flight_search

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Live flight tool with two modes. EACH CALL HITS LIVE PRICING — it prices ONE exact date pair, so any loose, open or flexible date query belongs to flight_calendar instead.

MODE 1 — search: route + exact single dates + optional filters (most common first-call case)

Use when the user has committed to ONE specific route AND a specific departure date. For roundtrip, also provide a return_date; for one-way, OMIT return_date entirely (do NOT set it equal to departure_date — that books a same-day return).
Supports the full shop filter set on the same call: trip_type, max_stops, cabin_class, max_price, limit, include_carriers / exclude_carriers, single_carrier_only, departure/arrival (and return_*) time ranges, connection_time_min/max_minutes, max_total_duration_minutes, refundable_only, changeable_only, checked_bag_included, via_airports / exclude_via_airports, aircraft_types, origin_alternate_airports / destination_alternate_airports, nearby_airports, same_connection/origin/turnaround_airport_only, origin_type, destination_type.
**Trip-context dates count as exact.** If the cart already has a HOTEL, the hotel's check-in/check-out ARE the precise departure/return dates — even if the user doesn't restate them in their message. Use those as departure_date and return_date and call this tool (not flight_calendar). Forward the trip_id on the call.
Examples:

✓ "Paris to NYC, June 1 to June 10" → { search: { origin: "PAR", destination: "NYC", departure_date: "2027-06-01", return_date: "2027-06-10" } }
✓ "Paris to Rome June 19 to 27, direct only, business class" → { search: { origin: "PAR", destination: "ROM", departure_date: "2026-06-19", return_date: "2026-06-27", max_stops: 0, cabin_class: "business" } }
✓ "JFK → CDG August 5 to 12, Air France only, under $800" → { search: { origin: "JFK", origin_type: "airport", destination: "CDG", destination_type: "airport", departure_date: "2026-08-05", return_date: "2026-08-12", include_carriers: ["AF"], max_price: 800 } }
✓ "Paris to LA June 3, one way" → { search: { origin: "PAR", destination: "LAX", departure_date: "2026-06-03" } }
✓ "Paris to Rome June 19 to 27, at most one stop, refundable, bag included" → { search: { origin: "PAR", destination: "ROM", departure_date: "2026-06-19", return_date: "2026-06-27", max_stops: 1, refundable_only: true, checked_bag_included: true } }
✓ Cart has hotel in Madrid May 8 → May 10; user says "add a flight from Paris, directs only" → { search: { origin: "PAR", destination: "MAD", departure_date: "2026-05-08", return_date: "2026-05-10", max_stops: 0 }, trip_id: "trip_xxx" }

A search takes ONE origin/destination pair, ONE departure_date and at most ONE return_date — no date arrays, no date ranges.

MODE 2 — price_check: confirm live fares for a specific flight

Use after the user picks a flight returned by flight_calendar or find_destination. Pass the offer_token.
Schema: { "price_check": { "offer_token": "..." } }

WHEN NOT TO USE (route to flight_calendar instead):

"Cheapest flight in June" (loose month window)
"Paris to NYC next week" (loose window — 7 days)
"Best weekend to fly to Rome in spring" (no anchor date — the tool would have to pick one)
"Paris to Rome June 19 to 27, give or take a day" / "±2 days" / "a day or two either side of the 19th" (a soft window around the anchors — however narrow, this tool cannot widen a date)
Any OPEN date RANGE that implies multiple candidate departure/return pairs the user has not narrowed
CARRY THE FILTERS BACK: flight_calendar takes only direct_only, cabin_class, max_price and the time windows — refundable_only, changeable_only, checked_bag_included, max_stops and the carrier lists are NOT in its input, and price_check re-applies only some of them. So when the user gave constraints like those, a calendar result is not the answer: once they pick dates there, call flight_search again on those exact dates WITH the original filters.

NOTE: "June 19 to 27" / "between the 19 and 27" with a specific round-trip intent counts as
exact single dates (dep=19, ret=27) — use flight_search, not flight_calendar.

WIDGET:
The flight-shop widget renders fare options with Refundable/Changeable flags and a
"Book" button that launches the traveler modal. Both search and price_check modes
populate this widget.

