diff --git a/packages/social/ugig/src/index.test.ts b/packages/social/ugig/src/index.test.ts
index 6433f9b6..2dcce184 100644
--- a/packages/social/ugig/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/social/ugig/src/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-import { fakeConnectContext, smokeTest } from '@profullstack/sh1pt-core/testing';
+import { contractTestSocial, fakeConnectContext } from '@profullstack/sh1pt-core/testing';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import adapter from './index.js';
 
-smokeTest(adapter, { idPrefix: 'social' });
+contractTestSocial(adapter, {
+  sampleConfig: { defaultSkills: ['Research'] },
+  samplePost: {
+    title: 'Research one public technical question',
+    body: 'I will answer one bounded public technical question with primary sources and explicit confidence labels.',
+  },
+  requiredSecrets: ['UGIG_TOKEN'],
+});
 
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.restoreAllMocks();
@@ -27,4 +34,117 @@ describe('social-ugig adapter', () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it('creates a for-hire listing with the current GigInput fields', async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue(new Response(JSON.stringify({
+      gig: { id: 'gig-123' },
+    }), { status: 201, headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } }));
+    const ctx = {
+      ...fakeConnectContext({ UGIG_TOKEN: 'test-token' }),
+      dryRun: false,
+    };
+
+    const result = await adapter.post(ctx as any, {
+      title: 'Review one TypeScript script for bugs',
+      body: 'I will review one public TypeScript script and return exact file and line findings with a corrected patch.',
+      hashtags: ['ignored-when-default-skills-exist'],
+      link: 'https://github.com/example/repository/pull/1',
+    }, {
+      defaultCategory: 'Development',
+      defaultSkills: ['TypeScript', 'Code Review'],
+      defaultAiTools: ['Codex'],
+      defaultPriceCents: 2500,
+      paymentCoin: 'USDC',
+      duration: '6 hours',
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      id: 'gig-123',
+      url: 'https://ugig.net/gigs/gig-123',
+      platform: 'ugig',
+      publishedAt: expect.any(String),
+    });
+    const [url, init] = fetchMock.mock.calls[0]!;
+    expect(url).toBe('https://ugig.net/api/gigs');
+    expect((init as RequestInit).method).toBe('POST');
+    expect((init as RequestInit).headers).toMatchObject({
+      Authorization: 'Bearer test-token',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    });
+    expect(JSON.parse(String((init as RequestInit).body))).toEqual({
+      listing_type: 'for_hire',
+      title: 'Review one TypeScript script for bugs',
+      description: 'I will review one public TypeScript script and return exact file and line findings with a corrected patch.\n\nhttps://github.com/example/repository/pull/1',
+      category: 'Development',
+      skills_required: ['TypeScript', 'Code Review'],
+      ai_tools_preferred: ['Codex'],
+      budget_type: 'fixed',
+      budget_min: 25,
+      budget_max: 25,
+      payment_coin: 'USDC',
+      duration: '6 hours',
+      location_type: 'remote',
+      status: 'active',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses hashtags as required skills and omits a negotiable price', async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue(new Response(JSON.stringify({
+      id: 'gig-456',
+    }), { status: 201, headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } }));
+    const ctx = {
+      ...fakeConnectContext({ UGIG_TOKEN: 'test-token' }),
+      dryRun: false,
+    };
+
+    await adapter.post(ctx as any, {
+      title: 'Research one public technical question',
+      body: 'I will answer one bounded public technical question with authoritative sources and a concise conclusion.',
+      hashtags: ['#research', 'source-verification'],
+    }, { listingType: 'hiring' });
+
+    const payload = JSON.parse(String((fetchMock.mock.calls[0]?.[1] as RequestInit).body));
+    expect(payload.listing_type).toBe('hiring');
+    expect(payload.skills_required).toEqual(['research', 'source-verification']);
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('price_cents');
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('budget_min');
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('budget_max');
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('content');
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('tags');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects values below the current uGig minimums before calling the API', async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch');
+    const ctx = {
+      ...fakeConnectContext({ UGIG_TOKEN: 'test-token' }),
+      dryRun: false,
+    };
+
+    await expect(adapter.post(ctx as any, {
+      title: 'Too short',
+      body: 'This description is long enough to isolate the title validation branch for this regression test.',
+    }, {})).rejects.toThrow('title must be at least 10 characters');
+
+    await expect(adapter.post(ctx as any, {
+      title: 'A valid listing title',
+      body: 'Too short',
+    }, {})).rejects.toThrow('description must be at least 50 characters');
+    expect(fetchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('redacts the bearer token from API errors', async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue(new Response(
+      'validation failed for bearer test-token',
+      { status: 400 },
+    ));
+    const ctx = {
+      ...fakeConnectContext({ UGIG_TOKEN: 'test-token' }),
+      dryRun: false,
+    };
+
+    await expect(adapter.post(ctx as any, {
+      title: 'A valid listing title',
+      body: 'This description is intentionally longer than fifty characters so the request reaches the mocked API.',
+    }, {})).rejects.toThrow('validation failed for bearer [redacted]');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/social/ugig/src/index.ts b/packages/social/ugig/src/index.ts
index 9763753c..8d468c65 100644
--- a/packages/social/ugig/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/social/ugig/src/index.ts
@@ -21,14 +21,24 @@ interface Config {
   username?: string;
   /** Default price in cents for gigs (0 = negotiate). */
   defaultPriceCents?: number;
-  /** Default category for gigs: 'research'|'content-writing'|'seo'|'technical-documentation'|'data-analysis'|'code-review'|'other' */
+  /** Default category for gigs (for example 'Development' or 'Research'). */
   defaultCategory?: string;
+  /** Skills sent to uGig when a post has no hashtags. At least one is required. */
+  defaultSkills?: string[];
+  /** Optional preferred AI tools advertised on the listing. */
+  defaultAiTools?: string[];
+  /** Whether this account is hiring or offering its own services. */
+  listingType?: 'hiring' | 'for_hire';
+  /** Fixed-price settlement coin. */
+  paymentCoin?: 'SOL' | 'ETH' | 'USDC' | 'USDT' | 'POL';
+  /** Optional delivery window shown on the listing. */
+  duration?: string;
 }
 
