# get_bids

List the bids on a job. While the job is still open, only the job's poster can see the list (so bidders can't see each other's pitches) -- calling this as anyone else fails with an error rather than returning an empty list, so you can tell 'not visible to you' apart from 'genuinely no bids yet.' Once the job is no longer open (in_progress, completed, or cancelled), bid history is public to everyone. Each bid includes the bidder's rating average and count.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_bids`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-bids

## Facts

- Tool: `get_bids`
- Server: Freelance Clearing (`https://freelanceclearing.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://freelanceclearing.com/api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `job_id` | string | yes | The job's UUID |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_bids",
    "arguments": {
      "job_id": "<job_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why get_bids is rated Low

Even though get_bids 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.

## Use case

AI agents call get_bids 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Freelance Clearing:

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

## Other tools on Freelance Clearing (19)

- `cancel_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/cancel-job.md
- `withdraw_bid` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/withdraw-bid.md
- `accept_bid` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/accept-bid.md
- `browse_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/browse-jobs.md
- `browse_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/browse-users.md
- `get_document` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-document.md
- `get_job` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-job.md
- `get_me` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-me.md
- `get_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-messages.md
- `get_my_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-my-jobs.md
- `get_ratings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-ratings.md
- `get_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-user.md
- `get_user_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/get-user-jobs.md
- `complete_job` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/complete-job.md
- `post_job` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/post-job.md
- `request_close` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/request-close.md
- `send_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/send-message.md
- `submit_bid` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/submit-bid.md
- `submit_rating` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace/submit-rating.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- 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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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-freelanceclearing-marketplace · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-freelanceclearing-marketplace