submit_intent
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Submit a buyer's INTENT in their own words. Two things happen: (1) you get back the products across the VIA network that genuinely match it, from the full agentic matcher (it reads each product's data and reasons, it is not keyword search); and (2) the intent is BROADCAST live onto the network as an anonymised teaser (category + product type + one attribute only, never the raw text or any identity), so it appears on The Wire (app.getvia.xyz/wire) and sellers can respond. Use this when you are buying ON BEHALF of someone and want defined matches plus live broadcast. State the brief naturally, including any hard requirements ("raw selvedge denim, 32 waist", "first pressing on the Stiff label", "a gift of coffee"). Hard requirements are enforced (a product that fails one is excluded); broad briefs return on-category options. Returns matches with seller, price, a direct page_url, and the mcp_url to transact, plus broadcast:true and a door_url when the intent went live. For matching AND broadcast tied to a specific VIA buyer's saved taste and budget (and seller pitch-back), call submit_intent on that buyer's MCP (/buyers/{handle}/mcp) instead.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brief | string | yes | What the buyer wants, in plain words, e.g. 'made in japan raw selvedge denim around 32 waist' or 'a gift of coffee for a family member'. |
| category | string | no | Category if you know it, e.g. 'apparel/denim', 'music/vinyl', 'food/coffee'. |
| requirements | array | no | HARD requirements. A product failing any one of these is excluded. Be strict: put anything negotiable in preferences instead. |
| preferences | array | no | Soft preferences. Used for ranking, never to exclude. |
| type_terms | array | no | The product type in plain nouns, e.g. ['jean','denim trouser']. |
| budget_usd | number | no | Ceiling in USD, if there is one. |
| reply_to | string | no | Where a seller can reach you about this brief: your own MCP url, or an email. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Without it a seller who pays to unlock your brief has no way to come back to you, so your brief is broadcast but unanswerable. Released only to sellers who have paid at the door, never in a public teaser. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brief": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2000,
"description": "What the buyer wants, in plain words, e.g. 'made in japan raw selvedge denim around 32 waist' or 'a gift of coffee for a family member'."
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "Category if you know it, e.g. 'apparel/denim', 'music/vinyl', 'food/coffee'."
},
"requirements": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 8,
"description": "HARD requirements. A product failing any one of these is excluded. Be strict: put anything negotiable in preferences instead."
},
"preferences": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 8,
"description": "Soft preferences. Used for ranking, never to exclude."
},
"type_terms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 6,
"description": "The product type in plain nouns, e.g. ['jean','denim trouser']."
},
"budget_usd": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"description": "Ceiling in USD, if there is one."
},
"reply_to": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 300,
"description": "Where a seller can reach you about this brief: your own MCP url, or an email. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Without it a seller who pays to unlock your brief has no way to come back to you, so your brief is broadcast but unanswerable. Released only to sellers who have paid at the door, never in a public teaser."
}
},
"required": [
"brief"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}