# SCOFF questionnaire

SCOFF

Status: LIVE
Price: $0.005 USDC
`GET /api/calc/scoff`
HTML: https://magentlab.com/docs/scoff
Markdown: https://magentlab.com/docs/scoff.md

Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.

## What it computes

Sum the five Morgan 1999 SCOFF items and return whether two or more answers are affirmative.

## When to use

When an agent needs the published SCOFF point total and Morgan 1999 ≥2 screen and must not invent a diagnosis or interview the patient.

## When not to use

- Not a medical device and not a diagnosis of an eating disorder.
- magent does not interview the patient.
- The caller assigns each flag. magent does not interpret individual items.
- This is Morgan 1999 SCOFF only (screen-positive at two or more affirmative answers). magent does not apply later variants.

## Formula

```
SCOFF = make_yourself_sick + lost_control_over_eating + lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months + believe_fat_when_others_say_thin + food_dominates_life; each 1 if true; max 5
```

## Citation

[The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders](https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467)
Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH
BMJ. 1999;319(7223):1467-1468
DOI: [10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467](https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467)

## Worked example

### All items false

Given: `believe_fat_when_others_say_thin=false, food_dominates_life=false, lost_control_over_eating=false, lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months=false, make_yourself_sick=false`

1. score = 0
2. screen_positive false (threshold is ≥2)


### Sick and Control

Given: `believe_fat_when_others_say_thin=false, food_dominates_life=false, lost_control_over_eating=true, lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months=false, make_yourself_sick=true`

1. score = 2
2. screen_positive true


## Also searched as

- SCOFF questionnaire
- SCOFF eating disorder screen
- Morgan SCOFF
- sick control one stone fat food
- SCOFF score
- eating disorder SCOFF

## Parameters

- `make_yourself_sick` (boolean, required): Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full? (Morgan 1999). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient.
- `lost_control_over_eating` (boolean, required): Do you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat? (Morgan 1999). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient.
- `lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months` (boolean, required): Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lb) in a 3-month period? (Morgan 1999). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient.
- `believe_fat_when_others_say_thin` (boolean, required): Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin? (Morgan 1999). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient.
- `food_dominates_life` (boolean, required): Would you say that Food dominates your life? (Morgan 1999). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient.

## Bulk (POST)

POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.

Method: `POST /api/calc/scoff`
Max items: 25
Price: unit_amount + extra_item_amount * (n - 1) (unit 5000 atomic, extra 2000 atomic)
Status: PREVIEW

- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.

Example request:

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "believe_fat_when_others_say_thin": "false",
      "food_dominates_life": "false",
      "lost_control_over_eating": "false",
      "lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months": "false",
      "make_yourself_sick": "false"
    },
    {
      "believe_fat_when_others_say_thin": "false",
      "food_dominates_life": "false",
      "lost_control_over_eating": "false",
      "lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months": "false",
      "make_yourself_sick": "false"
    }
  ]
}
```

Human paywall (two-item fixture): https://api.magentlab.com/paywall/bulk/scoff

Example 200:

```json
{
  "count": 2,
  "path": "/api/calc/scoff",
  "items": [
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "make_yourself_sick",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "lost_control_over_eating",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "believe_fat_when_others_say_thin",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "food_dominates_life",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH",
        "doi": "10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467",
        "id": "morgan-1999",
        "pmid": "10582927",
        "source": "BMJ. 1999;319(7223):1467-1468",
        "title": "The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders"
      },
      "formula": "scoff",
      "formula_expression": "SCOFF = make_yourself_sick + lost_control_over_eating + lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months + believe_fat_when_others_say_thin + food_dominates_life; each 1 if true; max 5",
      "max_score": 5,
      "score": 0,
      "screen_positive": false
    },
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "make_yourself_sick",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "lost_control_over_eating",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "believe_fat_when_others_say_thin",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "food_dominates_life",
          "points": 0,
          "present": false
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH",
        "doi": "10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467",
        "id": "morgan-1999",
        "pmid": "10582927",
        "source": "BMJ. 1999;319(7223):1467-1468",
        "title": "The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders"
      },
      "formula": "scoff",
      "formula_expression": "SCOFF = make_yourself_sick + lost_control_over_eating + lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months + believe_fat_when_others_say_thin + food_dominates_life; each 1 if true; max 5",
      "max_score": 5,
      "score": 0,
      "screen_positive": false
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response fields

