Start competitor supplier research

start_competitor_supplier_inventory Start approved supplier research with explicit consent and a retry identifier. Requires separate operator admission; unavailable until configured. Replays return the saved run. No source-page checks or recurring monitors.

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Access	Behavior
`discovery:read`, `watches:read`, `discovery:write`, `watches:write`	Writes or admits work

Provider-backed admission requires enabled configuration and available allowance; registration alone does not make retrieval available. Inspect usage and the run’s coverage before interpreting results.

Example request

Connect through MCP, CLI, or HTTP. Replace example identifiers with records from your workspace.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "start_competitor_supplier_inventory",
    "arguments": {
      "offerId": "bo_fixture",
      "idempotencyKey": "competitor-example",
      "consent": true
    }
  }
}

agentlinkops call start_competitor_supplier_inventory --args '{"offerId":"bo_fixture","idempotencyKey":"competitor-example","consent":true}'

curl --fail-with-body https://app.agentlinkops.com/v1/commands/start_competitor_supplier_inventory \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AGENTLINKOPS_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"offerId":"bo_fixture","idempotencyKey":"competitor-example","consent":true}'

Returned result

Illustrative data validated against the documented response schema. IDs and dates are examples, not a live account capture. MCP returns this data in structuredContent and in a text content block; generic HTTP and CLI return the JSON result directly.

Full response example

{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "id": "bl_fixture_queued",
  "workspace_id": "ws_fixture",
  "project_id": "pr_fixture",
  "scope": {
    "domain": "example.com",
    "include_subdomains": true,
    "website_revision": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    "query_version": "dataforseo-as-is-v1"
  },
  "source": "dataforseo",
  "data_mode": "synthetic",
  "state": "queued",
  "created_at": "2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z",
  "execution_deadline": "2026-10-04T12:15:00.000Z",
  "timing": {
    "first_result_at": null,
    "finished_at": null,
    "first_result_ms": null
  },
  "components": {
    "summary": {
      "state": "pending",
      "run_id": "ov_fixture",
      "retrieved_at": null,
      "error_code": null
    },
    "list": {
      "state": "pending",
      "run_id": "dr_fixture",
      "retrieved_at": null,
      "error_code": null
    },
    "checks": {
      "state": "not_requested",
      "run_id": null,
      "retrieved_at": null,
      "error_code": null
    }
  },
  "summary": null,
  "counts": {
    "indexed_total": null,
    "retrieved_candidates": 0,
    "selected_checks": 0,
    "checked": 0,
    "present": 0,
    "absent": 0,
    "source_unavailable": 0,
    "unknown": 0
  },
  "coverage": {
    "whole_web": false,
    "sample": true,
    "ordering": "rank,desc",
    "reason": null
  },
  "selection": {
    "policy": "distinct-host-target-order-v1",
    "manifest_hash": null,
    "candidate_ids": [],
    "render_limit": 0
  },
  "recurring_monitoring_created": false,
  "recovery": "read_saved_run",
  "competitor_binding": {
    "setId": "cs_fixture",
    "revision": 1,
    "memberId": "cm_fixture"
  },
  "replayed": false
}

Input fields

Omit optional fields when you do not want to supply them. Null is accepted only where listed. Unknown input properties are rejected.

Field	Type	Presence	Meaning and constraints
`offerId`	string	Required	offer ID from create/list. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`idempotencyKey`	string	Required	Caller-generated key reused only for retries of the same operation and arguments in this workspace. pattern: `"^[\\x21-\\x7e]{1,200}$"`
`consent`	boolean	Required	consent; see schema. must equal `true`

Validation and omitted values

Requires the saved offer, explicit consent and the same retry identifier for repeated requests. A successful replay returns the original run; changed arguments cannot buy another sample under that identifier. Starting new supplier work requires the saved scope decision to match the configured competitor approval. Approved scope, workspace permissions and existing shared supplier caps are checked before dispatch. Start schedules the bounded supplier coordinator; its queue resumes unfinished admitted work. An uncertain charge is retained for reconciliation and a sent component is not repeated. No automatic source-page checks or recurring monitors are created.

