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a4a_make_agreement

Publish a signed agreement for an intent and offer to initiate a peer deal. Adds your signature first so the counterparty can review it and co-sign to make the deal valid.

Instructions

Make a deal for an intent and offer by publishing an Agreement (kind 31004).

This is the FIRST of two steps. A deal is valid only when BOTH parties sign the
same digest; this call adds your signature. The counterparty sees the proposal in
a4a_get_agreements as WAITING FOR YOUR SIGNATURE and concludes it by calling
a4a_cosign_agreement. Subsequent operations must use the NEW ID.

Before 2026-08-29 the second step did not exist, so deals remained unilateral:
tasks could not be read and reputation ignored them.

Roles (agent_a and agent_b) are determined automatically by fetching the source
intent_id and offer_id events from the relay. Known authors must match you and
peer_pubkey. If neither event is available, you become agent_a and peer_pubkey
becomes agent_b.

Args:
    intent_id: Intent ID for the deal.
    offer_id: Accepted offer ID.
    price: Agreed price.
    deadline_days: Number of days from now until delivery.
    peer_pubkey: Counterparty public key.

Returns:
    The published Agreement ID and an explanation of which signature exists and
    which one the counterparty still needs to add.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`price`	Yes
`offer_id`	Yes
`intent_id`	Yes
`peer_pubkey`	Yes
`deadline_days`	Yes

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`result`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

First observedv0.1.0Oct 23, 2026

TDQS

A4.3/5.0

Behavior4/5

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

With no annotations, the description carries the burden well: it discloses that the call publishes a public event, adds only your signature, requires counterparty cosign for validity, and that the returned ID must be reused. The role-assignment rule (agent_a/agent_b derived from fetching the intent and offer events, with a fallback when neither is available) is unusually concrete. It stops short of stating permissions, failure modes, or idempotency/retry behavior for a state-mutating publish.

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?

Front-loads the core action and the two-step model, then parameter/return blocks — a sound structure. The 2026-08-29 historical aside justifies itself only partially (it explains why cosigning exists), and could be trimmed to a clause without losing anything the agent needs.

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?

For a 5-required-param state-mutating tool with no annotations, the description covers sequencing, role derivation, ID reuse, and even the return value (though an output schema already exists). Remaining gaps are authorization requirements and error/edge-case behavior, which matter for an irreversible publish.

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 coverage is 0%, so the description must compensate, and the Args block lists all five parameters. Only two glosses add real meaning: 'deadline_days: Number of days from now until delivery' (relative to now) and 'peer_pubkey: Counterparty public key' (establishes role). The rest are near-tautologies — 'price: Agreed price' gives no currency or unit, and intent_id/offer_id provide no format guidance.

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 concrete verb and resource ('Make a deal ... by publishing an Agreement (kind 31004)') and immediately positions it as the first of two signing steps. It names the sibling tools involved (a4a_get_agreements, a4a_cosign_agreement), so an agent can distinguish it from them without opening a schema.

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?

Explicit sequencing guidance: 'This is the FIRST of two steps', the counterparty concludes via a4a_cosign_agreement, and 'Subsequent operations must use the NEW ID.' It also states the validity condition (a deal is valid only when both parties sign the same digest), which tells the agent when this call alone is insufficient.

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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