# Locus Free Early Property Scan

> Locus Free Early Property Scan is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.07/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scans local records, parcel rules, and risk signals for a US address or ZIP code to surface factors that may affect property use, cost, development plans, or future value.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-data-center-watch
- Price: $0.07/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-free-early-property-scan-c1b58266
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lUUKQp1WlSLPpd_eL9JBY

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-free-early-property-scan-c1b58266 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a Locus property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL 62704 and tell me about any zoning rules, local records, or risk signals that might affect its use or value?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs a quick, low-cost early-stage property intelligence scan on a US address or ZIP code — especially useful before deeper due diligence, when assessing zoning constraints, local regulatory risk, or factors that could affect property value or development plans.

## Known failure modes

- Address not found or not resolvable to a parcel — returns empty records array
- Invalid or missing address/ZIP input — likely returns a validation error
- Non-US address provided — not supported, may return empty or error
- Service unavailability — HTTP 5xx or timeout
- Payment failure via x402 — request not processed

## How this service works

Data-center / compute-campus / crypto-mining awareness records for one US place. Combines structured official datasets (development/permit/capital cases, keyword-filtered) with an official-source web-search backup over agendas, GIS, utility/water, and ordinance records, plus representative contacts. Every record cites a source URL; news/social are unverified leads. Awareness only; a miss returns a free charge-suppressed diagnostic. npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.

## Output

A JSON report containing an ID, generation timestamp, any associated caveats, and an array of records covering local parcel data, zoning/land-use rules, and risk signals relevant to the queried address or ZIP code.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "state": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2,
   "minLength": 2
  },
  "county": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 60,
   "minLength": 3
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 200,
   "minLength": 5
  },
  "latitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 90,
   "minimum": -90
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 180,
   "minimum": -180
  },
  "municipality": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 80,
   "minLength": 2
  },
  "includeRepresentatives": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "id": "locus_example",
  "caveats": [
   "Example artifact; not live data."
  ],
  "records": [],
  "generatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-free-early-property-scan-c1b58266/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)