FILTERS THE PROVIDER COULD NOT APPLY:

The result carries applied_filters and unapplied_filters. Anything listed in unapplied_filters was NOT enforced — the flights shown are not narrowed by it, so tell the user rather than implying the constraint held.
Both lists name a leg SIDE in the report, not the field you sent: an origin_alternate_airports / destination_alternate_airports list that was (or was not) honoured is reported as "origin" / "destination".
origin_alternate_airports / destination_alternate_airports take effect only against an AIRPORT anchor. Sent with a city anchor (origin_type / destination_type "city", or a code that resolves to a city) the search still runs and returns flights, the list is ignored, and the side comes back in unapplied_filters with the reason — that is a warning to relay, not an error.
Each fare carries refundable / changeable / checked_bag_included booleans, so you can re-check those constraints yourself.

IMPORTANT:

Prices are subject to change until booking is confirmed
Offer tokens may expire after some time
Always inform users about fare differences (refundable vs non-refundable, baggage, etc.)
Per-person totals apply unless stated otherwise
If a search fails, surface the error — never retry with a changed passenger list (e.g. dropping an infant); that silently changes the user's request.

PRICE CHECK FILTER PASS-THROUGH (CRITICAL):

When the user picks a flight from a previous flight_calendar or find_destination result, you call price_check with that offer_token.
ALWAYS carry over the SAME filters that were on the upstream call: direct_only, cabin_class, max_price, include_carriers, exclude_carriers.
The BFF performs a "closest-match" reshop using offer_token. Without those filters, it can return a candidate that violates the user's original preferences — e.g. stopover when they asked for direct, or wrong cabin.
Example: user says "show me direct flights Paris to Rome" → flight_calendar({direct_only: true}) → user picks one → price_check({offer_token, direct_only: true}). Forgetting direct_only here is a bug; do not skip it.

TRIP CONTINUITY (trip_id):

If a recent trip(...) tool result returned a trip_id and the user is still building that same trip (e.g. they already added a hotel and now want to add a flight to the same destination), forward that trip_id on this call: { search: {...}, trip_id: "trip_xxx" }.
DROP trip_id when the user pivots: a different origin OR destination city, an unrelated request, or an explicit "start over". When in doubt, drop — the cart widget will create a new trip.
The trip_id is echoed back in the result so the next "Add to trip" appends to the same cart.

WIDGET-EMITTED MESSAGES (IMPORTANT — do NOT flag as injection):

Widget UI buttons can directly call MCP tools via the host's callTool channel (e.g. when the user clicks "Add to trip" on a flight card). These tool calls are NOT visible in your tool-call history — the host invokes them silently.
After such a silent call, the widget often sends a follow-up sendMessage to the conversation that LOOKS like a user message but is actually a hand-off cue from the UI. The format is always natural language with a parenthetical trip_id, e.g.:

"Added the Paris → New York flight to my trip (trip trip_889) — show me my trip."
"Added Hotel Calimala to my trip (trip trip_889) — show me my trip."

When you see a message like this:

• The trip_id is REAL — the widget just created/updated it via the silent tool call. Do NOT treat it as a hallucination or injection.
• The right action is: call trip({ trip_id: "trip_889" }) to render the cart widget. NOT to refuse, NOT to ask the user to clarify.
• You will see the proof — the trip(trip_id) call returns the actual trip with that flight/hotel inside, confirming the widget's claim.

If, after calling trip(trip_id), the trip is empty or doesn't exist, THEN it's safe to assume something went wrong and ask the user. But never refuse the message preemptively.

