# HomePulse Contractor Vetting Guide

> HomePulse Contractor Vetting Guide is a paid API for AI agents from homepulse-seven.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns licensing and insurance requirements, red flags to watch for, and a contract checklist for vetting contractors by trade type.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://homepulse-seven.vercel.app/api/home/contractor
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/homepulse-contractor-vetting-guide-c1d4f672
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_vzlnVRDtwTrqFdS8gaMAz

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability homepulse-contractor-vetting-guide-c1d4f672
```

Example prompt: I need to hire a general contractor for a full kitchen remodel — can you pull up the licensing and insurance requirements I should check, the red flags to watch out for, and a contract checklist so I know what I'm signing?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a homeowner or renovation agent needs to guide a user through safely hiring a contractor for a specific trade — especially when the user is unfamiliar with industry standards, wants to avoid scams, or needs a pre-hire checklist. Prefer over a generic web search when structured, actionable vetting criteria are needed.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported or unrecognized trade type returns empty or generic results
- Missing trade parameter may result in a 400 bad request
- Service unavailable or Vercel cold-start timeout returns 5xx error
- Response may not reflect jurisdiction-specific licensing laws accurately

## How this service works

How to vet and hire a contractor: licensing and insurance checks, contractor red flags, and a contract checklist by trade (roofing, electrical, general contractor, and more). For homeowner and renovation agents. Returns license/registration-board lookup guidance, insurance requirements, payment-schedule guidance, and red flags, localized by location and country/jurisdiction when provided.

## Output

A structured guide covering: required licenses and certifications for the specified trade, mandatory insurance types (e.g. liability, workers' comp), warning signs of an unqualified or fraudulent contractor, and a checklist of key clauses and items to verify in the contract before signing.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "trade"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "zip": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Legacy alias for location (ZIP/postal code)"
      },
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response language (default en)"
      },
      "trade": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Trade (plumber, electrician, roofer, etc.)"
      },
      "country": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Country/jurisdiction (e.g. US, UK, CA, DE, AU) — determines the correct licensing authority"
      },
      "location": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Postal code or city (e.g. 90210, M5V 2T6, SW1A, Berlin)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/homepulse-contractor-vetting-guide-c1d4f672/health.json
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