Beacon Chores

Beacon Chores

Overview

Chores are tasks assigned to family members with optional dollar payouts. Members earn streaks for consecutive days of completion, and earnings are tracked on a leaderboard.

Creating a Chore

Use beacon_create_chore with:

• name (required) — e.g., "Make bed", "Feed the dog"
• assigned_to — array of member names (case-insensitive fuzzy match)
• frequency — daily (default), weekly, or once
• value_cents — payout in cents (e.g., 100 = $1.00)
• icon — emoji (default: 🧹)

Example

Create a chore:
  name: "Walk the dog"
  assigned_to: ["Lennon", "Elliott"]
  frequency: daily
  value_cents: 100
  icon: 🐕

Completing a Chore

Use beacon_manage_chore with action: "complete", chore_name, and member_name.

Completions are timestamped. Each member completes independently — one person completing doesn't affect others.

Chore Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Auto-generated unique ID
name	string	Display name
assigned_to	string[]	Member IDs
frequency	string	daily, weekly, or once
value_cents	number	Payout value in cents
icon	string	Emoji icon

Querying

• beacon_list_chores — Returns all chores with assigned_to_names and completed_today_by arrays
• Always call beacon_list_family_members first if you need to resolve member names

Tips

• Member names are case-insensitive — "lennon", "Lennon", "LENNON" all work
• Deleting a chore also removes all its completion history
• The value_cents field is in cents, not dollars (50 = $0.50, 100 = $1.00)