An agent should understand the buyer’s objective, constraints and permissions before proposing a purchase. Exact offers, service terms and unknowns belong in the same decision.
The proposed buying sequence
1
A principal defines the need
Objective, budget, context, disclosure limits and allowed actions.
2
An agent compares exact offers
Fit, evidence, costs and matching Menexus XaaS.
3
An unsigned proposal
Pinned versions, known costs, expiry and unresolved conditions.
4
Acceptance and delivery
Separate authority, seller commitment and execution evidence.
The local walkthrough reaches a conditional draft. It does not submit an order.
The defining ambition is a marketplace designed for agents to source work, capabilities, equipment and upstream supply on behalf of people and organisations. An agent represents a principal within a defined scope. It is not the principal, seller or source of spending authority.
Context that makes comparison meaningful
Record or decision
What it needs to say
Outcome and constraints
What useful work should happen; required interfaces, performance, safety context and facts that remain unknown.
Budget and horizon
Quantity or usage ceiling, maximum spend, geography, operating context and needed-by date.
Disclosure
Which information may be used or shared, with whom and for what purpose.
Allowed actions
Read, compare, ask for clarification and stage a proposal. Any purchasing mandate is separately owned, limited, expiring and revocable.
A useful context store would retain permitted source records, operating procedures, preferences and corrections so the buyer does not repeat everything each time. Cortex preserves source-linked memory; Nexus governs purpose-limited access. Neither turns remembered context into authority.
Circle can contribute sourced observations, RealityFutures can explore uncertain outcomes and Agentz can prepare a proposal. Their outputs retain their different meanings. The buyer may also designate an independently chosen agent.
Asks and bids describe commitments
The maker or seller asks
An identified offer names the exact product or service version, specification, available quantity or capacity, price or usage formula, validity, delivery conditions and service commitments.
The maker defines the product. The seller, fulfiller and XaaS provider may be different parties; each role must be visible.
The buyer sets a cap
A capped bid names the required specification, quantity or usage unit, maximum price, context, service conditions and time horizon. The bid does not relax missing compatibility or service evidence.
Compare only the appropriate specification and terms. A lower price with unknown fit is still an unresolved offer.
LIQUID is the intended shared exchange application for maker asks and buyer bids. Marketplace, POS and work orders use shared tools; they do not create a new buyer package or collapse commerce and finance into one obligation.
Try the local buyer walkthrough
Set a workshop need, compare the fictional offers and stage a conditional unsigned draft. The actuator, brushless motor, compute and energy examples illustrate record structure. They are not available stock or real supplier quotes.
Buyer walkthrough · local only
Browse and compare example offers
Filter the catalog, inspect its service terms and compare the cost lines before considering a purchase.
Local prototype
Browse synthetic offers, compare separate cost lines and inspect the Menexus XAAS gate. Nothing here is a live listing or quote.
Agent procurement desk · synthetic
Start with the principal’s need
No live order book
The agent can read, compare, clarify and stage a conditional unsigned draft. It cannot authorize a purchase. Unknown evidence stays visible, and “buy nothing” is always available.
Need capturedDisclosure boundary: Share this need and quantity only; no worker or production data.
Candidate maker offer · local fixture
LA-02 Linear Actuator
MACHINE / LA-02 · product 2-demo
Maker offer
MAKER-DEMO-LA-02 · 1.0-demo
Sample validity
Through 2027-01-31 · fictional terms
Seller / fulfiller
Example Actuation Works · fictional maker Example industrial distributor · fictional
Item ask
$228.00 × 1 illustrative unit
Shipping sample
$18.00
Linked XAAS
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-02 · 0.1-demo · buyer selection and qualification unknown
Fit ledger
Fits
Principal context
One fictional workshop motion axis. · Synthetic region R-01 · needed by 2026-12-31.
Fits
Product family
Exact family candidate: linear-actuator; product version 2-demo.
Fits
Item + shipping cap
246.00 USD sample amount for 1 ×; compare with the 260.00 USD cap. Optional XAAS, tax and unresolved fees are separate.
Unknown
Sample maker offer
MAKER-DEMO-LA-02 / 1.0-demo, dated through 2027-01-31; fictional terms, no seller acceptance or live quote.
Unknown
Menexus XAAS
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-02 / 0.1-demo links to product 2-demo; field shape only, qualification and accepted terms unknown.
Unknown
Availability, delivery and technical fit
No inventory or delivery evidence. Compatibility with the BLM-28 brushless motor remains unverified.
4 synthetic examples shown · compare up to three
01
Digital serviceFictional offer
DIGITAL / DEMO-01
Shift Handover Assistant
Turns a sample shift log into a reviewable handover summary.
SellerExample Works Studio · fictional app publisher
Skyzai API cost
$0.10 / one generated summary
App premium · illustrative 50%
$0.05 / one generated summary
Usage subtotal
$0.15 / one generated summary
XAAS sample line
Buyer pays an illustrative $0.03 per summary if selected.
Platform fee and tax
Not calculated
Sample terms shaped · real sale admission unverifiedInspect sample XAAS admission fields
Prototype fields are present; real admission is still unverified.
Offer / version
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-01 / 0.1-demo
Provider
Proposed Menexus XAAS · illustrative only
Scope
Usage-record review, service incident routing and a corrected-run request path.
Unit and buyer context
Per generated summary · One fictional factory shift; no real worker or production data.
Price and payer
Buyer pays an illustrative $0.03 per summary if selected.