- `formula` (string): scoff
- `formula_expression` (string): Exact expression used
- `score` (integer): SCOFF points 0-5
- `max_score` (integer): 5
- `screen_positive` (boolean): true iff score ≥ 2 (Morgan 1999: two or more affirmative answers). Not a diagnosis.
- `components` (array): Per-item points
- `citation` (object): Morgan BMJ 1999 citation
- `disclaimer` (string): Not-a-device notice

## Example JSON

Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.

```json
{
  "components": [
    {
      "factor": "make_yourself_sick",
      "points": 0,
      "present": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "lost_control_over_eating",
      "points": 0,
      "present": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months",
      "points": 0,
      "present": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "believe_fat_when_others_say_thin",
      "points": 0,
      "present": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "food_dominates_life",
      "points": 0,
      "present": false
    }
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
  "citation": {
    "authors": "Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH",
    "doi": "10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467",
    "id": "morgan-1999",
    "pmid": "10582927",
    "source": "BMJ. 1999;319(7223):1467-1468",
    "title": "The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders"
  },
  "formula": "scoff",
  "formula_expression": "SCOFF = make_yourself_sick + lost_control_over_eating + lost_more_than_one_stone_3_months + believe_fat_when_others_say_thin + food_dominates_life; each 1 if true; max 5",
  "max_score": 5,
  "score": 0,
  "screen_positive": false
}
```

## Errors

- HTTP 400 `invalid_flag`: boolean clinical flags must be true or false Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_items`: POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item_count`: items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item`: each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged.

Shared HTTP 402 and 503: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

## Related tools

- [CAGE](https://magentlab.com/docs/cage) — Sum the four Ewing 1984 CAGE items and return whether two or more answers are affirmative.
- [AUDIT-C](https://magentlab.com/docs/audit-c) — Sum three caller-assigned Bush 1998 AUDIT-C integers (0-4) and return this paper's ≥3 and ≥4 screens.
- [PHQ-9](https://magentlab.com/docs/phq-9) — Sum nine caller-assigned Kroenke 2001 PHQ-9 integers (0-3) and return the published total (max 27), severity cutpoints, and ≥10 screen.

## Payment

Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s.

- GET the tool with Accept: application/json (do not send Accept: text/html unless you want the human paywall).
- HTTP 402 means you have not paid. Decode the base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote.
- Sign accepts[0] (exact, EIP-3009) with validBefore = now + maxTimeoutSeconds (600 seconds), or accepts[1] (batch-settlement deposit/voucher) on product GET. Ping and POST {items} stay exact. Magent retries transient facilitator 429/5xx before answering.
- Retry the same URL with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (base64 JSON of accepted and payload). Magent attaches canonical extensions.bazaar on CDP verify/settle; echoing 402 bazaar is optional.
- Success is HTTP 200 JSON plus PAYMENT-RESPONSE. exact settles before the tool. batch-settlement verifies (and deposit-settles) before the tool and commits the charge after HTTP 2xx. HTTP 503: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Mint a new exact nonce only after a new HTTP 402.

- offered `exact` on eip155:8453: Fixed-price USDC on Base. The buyer authorizes the advertised amount (EIP-3009). magent settles before the tool runs (paymentFlow upfront). extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=upfront.
- offered `batch-settlement` on eip155:8453: Payment-channel vouchers claimed later in batches. Exact stays accepts[0]. Same-path POST {items} is still exact. extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=authorization.

- not offered `upto`: Not offered. Usage-based: buyer authorizes a ceiling, seller settles the actual amount after work. Reserved for a future metered tool. Not for current calculators or code search.

Same-path POST {items} is still scheme exact: one EIP-3009 authorization for GET unit plus $0.002 per extra item. That is not x402 batch-settlement (payment channels / vouchers).

Shared HTTP 402 and 503 table: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

Stdio MCP (one process per host): https://magentlab.com/docs/mcp

## Guarantees

- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged. HTTP 402 never includes the tool JSON.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.
