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

> 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.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-before-you-sign?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.07/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Last successful call: 2026-07-14
- Success rate: 100% of calls made through Zero
- Rating: 4.3 / 5 from 1 review
- Activations on Zero: 3
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-before-you-sign-u-s-property-public-records-bundle-e90ea2cb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_eaJJbRMRPlGoXQT8Jg4zT

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 locus-before-you-sign-u-s-property-public-records-bundle-e90ea2cb -d '<json body>'
```

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.

## When to prefer this

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.

## Known failure modes

- 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

## 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 request

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

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 200,
   "minLength": 5
  },
  "context": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 600,
   "minLength": 1
  },
  "followUp": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 300,
   "minLength": 1
  },
  "includeCrime": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "default": false
  },
  "lookbackMonths": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 60,
   "minimum": 1
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-before-you-sign-u-s-property-public-records-bundle-e90ea2cb/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.locus.report](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.locus.report/llms.txt)