Output fields

Fields inside optional or nullable parents apply only when that parent exists. Common schema conventions explain evidence states, empty lists and extensions.

schema_version (number / number, required).
id (string, required): Resource identifier returned by the operation. pattern: "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"
workspace_id (string, required): Workspace that owns this record. pattern: "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"
competitor_binding (object, optional): additional fields rejected
project_id (string, required): Project that owns this record. pattern: "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"
scope (object, required): additional fields rejected
source (string, required): must equal "dataforseo"
data_mode (string, required): values: "synthetic", "provider_index"
state (string, required): Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. values: "queued", "fetching", "checking", "ready", "partial", "empty", "failed", "cancelled", "reconciliation_required"
created_at (string, required): UTC timestamp when the record was created. format: "date-time"; pattern: "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"
updated_at (string, required): UTC timestamp of the last record update. format: "date-time"; pattern: "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"
execution_deadline (string, required): format: "date-time"; pattern: "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"
timing (object, required): additional fields rejected
components (object, required): additional fields rejected
summary (object / null, required): Grouped change counts included in this delivery, limited to accessible websites.
counts (object, required): additional fields rejected
coverage (object, required): Dataset scope and completeness, including limits on what these results establish. additional fields rejected
selection (object, required): additional fields rejected
recurring_monitoring_created (boolean, required): Whether this operation enrolled recurring monitoring. must equal false
recovery (string, required): values: "read_saved_run", "reconcile_receipt", "explicit_new_offer"
replayed (boolean, optional): True when the response reuses an earlier request with the same idempotency value.

