cnae, category — useful for auto-classifying spending) and extra creditCardMetadata fields: billId (a per-connector HINT toward the transaction's bill — sparse/inconsistent on some connectors like Nubank, so do NOT sum by it to get a bill total; use the bill's totalAmount instead), billForecastDate, cardNumber, purchaseDate, payeeMCC, feeType/feeTypeAdditionalInfo, otherCreditsType/otherCreditsAdditionalInfo. billForecastDate ("YYYY-MM") is the counterpart of billId for the OPEN cycle: PENDING transactions have NO billId (the bank only mints it once the bill closes), so this is the only field telling you which bill a pending purchase will land in — its month OFFSET is per-connector (some banks month+1, others month+0), so surface it as-is and do not derive a due date from it. cardNumber (last 4 digits) separates the primary cardholder's charges from an additional card's when several cards share one account_id. Use detail:'raw' to get the FULL untouched Pluggy transaction object (everything Pluggy returns, un-normalized — heaviest, for when you need a field we don't project). 'rich'/'raw' add tokens per row and coverage varies by bank/Open Finance, so keep the default for normal listings. For the card's statement closing/due dates use openfinance_list_accounts (creditData.balanceCloseDate / balanceDueDate). The response opens with an account echo block ({ account_id, bank, name, number, type, item_id }) identifying WHICH account/bank these transactions belong to. When more than one bank is connected, ALWAYS cross-check the echo against the account you intended to query and name the bank when presenting results — never attribute one bank's transactions to another. If total is 0 for a CREDIT account, check the connection health via openfinance_get_item_status — statusDetail.creditCards.isUpdated: false means the credit card sync failed and a force sync (openfinance_force_sync) or reconnection may be needed. May include a provider_incident block when the Open Finance provider has an OPEN incident affecting a connected bank: transactions may come back incomplete or wrong until the provider recovers, and reconnecting does not fix it.

Bulk support: accepts account_ids for batched execution.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
toNo
fromNo
pageNo
detailNo
page_sizeNo
account_idYes
account_idsNo
search_queriesNo

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TDQS

A4.1/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Even though readOnlyHint and idempotentHint already communicate the safe, non-mutating nature of the call, the description adds substantial behavioral context: auto-pagination versus manual pagination, the 5000 ceiling and truncated flag, error return shape instead of throwing, scheduled-amount detection, and provider incidents. It discloses caveats like sparse or inconsistent billId mapping and connector-specific pending/posted behavior, making runtime behavior predictable.

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 description is comprehensive but very long and formatted as one dense paragraph, mixing critical correctness advice, pagination rules, credit card metadata explanations, and diagnostics. It would benefit from short sections with headings or bullets; while every major idea is useful, the structure makes it harder to digest.

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?

Given there is no output schema, the description does an impressive job describing the account echo, transaction-level flags, scheduled_count, warning, error, provider_incident, and rich/raw field projections. It is slightly incomplete because it never defines the basic fields in a compact transaction row or describes how account_ids changes the response shape, but for most call/call cases it is enough.

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 0%, so the description carries the full burden for parameter semantics, and it largely succeeds: from/to ISO dates, search_queries OR/substring behavior, page/page_size modes and defaults, and detail compact/rich/raw differences are all explained. The main gap is account_ids, which is only labeled as 'Bulk support' without any guidance on how multi-account batching interacts with account_id, pagination, or the response account echo.

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 description clearly states the tool 'Returns transactions for a bank account (BANK or CREDIT type)' and highlights its unique role for itemized credit card transactions, so the central purpose is easy to grasp. However, it does not explicitly differentiate itself from the similarly named sibling openfinance_list_transactions_by_item, so it stops short of full sibling distinction.

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

Usage Guidelines4/5

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

The description gives actionable routing advice: use openfinance_list_credit_card_bills for a standardized open-bill total, openfinance_list_accounts for closing/due dates, and openfinance_get_item_status when credit totals are unexpectedly zero. It does not explicitly say when to prefer openfinance_list_transactions_by_item versus this tool, which is the most likely sibling to be confused with it.

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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TDQS

A3.9/5.0
Disambiguation3/5

The openfinance_* tools mostly target distinct resources, but several close pairs require careful reading: list_transactions vs list_transactions_by_item, get_item_status vs provider_status, and list_accounts vs get_accounts_detail. The oversized marketplace tool also embeds sub-actions like report_bug and list_tools that overlap with standalone tools, making boundaries less crisp.

Naming Consistency4/5

Names are predominantly lowercase snake_case with a strong openfinance_ prefix and clear verb_noun pairs such as list_accounts, get_account_balance, and update_transaction_category. A few platform-level tools break the pattern (marketplace, toolkit_info, authenticate, connect), but they are minor deviations and remain readable.

Tool Count3/5

At 25 tools, this is on the heavy end, and the server mixes a detailed Open Finance data adapter with platform-management tools like marketplace, authenticate, connect, and toolkit_info. The breadth is defensible for the domain, but the set feels overloaded and could reasonably be split or consolidated.

Completeness5/5

The Open Finance surface is unusually thorough: connection lifecycle, accounts, balances, transactions, cash-flow analysis, credit-card bills, investments, loans, categories, and provider status are all covered. List tools feed detail tools cleanly, and reconnect or force-sync paths exist for every staleness or authentication dead end.