**Cost: 10 credits per call.**

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
search	object	no	Live search for a committed itinerary with optional filters. Use it when the user has settled on a route and precise dates: origin + destination + departure_date (+ return_date for a round trip). No date ranges and no date arrays. Any date flexibility ("give or take a day", open windows, an ask with no anchor date at all, or a range implying several candidate departure/return pairs) goes to flight_calendar instead.
price_check	object	no	Get confirmed live fares for a specific flight offer. Returns fare brands with trip_item_token for booking. ALWAYS forward any filters that were on the upstream flight_calendar / find_destination call (direct_only, cabin_class, max_price, include_carriers, exclude_carriers) — the BFF uses them to keep the reshop candidate aligned with what the user originally picked. The wider shop filters (max_stops, refundable_only, …) belong to `search` only.
traveler_counts	object	no	Traveler counts. Defaults to 1 adult.
locale	string	no	User's BCP 47 locale inferred from the conversation (e.g. "fr-FR", "en-US", "ja-JP"). Used for formatting dates, numbers, and selecting currency.
currency	string	no	ISO 4217 currency code for displaying prices (e.g. "EUR", "USD", "GBP", "JPY"). ALWAYS set this — omitting it falls back to USD which is rarely what users actually want. Infer from the strongest signal available: (1) the user's explicit ask ("show me prices in pounds"), (2) the conversation language/locale (French → EUR, Japanese → JPY, German → EUR, Spanish/Catalan/Italian/Portuguese → EUR, English UK → GBP, English US → USD), (3) the origin city's country (CDG/ORY → EUR, LHR/LGW → GBP, NRT/HND → JPY, JFK/LAX → USD, etc.). When in doubt between two plausible currencies, prefer the one matching the user's likely home country.
trip_id	string	no	Existing trip_id to associate this search with. Forward whenever the user is mid-trip-build (you have seen a trip_id in a recent trip(...) tool result and the user has NOT pivoted to a different trip context, e.g. a new origin city or unrelated request). Drop on pivot. Echoed back in the result so the cart widget can append the next selection to the same trip.
user_intent	string	no	A concise summary of what the user is trying to accomplish, derived from their message or the conversation context that triggered this tool call. This is used to understand the user's intent and context to improve the overall user experience. - For short, self-contained prompts (e.g. "I want new shoes"), copy the user message as-is. - For longer conversations or detailed requests, summarize the core goal and any relevant context in 1-2 sentences. Focus on intent, constraints, and preferences - not the full dialogue. Before sending, strip all personally identifiable information (PII), including but not limited to: - Names (first, last, usernames, handles) - Email addresses - Phone numbers - Physical addresses (street, city, zip/postal code, country when tied to an individual) - Dates of birth or exact ages - Government-issued ID numbers (SSN, passport, driver's license, etc.) - Payment or financial information (card numbers, bank accounts, etc.) - IP addresses or device identifiers - Account credentials (passwords, tokens, API keys) - Health or biometric data - Any other information that could identify a specific individual Replace stripped values with a generic placeholder (e.g. "[name]", "[email]", "[address]"). Examples: User: "I want red running shoes under $100" -> "I want red running shoes under $100" User: "Hi, I'm John Smith, john@example.com, and I'm looking for flights from Paris to Tokyo for 2 adults departing around mid-June, budget around EUR2000 total" -> "Looking for flights from Paris to Tokyo for 2 adults, mid-June, budget ~EUR2000" User: "I need help resetting my password for account ID acct_12345" -> "I need help resetting my password for account ID [account_id]"

