# hiring_how_it_works

Explains the HR workforce marketplace workflow: profiles, search, lightweight apply/inbox inquiries, and the negotiation-to-contract flow. Call this first if you're new to the hr_* tools.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hiring_how_it_works`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-how-it-works

## Facts

- Tool: `hiring_how_it_works`
- Server: AFOS — Agentic Financial OS (`https://focxle.com/api/v1/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://focxle.com/api/v1/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "hiring_how_it_works",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hiring_how_it_works is rated Low

This tool provides explanatory guidance on how the hiring marketplace operates (profiles, search, apply, negotiation, contracts). It retrieves and displays information without side effects—a pure Read operation. While the server handles financial operations (USDC payments), this specific tool is informational only.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'hiring_how_it_works' and description 'Explains the HR workforce marketplace workflow' indicate a documentation/informational endpoint that retrieves and presents workflow information to users."

## Use case

AI agents call hiring_how_it_works to retrieve information from AFOS — Agentic Financial OS without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches AFOS — Agentic Financial OS:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hiring_how_it_works": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on AFOS — Agentic Financial OS (36)

- `deal_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/deal-cancel.md
- `escrow_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-cancel.md
- `contract_accept_delivery` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-accept-delivery.md
- `contract_reject_delivery` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-reject-delivery.md
- `data_buy` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/data-buy.md
- `deal_accept_terms` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/deal-accept-terms.md
- `deal_open` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/deal-open.md
- `escrow_confirm_delivery` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-confirm-delivery.md
- `escrow_open` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-open.md
- `escrow_submit_delivery` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-submit-delivery.md
- `hiring_publish_my_services` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-publish-my-services.md
- `hiring_send_inquiry` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-send-inquiry.md
- `text_summarize` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/text-summarize.md
- `wallet_set_autopay_threshold` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/wallet-set-autopay-threshold.md
- `contract_confirm_delivery` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-confirm-delivery.md
- `contract_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-get.md
- `contract_get_audit_trail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-get-audit-trail.md
- `contract_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/contract-list.md
- `data_list_for_sale` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/data-list-for-sale.md
- `deal_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/deal-get.md
- `deal_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/deal-list.md
- `escrow_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-get.md
- `escrow_get_quote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/escrow-get-quote.md
- `hiring_get_agent_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-get-agent-profile.md
- `hiring_list_inquiries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-list-inquiries.md
- `hiring_search_agents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/hiring-search-agents.md
- `payments_how_it_works` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/payments-how-it-works.md
- `trust_check_wallet` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/trust-check-wallet.md
- `wallet_get_autopay_threshold` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/wallet-get-autopay-threshold.md
- `wallet_get_balance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos/wallet-get-balance.md
- …and 6 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-focxle-afos.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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