contact_seller

Send a contact message to the seller (or their representing broker) of a specific business listing on Venturu. The recipient will be notified and can respond through the platform.

This tool requires authentication. You must be signed in with your Venturu account. See Authentication for details.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`listingId`	`integer`	Yes	The listing’s numeric ID (from `search_businesses` or `get_business` results)
`message`	`string`	Yes	The message to send to the seller

If the listing has a seller’s agent (broker), the message is sent to the broker. Otherwise, it goes directly to the business owner.

Response

On success:

Your message has been sent to the seller on Venturu. They will be
notified and can respond through the platform.

Message: "I'm interested in this business. Could we schedule a call
to discuss the financials in more detail?"

Error Responses

Not authenticated

This tool requires authentication. Please connect your Venturu
account to contact sellers.

Solution: Connect your Venturu account through the OAuth flow in your MCP client.

Listing not found

Listing not found with ID "99999".

Solution: Use search_businesses to find valid listing IDs.

No seller associated

Listing has no seller or seller agent.

This is rare — most listings have a seller or broker associated.

Typical Flow

Call search_businesses to find listings matching your criteria
Call get_business to view full details of a listing
Call contact_seller with the listing ID and your message

Tool Annotations

Annotation	Value
`readOnlyHint`	`false`
`destructiveHint`	`false`
`openWorldHint`	`true`

This tool sends a message to an external party, which is why it’s annotated as open-world.

Overview

Tools Reference

contact_seller

contact_seller

Parameters

Response

Error Responses

Typical Flow

Tool Annotations

​contact_seller

​Parameters

​Response

​Error Responses

​Typical Flow

​Tool Annotations

contact_seller

Parameters

Response

Error Responses

Typical Flow

Tool Annotations