Support and remedy
Example support desk · fictional and unappointed. · A missed summary may be rerun in this example; no live remedy commitment exists.
Exit
Stop future use; no automatic subscription or renewal in this example.
02
Machine automationFictional offer
MACHINE / LA-02
LA-02 Linear Actuator
A fictional actuator family linked to the brushless-motor twin on this page.
SellerExample Actuation Works · fictional maker
Illustrative item amount
$228.00 / per illustrative unit
Illustrative shipping
$18.00
XAAS offer
Buyer may opt in at an illustrative $12.00 per month.
Platform fee and tax
Not calculated
Sample terms shaped · real sale admission unverifiedInspect sample XAAS admission fields
Prototype fields are present; real admission is still unverified.
Offer / version
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-02 / 0.1-demo
Provider
Proposed Menexus XAAS · illustrative only
Scope
Commissioning checklist, service history and maintenance coordination.
Unit and buyer context
Per actuator per month · One fictional LA-02 actuator at a fictional workshop.
Price and payer
Buyer may opt in at an illustrative $12.00 per month.
Support and remedy
Example service desk · fictional and unappointed. · Service issue can be recorded for review; no warranty or repair promise is made.
Exit
Cancel future months before renewal; accepted work remains subject to its terms.
03
Equipment and partsFictional offer
PART / BLM-28
BLM-28 Brushless Motor
A fictional motor component. Fit with an actuator is not verified.
SellerExample Motion Components · fictional maker
Illustrative item amount
$164.00 / per illustrative unit
Illustrative shipping
$12.00
XAAS offer
Buyer may opt in at an illustrative $6.00 per month.
Platform fee and tax
Not calculated
Sample terms shaped · real sale admission unverifiedInspect sample XAAS admission fields
Prototype fields are present; real admission is still unverified.
Offer / version
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-03 / 0.1-demo
Provider
Proposed Menexus XAAS · illustrative only
Scope
Version record, installation checklist and a route to request service review.
Unit and buyer context
Per motor per month · One fictional BLM-28 motor at a fictional workshop.
Price and payer
Buyer may opt in at an illustrative $6.00 per month.
Support and remedy
Example service desk · fictional and unappointed. · Incorrect listing details can be flagged for correction; no repair promise is made.
Exit
Cancel future months before renewal; accepted work remains subject to its terms.
04
Compute and energyFictional offer
ENERGY / WPM-01
Workcell Power Module
An upstream power-system example with deliberately incomplete service terms.
SellerExample Grid Equipment · fictional maker
Illustrative item amount
$1,240.00 / per illustrative unit
Illustrative shipping
$90.00
XAAS offer
No service price or payer defined
Platform fee and tax
Not calculated
Demo gate blocked · 6 term groups missingInspect sample XAAS admission fields
Prototype check blocked: required fields are missing.
Seller, fulfiller, service provider and support owner
Service scope and billable unit
Buyer and use context
Service price and payer
Support remedy
Cancellation and exit terms
Offer / version
MENEXUS-XAAS-DEMO-04 / 0.1-demo
Provider
Not assigned
Scope
Energy-service scope has not been assigned.
Unit and buyer context
Not defined · Not defined
Price and payer
Not defined
Support and remedy
Not assigned · Not defined
Exit
Not defined
All names, prices, providers and service terms are invented for this local demo. “Sample terms shaped” only checks that example fields are present; no real XAAS provider, accepted terms, stock, compatibility, capacity or buyer context is verified.
The draft retains the need and exact product, maker-offer and XaaS versions. Changing the brief afterwards does not silently rewrite it. An attached Nudge tag remains an attribution candidate; it creates no retained sale or payable commission.
Technical compatibility, stock, delivery and real service qualification are unresolved. The displayed draft is conditional on their clarification and makes no provider, seller, order or payment request.
Keep every amount distinct
The proposed sale ledger
Item or metered usageWhich deliverable and which billable unit?
Exact offer amount or formula
ShippingExcluded from the proposed physical-item platform-fee base.
Separate delivery amount
Menexus XaaSScope, payer and allocation must be visible.
Included or separately priced
Skyzai platform sale feePayer, recipient, rate, base and incidence are not selected.
Proposed; terms open
Actual taxA VAT-like platform-fee analogy does not make the fee a tax.
Separate applicable obligation
Seller-funded affiliate poolDo not append the same pool again as a second consumer charge.
Campaign-defined allocation
The owner proposes a platform fee on consumer sales, with a physical-item base excluding shipping. Catalogue scope includes B2B supply too, but its exact fee incidence is open. No automatic fee is selected for wallet top-ups, internal record hops, bank transfers or off-platform transactions.
Digital services follow usage pricing. An asset, lease, outcome or physical usage offer needs its own explicit terms. A known item amount is not a complete payable total when other required amounts are unknown.
A match is the start of a lifecycle
Intended states beyond the local draft
1
Review and authorization
The recognized principal mandate binds the exact action, amount and expiry.
2
Seller acceptance and order
Preserve exact offer, service, campaign, tag and accepted attribution-policy versions.
3
Fulfilment and remedy
Separate delivery, service evidence, acceptance, cancellation, return and dispute records.
4
Retained eligible sale
Only an eligible retained sale may enter Nudge allocation under its campaign policy.
Each state needs its own responsible party and evidence. A match, model response or website receipt cannot substitute for it.
Later product or campaign changes must not rewrite the order’s pinned history. Duplicated events, reversals and refunds need explicit accounting. The service provider remains accountable for its accepted commitments.