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "search": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "origin": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
          "description": "Origin IATA city code (e.g. PAR, NYC, LON) or airport code (e.g. CDG, JFK, LHR). City codes preferred — they search all airports in the city. ALWAYS convert place names to codes yourself before calling (Paris → PAR, Mexico City → MEX, Miami → MIA); a name like \"Paris\" fails validation. Required."
        },
        "origin_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "city",
            "airport"
          ],
          "description": "How to interpret origin: \"city\" searches all airports in the city; \"airport\" restricts to that specific airport. OMIT unless the user named a specific airport — when absent the code is resolved from the airport/city catalogue, which classifies it correctly on its own. Guessing \"city\" for an airport code (CDG, JFK) misreads the route."
        },
        "destination": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$",
          "description": "Destination IATA city code (e.g. MIL, BCN, TYO) or airport code (e.g. MXP, BCN, NRT). City codes preferred. ALWAYS convert place names to codes yourself before calling (Tokyo → TYO, São Paulo → SAO); a name like \"Tokyo\" fails validation. Required."
        },
        "destination_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "city",
            "airport"
          ],
          "description": "How to interpret destination: \"city\" searches all airports; \"airport\" restricts to that specific airport. OMIT unless the user named a specific airport — when absent the code is resolved from the airport/city catalogue."
        },
        "departure_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
          "description": "Single departure date (YYYY-MM-DD) — no arrays or ranges. Required."
        },
        "return_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
          "description": "Single return date (YYYY-MM-DD) for a round trip. Omit for one-way."
        },
        "trip_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "oneway",
            "roundtrip"
          ],
          "description": "Optional. Derived from return_date when omitted."
        },
        "cabin_class": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "economy",
            "premium_economy",
            "business",
            "first"
          ],
          "description": "Preferred cabin. ADVISORY, not a filter: it is forwarded to the providers as a preference (Sabre CabinPref, TravelFusion TravelClass) and they may still return other cabins. It is NOT part of the applied/unapplied filter contract and never appears in `applied_filters` — read each fare's own `cabin_class` to see what actually came back. Omit (default) for economy. Use when the user says \"business class\", \"first class\", etc."
        },
        "direct_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "DEPRECATED — send `max_stops: 0` instead. Still accepted: `direct_only: true` is folded into `max_stops: 0` before the search runs and only `max_stops` reaches the platform, so the applied/unapplied filter report always names `max_stops`, never `direct_only`. Setting it beside a non-zero `max_stops` is an error."
        },
        "max_stops": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 2,
          "description": "Maximum stops per leg (0-2). 0 = nonstop — send `max_stops: 0` when the user says \"direct only\" / \"non-stop\" / \"no layovers\"; 1 when the user says \"at most one stop\"."
        },
        "multi_fare": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Defaults to TRUE: several branded fares per itinerary (the upsell ladder). Set false for a single fare per itinerary and much smaller responses."
        },
        "max_price": {
          "type": "number",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "description": "Upper bound on the total fare for ALL passengers, in the requested currency. Use when the user gives a budget like \"under $500\"."
        },
        "limit": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 300,
          "description": "TOTAL number of flights returned (1–300). Caps the whole result set, not a per-page size; it only trims what comes back, since the providers still bound the real count."
        },
        "include_carriers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{2}$"
          },
          "description": "IATA 2-letter marketing carrier codes to include (whitelist). Example: [\"AF\",\"KL\"]. ALWAYS convert airline names to codes yourself (Air France → AF, Delta → DL); a name like \"Delta\" fails validation. A brand that operates several marketing carriers needs every code listed (easyJet → U2, EC, DS). Use when the user says \"Air France only\", \"fly Delta\", etc. Must not overlap exclude_carriers."
        },
        "exclude_carriers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{2}$"
          },
          "description": "IATA 2-letter marketing carrier codes to exclude (blacklist). Example: [\"FR\",\"U2\"]. ALWAYS convert airline names to codes yourself (Ryanair → FR, Frontier → F9); a name like \"Ryanair\" fails validation. A brand that operates several marketing carriers needs every code listed (\"no Wizz Air\" → W6, W9). Use when the user says \"no Ryanair\", \"avoid budget airlines\", etc. Must not overlap include_carriers."
        },
        "single_carrier_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Keep only itineraries marketed by ONE carrier end to end. Use when the user says \"same airline the whole way\" or wants to avoid split-carrier connections."
        },
        "departure_time_range": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "earliest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive earliest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            },
            "latest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive latest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "description": "Filter the OUTBOUND leg by local departure time-of-day. Example: { \"earliest\": \"08:00\", \"latest\": \"12:00\" }. Use when the user says \"morning flight\", \"leave after 6pm\"."
        },
        "arrival_time_range": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "earliest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive earliest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            },
            "latest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive latest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "description": "Filter the OUTBOUND leg by local arrival time-of-day. Example: { \"latest\": \"20:00\" }. Use when the user says \"arrive before dinner\", \"land by noon\"."
        },