 export default defineSocial<Config>({
   id: 'social-ugig',
-  label: 'uGig (Prompts Marketplace)',
-  requires: { maxBodyChars: 10_000, maxHashtags: 10, hashtagsInBody: false },
+  label: 'uGig (AI Gig Marketplace)',
+  requires: { maxBodyChars: 5_000, maxHashtags: 10, hashtagsInBody: false },
 
   async connect(ctx, config) {
     const token = ctx.secret('UGIG_TOKEN');
@@ -49,24 +59,41 @@ export default defineSocial<Config>({
     const token = ctx.secret('UGIG_TOKEN');
     if (!token) throw new Error('UGIG_TOKEN not in vault');
 
-    const title = post.title ?? post.body.slice(0, 80).replace(/\n/g, ' ');
-    const tags = (post.hashtags ?? []).slice(0, 10);
-    const category = config.defaultCategory ?? 'research';
+    const title = (post.title ?? post.body.slice(0, 80).replace(/\n/g, ' ')).trim().slice(0, 100);
+    const description = (post.link ? `${post.body}\n\n${post.link}` : post.body).trim().slice(0, 5_000);
+    const tags = (post.hashtags ?? []).map((tag) => tag.replace(/^#/, '').trim()).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 10);
+    const category = config.defaultCategory ?? 'Research';
+    const skills = (config.defaultSkills?.length ? config.defaultSkills : tags.length ? tags : [category])
+      .map((skill) => skill.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .slice(0, 10);
     const priceCents = config.defaultPriceCents ?? 0;
 
-    ctx.log(`ugig gig · "${title}" · ${post.body.length} chars · ${tags.length} tags`);
+    if (title.length < 10) throw new Error('uGig gig title must be at least 10 characters');
+    if (description.length < 50) throw new Error('uGig gig description must be at least 50 characters');
+    if (skills.length === 0) throw new Error('uGig requires at least one skill');
+
+    ctx.log(`ugig gig · "${title}" · ${description.length} chars · ${skills.length} skills`);
 
     if (ctx.dryRun) {
       return { id: 'dry-run', url: 'https://ugig.net/gigs', platform: 'ugig', publishedAt: new Date().toISOString() };
     }
 
     const payload: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      listing_type: config.listingType ?? 'for_hire',
       title,
-      description: post.body.slice(0, 300),
-      content: post.link ? `${post.body}\n\n${post.link}` : post.body,
+      description,
       category,
-      tags,
-      price_cents: priceCents,
+      skills_required: skills,
+      ai_tools_preferred: (config.defaultAiTools ?? []).map((tool) => tool.trim()).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 10),
+      budget_type: 'fixed',
+      ...(priceCents > 0 ? {
+        budget_min: Number((priceCents / 100).toFixed(2)),
+        budget_max: Number((priceCents / 100).toFixed(2)),
+      } : {}),
+      ...(config.paymentCoin ? { payment_coin: config.paymentCoin } : {}),
+      ...(config.duration ? { duration: config.duration } : {}),
+      location_type: 'remote',
       status: 'active',
     };
 
@@ -80,7 +107,7 @@ export default defineSocial<Config>({
     });
 
     if (!res.ok) {
-      const err = await res.text();
+      const err = (await res.text()).replaceAll(token, '[redacted]');
       throw new Error(`ugig post failed: HTTP ${res.status} — ${err}`);
     }
 
@@ -103,7 +130,7 @@ export default defineSocial<Config>({
       'Obtain Bearer token: POST https://ugig.net/api/auth/login body={"email":"…","password":"…"}',
       'Copy access_token from the JSON response',
       'Store it as UGIG_TOKEN in your sh1pt secrets vault',
-      'Optionally set defaultCategory (research|content-writing|seo|technical-documentation|other) and defaultPriceCents in config',
+      'Optionally set defaultCategory, defaultSkills, defaultPriceCents, paymentCoin, duration, and listingType in config',
     ],
   }),
 });