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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

A4.9/5.0
Behavior5/5

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

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true and idempotentHint=true, and the description adds significant behavioral context beyond that: the 5000-transaction ceiling with truncated:true, auto-pagination collapsing results into a single logical page, the error fallback {total:0, results:[], warning, error} instead of throwing, the scheduled:true future-dated row trap, per-connector PENDING/POSTED variability, and the provider_incident block. It even discloses token-cost consequences of detail:'rich'/'raw'. The description does not contradict the annotations, and it vastly over-delivers on transparency.

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?

The description is exceptionally long, but the length is largely justified given the tool's intrinsic complexity (per-connector credit card weirdness, pagination modes, rich raw variants), and the most critical pitfalls (CREDIT-only itemization, scheduled rows, billing totals) are front-loaded. It however repeats the billId sparsity warning and the 'use the bill totalAmount' rule in near-identical form in two separate paragraphs, and the rich-mode field enumeration echoes earlier caveats. Tightening those redundancies would make it leaner without losing substance.

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

Completeness5/5

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

Since there is no output schema, the description must carry the full load of explaining response shape, and it does: the account echo block, scheduled_count and notice fields, truncated flag, provider_incident, and error fallback shape are all disclosed. It also links forward to sibling tools (bills, accounts, item status, force sync, transactions_by_item) so an agent has a complete navigation graph. Nothing needed to invoke the tool correctly is missing.

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

Parameters5/5

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

With 0% schema description coverage, the description carries full responsibility for the 8 parameters, and it delivers: from/to are specified as ISO YYYY-MM-DD, detail's compact/rich/raw discriminational is fully explained with the exact fields each adds, page/page_size semantics (auto vs manual, defaults, max, real totalPages) are spelled out, and search_queries gets precise substring/OR syntax semantics. The account_id and account_ids parameters are conveyed through the account echo and bulk support statements. This fully compensates for the bare schema.

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?

The opening sentence states a specific verb, resource, and scope: 'Returns transactions for a bank account (BANK or CREDIT type)'. The description explicitly differentiates from the closest sibling, openfinance_list_credit_card_bills, by noting this is 'the ONLY way' to get itemized credit card transactions while bills themselves are the other tool's domain, and it also names openfinance_list_accounts as the source for statement dates. An agent can clearly tell what this tool does and what it does not do.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

The description gives explicit when/when-not guidance: use openfinance_list_credit_card_bills for standardized open-bill totals, use openfinance_list_accounts for closing/due dates, and check openfinance_get_item_status if a CREDIT account returns 0 transactions. It also specifies when to use default bulk pagination versus manual page/page_size pagination and when to pass `to` = today to see only already-happened activity. No alternative usage is left ambiguous.

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

A3.7/5.0
Disambiguation4/5

Most openfinance_* tools target clearly distinct resources (accounts, transactions, bills, loans, investments, connections, categories). Minor overlap exists—list_accounts returns balances and list_transactions_by_item consolidates what list_transactions provides—but the detailed descriptions distinguish them adequately.

Naming Consistency4/5

The openfinance_* tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (get_*, list_*, update_*, force_sync, search_*) with one slight deviation: openfinance_provider_status omits a verb. The non-openfinance platform tools (authenticate, connect, marketplace, report_bug, etc.) break the prefix pattern, creating two naming conventions within the same server.

Tool Count3/5

25 tools sits at the upper boundary of acceptable for a comprehensive Open Finance banking adapter, covering accounts, transactions, credit cards, loans, investments, and connection management. However, including meta-platform tools like marketplace and toolkit_info inflates the count and makes the set feel heavier than a pure banking tool surface.

Completeness4/5

The tool surface covers the core Open Finance lifecycle well: list/get accounts, balances, transactions, credit card bills, loans, investments, connection management, category correction, and provider status. Gaps include no direct new-bank connection tool (only URLs) and no investment detail endpoint beyond transactions, but agents can work around these.