        "return_departure_time_range": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "earliest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive earliest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            },
            "latest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive latest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "description": "Round-trip only. Filter the RETURN leg by local departure time-of-day."
        },
        "return_arrival_time_range": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "earliest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive earliest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            },
            "latest": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^([01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d$",
              "description": "Inclusive latest local time-of-day (HH:MM, 24-hour)."
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "description": "Round-trip only. Filter the RETURN leg by local arrival time-of-day."
        },
        "connection_time_min_minutes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Minimum layover length, in minutes, for EVERY connection of EVERY leg. Use when the user wants a comfortable connection (\"at least 90 minutes to change planes\"). Must not exceed connection_time_max_minutes."
        },
        "connection_time_max_minutes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Maximum layover length, in minutes, for EVERY connection of EVERY leg. Use when the user says \"no long layovers\" (\"under 3 hours\" → 180)."
        },
        "max_total_duration_minutes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "description": "Cap on EACH leg's total elapsed travel time, in minutes (gate to gate, layovers included). Use when the user says \"nothing longer than 12 hours\" → 720."
        },
        "refundable_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Keep only fares that can be cancelled before departure (with or without a fee). Narrowing and conservative: fares whose rules cannot be verified are dropped, so some carriers disappear entirely. Each returned fare echoes the resolved `refundable` flag."
        },
        "changeable_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Keep only fares that allow a voluntary change (with or without a fee). Same conservative behavior as refundable_only. Each returned fare echoes the resolved `changeable` flag."
        },
        "checked_bag_included": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Keep only fares whose price already includes a checked bag. Use when the user says \"with a bag included\", \"I need to check luggage\"."
        },
        "via_airports": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
          },
          "description": "Restrict connections to these IATA airport codes. Nonstop itineraries still pass. Example: [\"CDG\",\"AMS\"]. At most 9 airports are honoured per leg (provider limit); a longer list comes back in unapplied_filters. Must not overlap exclude_via_airports."
        },
        "exclude_via_airports": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
          },
          "description": "Ban connections at these IATA airport codes. Example: [\"LHR\"] when the user says \"anything but Heathrow\". Lists longer than 9 are still fully enforced. Must not overlap via_airports."
        },
        "aircraft_types": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9]{3}$"
          },
          "description": "Restrict every segment to these IATA aircraft equipment codes. Example: [\"320\",\"321\"]. Use only when the user names equipment; most users do not."
        },
        "origin_alternate_airports": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
          },
          "description": "ADDITIONAL departure airports searched ALONGSIDE `origin`, e.g. [\"EWR\",\"LGA\"] with `origin: \"JFK\"`. WIDENING ONLY — the anchor in `origin` is always searched. THE ANCHOR RANKS AND TRUNCATES the result set, so put the airport that matters most to the user in `origin`, not in this list: on one measured route, anchor JFK + alternate EWR came back 15 JFK / 35 EWR, while anchor EWR + alternate JFK came back 2 JFK / 48 EWR. TAKES EFFECT ONLY WITH AN AIRPORT ANCHOR — a city anchor (`origin_type: \"city\"`, or an `origin` that resolves to a city) already stands for its own airports, so the search still runs and returns results, this list is IGNORED, and it comes back in `unapplied_filters`. Not an error: read `unapplied_filters` and tell the user the list was not applied. On a round trip the whole side is mirrored, so these airports also apply to where the RETURN lands. Applied or not, the report names the SIDE — `origin` — never this field. Sabre honours the list; TravelFusion cannot (one station per leg) and reports it unapplied."
        },
        "destination_alternate_airports": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
          },
          "description": "ADDITIONAL arrival airports searched ALONGSIDE `destination`, e.g. [\"EWR\",\"LGA\"] with `destination: \"JFK\"`. WIDENING ONLY — the anchor in `destination` is always searched. THE ANCHOR RANKS AND TRUNCATES the result set, so put the airport that matters most to the user in `destination`, not in this list: on one measured route, anchor JFK + alternate EWR came back 15 JFK / 35 EWR, while anchor EWR + alternate JFK came back 2 JFK / 48 EWR. TAKES EFFECT ONLY WITH AN AIRPORT ANCHOR — a city anchor (`destination_type: \"city\"`, or a `destination` that resolves to a city) already stands for its own airports, so the search still runs and returns results, this list is IGNORED, and it comes back in `unapplied_filters`. Not an error: read `unapplied_filters` and tell the user the list was not applied. On a round trip the whole side is mirrored, so these airports also apply to where the RETURN departs from. Applied or not, the report names the SIDE — `destination` — never this field. Sabre honours the list; TravelFusion cannot (one station per leg) and reports it unapplied."
        },
        "nearby_airports": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Ask the providers to also search alternate airports around each leg's origin and destination. WIDENS the search. Use when the user says \"or any nearby airport\"."
        },
        "same_connection_airport_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Keep only itineraries whose connections arrive at and depart from the SAME airport (no cross-town airport change)."
        },
        "same_origin_airport_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Round trips only: keep itineraries that return to the departure airport."
        },
        "same_turnaround_airport_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Round trips only: keep itineraries whose return departs from the airport the outbound arrived at."
