# offer (1-offer.org)

An offer is something someone puts forward for another person to accept or refuse. It can be a price for a car, a job, a helping hand, or a cup of coffee. The person making it expects a yes or no.

## What a model may hear
- SDP session description (WebRTC and real-time media): Treat it as a structured message that negotiates audio, video, or data channels between browsers
- contract or promise object (programming and law tech): Parse it as a binding proposal with terms, conditions, and acceptance logic
- auction bid (e-commerce and ad tech): Interpret it as a programmatic bid in a real-time auction for ads or goods
- network protocol handshake (distributed systems): Expect it to initiate a two-phase commit or consensus round

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "I got an offer I want to think about"
  Means: Someone proposed something and the person needs time
  May be taken as: The model may ask for the SDP payload or RTCPeerConnection state
  Say instead: "Someone proposed a deal to me and I need time to decide"
- Says: "Make them an offer"
  Means: Propose terms to someone
  May be taken as: The model may generate WebRTC signaling code or a contract schema
  Say instead: "Draft a proposal with these terms for a person to consider"
- Says: "They keep making offers"
  Means: Repeated proposals in conversation or negotiation
  May be taken as: The model may log repeated SDP messages or bid attempts as errors
  Say instead: "They keep proposing new terms and I want to track them"

## Tips
- Say 'business offer' or 'job offer' to block technical readings
- Mention 'person', 'company', or 'salary' to anchor in human negotiation
- If you mean WebRTC, say 'SDP offer' explicitly
- Use 'proposal' instead when you want zero technical ambiguity
- Add 'no technology involved' if the model keeps drifting to protocols

## Often confused with
- bid: always competitive, not friendly
- proposal: more formal, less protocol-loaded
- promise: one-sided, no acceptance needed
- invitation: opens interaction, lacks terms
- answer: WebRTC counterpart to offer
- counteroffer: response to an offer, not the first move