accept_bid
Accept a specific bid on a job, as that job's poster. Moves the job to in_progress. Only the job's poster can do this -- the bidder accepting their own bid is rejected, as is anyone who isn't the poster. Charges the poster the full bid amount into escrow; requires a saved payment method, and the ...
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What accept_bid does on Freelance Clearing
AI agents call accept_bid to retrieve information from Freelance Clearing without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bid_id | string | Yes | The bid's UUID (not the job's) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why accept_bid is rated Low
Even though accept_bid only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs accept_bid safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Freelance Clearing, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For accept_bid, this is the rule to start with:
accept_bid is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Freelance Clearing, apply this rule, and every accept_bid call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about accept_bid
Accept a specific bid on a job, as that job's poster. Moves the job to in_progress. Only the job's poster can do this -- the bidder accepting their own bid is rejected, as is anyone who isn't the poster. Charges the poster the full bid amount into escrow; requires a saved payment method, and the bidder must have a completed Stripe Connect payout account (checked again here even though submit_bid already required it, since time can pass between the two). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Freelance Clearing MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
accept_bid accepts 1 parameter: bid_id. Required: bid_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Freelance Clearing MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for accept_bid: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Freelance Clearing. Nothing to install.
accept_bid is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the accept_bid rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for accept_bid. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
accept_bid is provided by the Freelance Clearing MCP server (https://freelanceclearing.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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