# Locus: Property Scan

> Locus: Property Scan is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scans local public records and parcel rules for a given address or coordinates, reporting answered and open due-diligence questions plus what to verify next.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-landslide-diligence
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-property-scan-538fe1f6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_gWjRKlSUYYfOTlpE23nxT

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-property-scan-538fe1f6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a Locus property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL and tell me which public-record questions are already answered, which ones are still open, and what I should verify next?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost ($0.05) pre-decision scan of public records and parcel hazard rules for a specific property — especially when checking landslide history, susceptibility status, and identifying what due-diligence questions remain open before a real estate transaction. It is ideal for initial screening rather than exhaustive title search. Prefer it over manual record lookups or full due-diligence bundles when you want a quick structured checklist of answered vs. open questions.

## Known failure modes

- Address not found or too vague — returns empty inventory and unanswered questions with caveats
- No official susceptibility data published for the jurisdiction — susceptibilityState reflects unavailability
- Coordinates outside supported coverage area — response notes no matching parcel records
- Search radius too small or too large (outside 100–10000 m) — request rejected with validation error
- Payment not provided or insufficient — HTTP 402 response requiring x402 payment of $0.05 USDC

## How this service works

Resolve one US property point, keep documented USGS inventory history separate from the source-native n10 90-meter susceptibility value, and return cited unanswered questions and professional follow-up. No probability, property safety label, or engineering conclusion. Charge-free unless both national components answer. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a 'kind' field identifying the report type, a 'historyState' indicating whether landslide history records were found, a 'susceptibilityState' with the official published susceptibility value, arrays of 'inventoryRecords', 'unansweredQuestions', 'verifyNext' action items, and 'caveats' about data coverage or limitations.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 240,
   "minLength": 5
  },
  "latitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 90,
   "minimum": -90
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 180,
   "minimum": -180
  },
  "searchRadiusMeters": {
   "type": "integer",
   "default": 1000,
   "maximum": 10000,
   "minimum": 100
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "kind": "landslide_diligence",
  "caveats": [
   "Example artifact; not live data."
  ],
  "verifyNext": [],
  "historyState": "checked_no_inventory_match",
  "inventoryRecords": [],
  "susceptibilityState": "official_value_published",
  "unansweredQuestions": []
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-property-scan-538fe1f6/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)