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "Live search for a committed itinerary with optional filters. Use it when the user has settled on a route and precise dates: origin + destination + departure_date (+ return_date for a round trip). No date ranges and no date arrays. Any date flexibility (\"give or take a day\", open windows, an ask with no anchor date at all, or a range implying several candidate departure/return pairs) goes to flight_calendar instead."
    },
    "price_check": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "offer_token": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "description": "offer_token from flight_calendar or find_destination results. Uniquely identifies a specific flight offer for live pricing."
        },
        "direct_only": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Forward from the upstream flight_calendar / find_destination call if it was set there. Required when the user previously asked for direct/non-stop flights — without this the BFF may reshop to a stopover candidate."
        },
        "cabin_class": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "economy",
            "premium_economy",
            "business",
            "first"
          ],
          "description": "Forward from the upstream flight_calendar / find_destination call if set. Keeps the price_check candidate in the same cabin the user originally browsed."
        },
        "max_price": {
          "type": "number",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "description": "Forward from the upstream call if set. Caps the reshop candidate to the user's budget."
        },
        "include_carriers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 2,
            "maxLength": 2
          },
          "description": "IATA 2-letter marketing carrier codes (whitelist). Forward from the upstream call if set, e.g. user said \"Air France only\" → [\"AF\"]."
        },
        "exclude_carriers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 2,
            "maxLength": 2
          },
          "description": "IATA 2-letter marketing carrier codes (blacklist). Forward from the upstream call if set, e.g. user said \"no Ryanair\" → [\"FR\"]."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "offer_token"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "Get confirmed live fares for a specific flight offer. Returns fare brands with trip_item_token for booking. ALWAYS forward any filters that were on the upstream flight_calendar / find_destination call (direct_only, cabin_class, max_price, include_carriers, exclude_carriers) — the BFF uses them to keep the reshop candidate aligned with what the user originally picked. The wider shop filters (max_stops, refundable_only, …) belong to `search` only."
    },
    "traveler_counts": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "adults": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 9,
          "default": 1,
          "description": "Number of adult travelers (12+ years)"
        },
        "children": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 8,
          "default": 0,
          "description": "Number of child travelers (2-11 years)"
        },
        "infants": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 4,
          "default": 0,
          "description": "Infant travelers (under 2), traveling on an adult's lap. Seated infants (own seat) are not supported."
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "Traveler counts. Defaults to 1 adult."
    },
    "locale": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "User's BCP 47 locale inferred from the conversation (e.g. \"fr-FR\", \"en-US\", \"ja-JP\"). Used for formatting dates, numbers, and selecting currency."
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code for displaying prices (e.g. \"EUR\", \"USD\", \"GBP\", \"JPY\"). ALWAYS set this — omitting it falls back to USD which is rarely what users actually want. Infer from the strongest signal available: (1) the user's explicit ask (\"show me prices in pounds\"), (2) the conversation language/locale (French → EUR, Japanese → JPY, German → EUR, Spanish/Catalan/Italian/Portuguese → EUR, English UK → GBP, English US → USD), (3) the origin city's country (CDG/ORY → EUR, LHR/LGW → GBP, NRT/HND → JPY, JFK/LAX → USD, etc.). When in doubt between two plausible currencies, prefer the one matching the user's likely home country."
    },
    "trip_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Existing trip_id to associate this search with. Forward whenever the user is mid-trip-build (you have seen a trip_id in a recent trip(...) tool result and the user has NOT pivoted to a different trip context, e.g. a new origin city or unrelated request). Drop on pivot. Echoed back in the result so the cart widget can append the next selection to the same trip."
    },
    "user_intent": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A concise summary of what the user is trying to accomplish, derived from their message or the\nconversation context that triggered this tool call.\nThis is used to understand the user's intent and context to improve the overall user experience.\n\n- For short, self-contained prompts (e.g. \"I want new shoes\"), copy the user message as-is.\n- For longer conversations or detailed requests, summarize the core goal and any relevant\n  context in 1-2 sentences. Focus on intent, constraints, and preferences - not the full\n  dialogue.\n\nBefore sending, strip all personally identifiable information (PII), including but not\nlimited to:\n  - Names (first, last, usernames, handles)\n  - Email addresses\n  - Phone numbers\n  - Physical addresses (street, city, zip/postal code, country when tied to an individual)\n  - Dates of birth or exact ages\n  - Government-issued ID numbers (SSN, passport, driver's license, etc.)\n  - Payment or financial information (card numbers, bank accounts, etc.)\n  - IP addresses or device identifiers\n  - Account credentials (passwords, tokens, API keys)\n  - Health or biometric data\n  - Any other information that could identify a specific individual\n\nReplace stripped values with a generic placeholder (e.g. \"[name]\", \"[email]\", \"[address]\").\n\nExamples:\n  User: \"I want red running shoes under $100\"\n  -> \"I want red running shoes under $100\"\n\n  User: \"Hi, I'm John Smith, john@example.com, and I'm looking for flights from Paris to\n         Tokyo for 2 adults departing around mid-June, budget around EUR2000 total\"\n  -> \"Looking for flights from Paris to Tokyo for 2 adults, mid-June, budget ~EUR2000\"\n\n  User: \"I need help resetting my password for account ID acct_12345\"\n  -> \"I need help resetting my password for account ID [account_id]\""
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14