Society · Economics
Bid
Binding offer from solver to execute task
Definition
Mechanism
A binding offer Artifact from a Solver to execute a Task. It declares: 1. Expected Value Cost (Time/Tokens/USD), 2. Confidence Interval (probability of success), 3. Capability Match (which parts of the Task the Solver can handle). It serves as the input for the ComputeBudget Go/No-Go decision. A Bid acts as a CommitmentDevice: Solvers cannot exceed bid cost without explicit renegotiation, so the penalty for overshoot outweighs any short-term benefit of understating.
Risks
Failure modes
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
Immutable data unit
Infrastructure
Resource allocation limit
Mind
Pre-commitment against hyperbolic discounting
Mind
Economic governor for cognitive spend
Mind
Abstract five-surface contract: Manifest, Execute, Consult, Verify, Feedback
Infrastructure
The atomic unit of intent
Infrastructure
A measure of utility
Used by
Composes with
Declaration and execution in a single turn
Accepts
Acceptance of bid and contract creation
Yields
Mind
Predictive resource costing
Reference
Signature
Artifact(Value)
Data schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"issuer_id",
"terms",
"signature"
],
"properties": {
"issuer_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Identity of the Solver making the bid"
},
"beneficiary_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Identity of the Task issuer"
},
"terms": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Cost, confidence, and capability claims",
"properties": {
"expected_cost": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Expected Value Cost (Time/Tokens/USD)"
},
"confidence_interval": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Probability range of success [low, high]"
},
"capability_match": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Which parts of the task the solver can handle"
}
}
},
"signature": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cryptographic proof of commitment"
}
}
}