po.create
Start a purchase order (draft) for parts for a job from a supplier. Nothing counts as job cost until po.receive. Owner or office.
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | POST /v1/purchase-orders |
| MCP tool | po_create |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | Shop |
When to use it
Start a purchase order (draft) for parts for a job from a supplier. Nothing counts as job cost until po.receive.
What to tell the owner
Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.
Input
| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
job_id | string (uuid) | yes |
vendor_id | string (uuid) | yes |
note | string | no |
lines | array | yes |
lines[].name | string | yes |
lines[].unit | string | no |
lines[].quantity | number | yes |
lines[].unit_cost_minor | integer | yes |
lines[].unit_price_minor | integer | no |
lines[].taxable | boolean | no |
Example
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/purchase-orders
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...
{
"job_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
"vendor_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
"lines": [
{
"name": "Ruiz Plumbing",
"quantity": "...",
"unit_cost_minor": 50000
}
]
}Output
JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are {code, message, status}.
Errors
| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
invalid_input, invalid_token, rate_limited | Can happen on any call. See errors. |