Locus Before You Sign — U.S. Property Public Records Bundle

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Locus Before You Sign — U.S. Property Public Records Bundle is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.07/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11, last successful call 2026-07-14).

Returns tax, zoning, flood, permits, recorded sales, development activity, and legislation for any U.S. address, each line cited to its government source, with optional change monitoring.

Price / call$0.07

Seller volume →—

Success100%

StatusUnknown

How this service works

Use after locus_lane_availability says this call has substance here. Pre-decision due-diligence bundle for one street address (parcel, local-change, and bill/ordinance analysis). After x402 settlement or seller-escrow, parcelFacts may include the assessor owner-of-record name for the same exact parcel (cited, not a contact); optional context only frames the output. Not inspection, appraisal, valuation, screening, or legal advice. npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.

Output

A JSON bundle ('before_you_sign_bundle') containing government-sourced data across tax, zoning, flood, permits, recorded sales, development activity, and legislation for the queried address. Each data point is cited to its original government source. Includes caveats about data coverage and optionally crime context. Can be saved to trigger alerts when new filings appear.

Example use cases

Example prompt

“Before I sign this lease, pull all the public records for 214 W 9th St, Austin, TX 78701 — tax history, zoning, flood zone, permits, recorded sales, anything on file — I'm doing renter due diligence and want every source cited.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://api.locus.report/api/locus-before-you-sign?utm_source=zero.xyz

When to prefer

Use this endpoint when an agent needs comprehensive, government-cited property intelligence for a specific U.S. address — especially for pre-lease, pre-purchase, or business-siting decisions. Prefer over generic search or real-estate APIs when source citation and legal/regulatory coverage (zoning, flood, permits, legislation) are required, not just listing price or valuation estimates.

Side effects

Address not found or unrecognizable — returns empty components array with caveats
Non-U.S. address provided — rejected or returns no data
Payment not completed (x402) — 402 Payment Required response before data is returned
Invalid intent enum value — request rejected with validation error
Data not available for that jurisdiction — partial bundle with caveats noting gaps

Input

{
  "intent": "homebuyer_due_diligence",
  "address": "123 Main Street, Springfield, IL 62701",
  "includeCrime": false
}

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
address	string
context	string
followUp	string
includeCrime	boolean
lookbackMonths	integer

Output

{
  "kind": "coverage_diagnostic",
  "place": {
    "input": "123 Main Street, Springfield, IL 62701",
    "coverageStatus": "unsupported"
  },
  "intent": "homebuyer_due_diligence",
  "caveats": [
    "No trends were computed. This is a free coverage diagnostic, not a brief."
  ],
  "charged": false,
  "message": "This place is outside Locus's supported local-context coverage. No charge was made. Use the free lane-availability or coverage tools to see the current source-card coverage before paying.",
  "preflight": {
    "url": "https://api.locus.report/tools/call",
    "note": "Check coverage for free before any paid call: POST locus_coverage_check to this URL.",
    "tool": "locus_coverage_check"
  },
  "requestCoverage": {
    "note": "Want this place covered? Call the free locus_request_coverage tool - expansion follows demand.",
    "tool": "locus_request_coverage",
    "endpoint": "POST /tools/call"
  },
  "whatWeWouldNeed": [
    "A verified ArcGIS FeatureServer or Socrata source for permits, service requests, and code cases in this jurisdiction."
  ],
  "candidateSources": []
}

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "kind": "before_you_sign_bundle",
    "address": "1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601",
    "caveats": [
      "Example artifact; not live data."
    ],
    "components": []
  }
}

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