How it works

From raw signal to won contract — with the risk engineered out.

Two simple journeys sit on top of one serious piece of infrastructure. Here’s exactly what happens when you post a job, and what happens when a trade wins it.

For homeowners & business

  1. 1Post your job — free. Describe the work. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.
  2. 2Get matched. Verified, insured trades within 50 miles are alerted and quote on merit.
  3. 3Fund a milestone. Money goes into escrow — held safely, not paid out yet.
  4. 4Approve & release. Happy with the stage? Release the funds. Not happy? Raise a dispute.
Post a job free

For tradespeople

  1. 1Get verified. Pass identity, financial (Stripe Connect KYC) and insurance checks once.
  2. 2Set your targeting. Pick up to 3 trades and 5 work categories so only the right leads land.
  3. 3Unlock real demand. Spend ACUs to reveal the decision-maker on in-territory, verified leads.
  4. 4Get paid through escrow. Deliver the milestone, get it approved, get paid — no chasing.
Join the grid

The SignalCore grid: 7 stages

Every lead on AxionOS is processed by our demand-intelligence engine before a single trade sees it. Nothing reaches the marketplace until it’s structured, scored and verified.

01
Intake
Construction signals arrive from operator-configured and publicly published sources.
02
Extraction
AI structures each signal into a clean lead — scope, value band, location, contact.
03
Classification
Leads are graded hot, warm, planning, public-sector or reactivation.
04
Enrichment
Decision-maker, planning references and project context are appended.
05
Verification
Confidence is scored; only leads that clear the bar reach the marketplace.
06
Packaging
Each lead is priced in ACUs and gated to a 50-mile operating radius.
07
Engagement
Matched trades are alerted instantly and can unlock the decision-maker.

How escrow protects everyone

Escrow is the heart of AxionOS. When a homeowner funds a milestone, the money is held securely and is only released when they approve the completed stage. The trade knows the funds are committed before they start; the client knows they never pay for work they haven’t seen.

Payments are processed by our regulated payment partner, Stripe. Full mechanics — funding, release, refunds and what happens in a dispute — are in the Escrow & Payments Policy, and there’s a plain-English walkthrough on the blog.

ACUs — the credit that unlocks demand

Trades use ACUs (AxionOS Credit Units, £1 = 100 ACU) to unlock the decision-maker behind a verified lead. You only ever spend credits on real, in-radius demand matched to your trades — never on a list of cold contacts. Read the ACU guide.

Authority ranking (Rule 14)

Trust is earned and measured. Your reputation score rises with verified, completed work and good reviews — and a higher authority tier unlocks higher-value demand and a head start on new leads. It’s a meritocracy: deliver, and the grid rewards you.

The whole point, in one line
Marketplaces sell you a lead and disappear. AxionOS verifies the people, holds the money, and only lets it move when the work is done.