# Listings

URL: /systems/listings · Id: `system:listings`

> Listings presents other Parties in a public Collection: unclaimed profiles, claims, verification, paid placement and moderation.

Listings presents other [Parties](/business/nouns/party) in a public [Collection](/business/nouns/collection): unclaimed profiles, claims, verification, paid placement and moderation. A listed business claims its profile to edit it, and pays for placement, never for a better review.

## Summary
| Part | This System |
| --- | --- |
| Group | Commerce and fulfillment |
| Status | Beta: it works, and its Verbs may still change |
| Shelf | Reference: documented, never offered first |

You can ask:

- “List every bookkeeper in Denver”
- “Let businesses claim their profile”
- “Charge for a featured listing”
- “Verify this listed business”

## What you get
| Part | This System |
| --- | --- |
| Starts | Opt-in: it wakes with the Product Templates that need it ([Directory](/products/templates/directory)). |
| Built from | [Database](/code/platform/capabilities/database), [Search](/code/platform/search), [Identity](/code/platform/identity) |

## Nouns it owns
| Noun | Definition |
| --- | --- |
| [Collection](/business/nouns/collection) | A Collection is a Thing with members, either listed one by one or defined by a saved query. |
| [Party](/business/nouns/party) | A Party is a person or legal entity that can be a side of an Agreement or an Order, or hold rights. |

## Verbs
| Verb | Object | Approval | Event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Collection.query](/business/nouns/collection/query) | [Collection](/business/nouns/collection) | None | [`Collection.queried`](/business/events/Collection.queried) |
| [Party.screen](/business/nouns/party/screen) | [Party](/business/nouns/party) | None | [`Party.screened`](/business/events/Party.screened) |
| [Credential.verify](/business/nouns/credential/verify) | [Credential](/business/nouns/credential) | None | [`Credential.verified`](/business/events/Credential.verified) |
| [Offer.subscribe](/business/nouns/offer/subscribe) | [Offer](/business/nouns/offer) | None | [`Offer.subscribed`](/business/events/Offer.subscribed) |

## Events
| Direction | Event | How |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emits | [`Collection.queried`](/business/events/Collection.queried) | By [Collection.query](/business/nouns/collection/query) |
| Emits | [`Party.screened`](/business/events/Party.screened) | By [Party.screen](/business/nouns/party/screen) |
| Emits | [`Credential.verified`](/business/events/Credential.verified) | By [Credential.verify](/business/nouns/credential/verify) |
| Emits | [`Offer.subscribed`](/business/events/Offer.subscribed) | By [Offer.subscribe](/business/nouns/offer/subscribe) |

## States
None.

## Who operates it
| Part | This System |
| --- | --- |
| Accountable | [Operations Lead](/agents/operations/operations-lead) |
| Team | [Operations Team](/agents/operations) |
| Seat | A role agent holds it until a Human is seated. |
| Autonomy | `supervised` |
| Also calls its Verbs | [Sales Engineer](/agents/sales/sales-engineer), [Supply Manager](/agents/operations/supply-manager), [Risk Analyst](/agents/operations/risk-analyst), [Compliance Officer](/agents/legal/compliance-officer), [Privacy Officer](/agents/legal/privacy-officer), [Recruiter](/agents/people/recruiter) |

## Approvals and limits
| Verb | Rule | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Credential.verify](/business/nouns/credential/verify) | Mandate `trial` for the [Recruiter](/agents/people/recruiter) | Invites candidates to paid work trials and verifies their Credentials. |

## Processes that use it
| Process | How it uses it |
| --- | --- |
| [Inbound sales](/workflows/processes/inbound-sales) | A step calls [Collection.query](/business/nouns/collection/query) |
| [Supply](/workflows/processes/supply) | A step calls [Credential.verify](/business/nouns/credential/verify) |
| [Trust and safety](/workflows/processes/trust-and-safety) | A step calls [Party.screen](/business/nouns/party/screen) |
| [Licensed review](/workflows/processes/licensed-review) | A step calls [Party.screen](/business/nouns/party/screen) |
| [Compliance](/workflows/processes/compliance) | A step calls [Collection.query](/business/nouns/collection/query) |
| [Hiring](/workflows/processes/hiring) | A step calls [Credential.verify](/business/nouns/credential/verify) |
| [Notify regulator](/workflows/processes/notify-regulator) | A step calls [Collection.query](/business/nouns/collection/query) |
| [Billing](/workflows/processes/billing) | A step calls [Party.screen](/business/nouns/party/screen) |

## Rail underneath
None.

## Views and dashboards
| View | Shows | Metrics |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The [Operations Lead](/agents/operations/operations-lead)’s view | The Metrics its accountable Role answers for. | [Liquidity](/agents/operations#liquidity) |

## Access
What each Access level may call here.

| Access level | May call |
| --- | --- |
| `owner` | Every Verb (14) |
| `admin` | Every Verb (14) |
| `member` | All but 1 of 14: `Credential.verify` |
| `viewer` | Read only (4 of 14) |

## Import and export
None.

## Fees and pricing
None.

## Availability and limits
| Part | This System |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Beta: it works, and its Verbs may still change |

## Compliance notes
Controls it carries:

- [Authenticated Actions](/systems/trust-and-governance/controls/authenticated-actions)
- [Task-bound access](/systems/trust-and-governance/controls/task-bound-access)
- [Point-in-time recovery](/systems/trust-and-governance/controls/point-in-time-recovery)
- [Processing definitions](/systems/trust-and-governance/controls/processing-definitions)

## Related Systems
- [Matchmaking](/systems/matching)
- [SEO](/systems/seo)
- [Data editor](/code/systems/data-editor): also holds [Collection](/business/nouns/collection)
- [Agreements](/systems/agreements): also holds [Party](/business/nouns/party)

## Example
A [Directory](/products/templates/directory) of accountants seeds 12,000 unclaimed profiles from public registries. One accountant claims hers by verifying her firm’s [Domain](/business/nouns/domain), adds her specialties, and buys featured placement in her city for $49 a month.