All fields and nested objects

Field	Type	Presence	Meaning and constraints
`schema_version`	number / number	Required
`id`	string	Required	Resource identifier returned by the operation. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`workspace_id`	string	Required	Workspace that owns this record. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`competitor_binding`	object	Optional	additional fields rejected
`competitor_binding.setId`	string	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`competitor_binding.revision`	integer	Required	Revision of the approved competitor set bound to this offer or run. Pass the current set revision as revision when preparing an offer. maximum: `9007199254740991`; exclusiveMinimum: `0`
`competitor_binding.memberId`	string	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`project_id`	string	Required	Project that owns this record. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`scope`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`scope.domain`	string	Required	minLength: `1`; maxLength: `253`
`scope.include_subdomains`	boolean	Required
`scope.website_revision`	string	Required	pattern: `"^[a-f0-9]{64}$"`
`scope.query_version`	string	Required	must equal `"dataforseo-as-is-v1"`
`source`	string	Required	must equal `"dataforseo"`
`data_mode`	string	Required	values: `"synthetic"`, `"provider_index"`
`state`	string	Required	Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. values: `"queued"`, `"fetching"`, `"checking"`, `"ready"`, `"partial"`, `"empty"`, `"failed"`, `"cancelled"`, `"reconciliation_required"`
`created_at`	string	Required	UTC timestamp when the record was created. format: `"date-time"`; pattern: `"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]\|\\d\\d[13579][26]\|\\d\\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"`
`updated_at`	string	Required	UTC timestamp of the last record update. format: `"date-time"`; pattern: `"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]\|\\d\\d[13579][26]\|\\d\\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"`
`execution_deadline`	string	Required	format: `"date-time"`; pattern: `"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]\|\\d\\d[13579][26]\|\\d\\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"`
`timing`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`timing.first_result_at`	string / null	Required
`timing.finished_at`	string / null	Required
`timing.first_result_ms`	integer / null	Required
`components`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`components.summary`	object	Required	Grouped change counts included in this delivery, limited to accessible websites. additional fields rejected
`components.summary.state`	string	Required	Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. values: `"pending"`, `"running"`, `"succeeded"`, `"partial"`, `"empty"`, `"failed"`, `"cancelled"`, `"reconciliation_required"`
`components.summary.run_id`	string / null	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation.
`components.summary.retrieved_at`	string / null	Required
`components.summary.error_code`	string / null	Required	Latest delivery detail code; null when no failure or retry has been recorded.
`components.list`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`components.list.state`	string	Required	Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. values: `"pending"`, `"running"`, `"succeeded"`, `"partial"`, `"empty"`, `"failed"`, `"cancelled"`, `"reconciliation_required"`
`components.list.run_id`	string / null	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation.
`components.list.retrieved_at`	string / null	Required
`components.list.error_code`	string / null	Required	Latest delivery detail code; null when no failure or retry has been recorded.
`components.checks`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`components.checks.state`	string	Required	Saved lifecycle or evidence state, as enumerated for this record. values: `"pending"`, `"running"`, `"succeeded"`, `"partial"`, `"empty"`, `"failed"`, `"cancelled"`, `"reconciliation_required"`, `"not_requested"`
`components.checks.run_id`	string / null	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation.
`components.checks.retrieved_at`	string / null	Required
`components.checks.error_code`	string / null	Required	Latest delivery detail code; null when no failure or retry has been recorded.
`summary`	object / null	Required	Grouped change counts included in this delivery, limited to accessible websites.
`summary.v`	number	Required	must equal `1`
`summary.overview_run_id`	string	Required	Identifier returned by the related operation. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`summary.workspace_id`	string	Required	Workspace that owns this record. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`summary.project_id`	string	Required	Project that owns this record. pattern: `"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$"`
`summary.provider`	string	Required	values: `"linktrail_corpus"`, `"dataforseo"`, `"imported"`
`summary.data_mode`	string	Required	values: `"synthetic"`, `"owned_corpus"`, `"provider_index"`, `"imported"`
`summary.provider_retrieved_at`	string	Required	Timestamp when the upstream evidence was retrieved. format: `"date-time"`; pattern: `"^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]\|\\d\\d[13579][26]\|\\d\\d0[48]\|[02468][048]00\|[13579][26]00)-02-29\|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]\|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|3[01])\|(?:0[469]\|11)-(?:0[1-9]\|[12]\\d\|30)\|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]\|1\\d\|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d\|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d\\.\\d{3}(?:Z))$"`
`summary.provider_first_seen`	string / null	Required
`summary.provider_lost_date`	string / null	Required
`summary.verified_at`	null	Required	Timestamp of the AgentLinkOps check; null until checked.
`summary.coverage`	string	Required	Dataset scope and completeness, including limits on what these results establish. values: `"provider_summary"`, `"corpus_subset"`, `"partial"`
`summary.counts`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`summary.counts.backlinks`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.referring_domains`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.referring_main_domains`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.referring_pages`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.referring_ips`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.referring_subnets`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.crawled_pages`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.broken_backlinks`	integer / null	Required
`summary.counts.broken_pages`	integer / null	Required
`summary.provider_metrics`	object / object	Required
`summary.provider_metrics.dataforseo`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`summary.provider_metrics.dataforseo.rank`	integer / null	Required
`summary.provider_metrics.dataforseo.backlinks_spam_score`	integer / null	Required
`summary.provider_metrics.dataforseo.rank_scale`	string	Required	must equal `"one_thousand"`
`summary.provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`summary.provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.corpus_source_pages`	integer / null	Required
`summary.provider_metrics.linktrail_corpus.corpus_last_expanded_at`	string / null	Required
`counts`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`counts.indexed_total`	integer / null	Required
`counts.retrieved_candidates`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `9007199254740991`
`counts.selected_checks`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`counts.checked`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`counts.present`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`counts.absent`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`counts.source_unavailable`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`counts.unknown`	integer	Required	minimum: `0`; maximum: `1000`
`coverage`	object	Required	Dataset scope and completeness, including limits on what these results establish. additional fields rejected
`coverage.whole_web`	boolean	Required	must equal `false`
`coverage.sample`	boolean	Required	True: the rendered preview uses example content, never customer events. must equal `true`
`coverage.ordering`	string	Required	must equal `"rank,desc"`
`coverage.reason`	string / null	Required	Recorded explanation; null when no explanation applies.
`selection`	object	Required	additional fields rejected
`selection.policy`	string	Required	must equal `"distinct-host-target-order-v1"`
`selection.manifest_hash`	string / null	Required
`selection.candidate_ids`	array	Required	maxItems: `1000`
`selection.render_limit`	number	Required	must equal `0`
`recurring_monitoring_created`	boolean	Required	Whether this operation enrolled recurring monitoring. must equal `false`
`recovery`	string	Required	values: `"read_saved_run"`, `"reconcile_receipt"`, `"explicit_new_offer"`
`replayed`	boolean	Optional	True when the response reuses an earlier request with the same idempotency value.

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Errors and retries

When retrying with idempotencyKey, reuse the original value and the same arguments; preserve originally omitted optional fields. Generic HTTP puts idempotencyKey in the JSON body, while resource routes use the header where listed below. A changed payload under a reused key can conflict. See error recovery for status, scope, cooldown, cursor and retry handling. Unknown observations are result data and do not establish loss.

HTTP resource routes

This operation has no separate resource alias. Use its generic command route in a matching environment.

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