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Locus: U.S. Address Public Records & Policy Brief
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Locus: U.S. Address Public Records & Policy Brief is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.07/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-09).
Returns tax, zoning, flood, permits, recorded sales, development, and legislative signals for any U.S. address, each cited to its government source.
Price / call$0.07
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Property bill and ordinance analysis for agents. Accepts address, ZIP, city, or county, then resolves governing jurisdictions for bills, agendas, ordinances, zoning, tax, fee, bond, housing, and permit-change artifacts. Never legal advice, political advice, or forecasts. npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Output
A structured JSON 'local_policy_brief' object containing up to 12 government-sourced signals covering tax assessments, zoning classification, flood zone status, building permits, recorded sales history, nearby development activity, and relevant local legislation — each signal attributed to its official government source, for the specified U.S. address.
Example use cases
Commercial site selection for retail expansion
“I'm scouting locations for a new coffee shop franchise and need to check 845 Market Street, San Francisco CA. Pull the property scan to see zoning restrictions, current tax assessments, any recent permits, flood risk, and nearby development projects — I want to make sure the location is zoned for food service and understand the tax burden before I commit to a lease.”
Rental unit inspection before signing lease
“I found an apartment at 206 Oak Avenue, Portland OR and the landlord wants an answer fast. Can you run a property scan for me? I need to know if there are any outstanding code violations, recent permits pulled, flood zone status, and what the neighborhood's development plans look like — basically anything from public records that might affect my living situation or resale value later.”
Estate planning and inheritance property assessment
“My uncle just passed and left me a house at 1223 Elm Drive, Nashville TN. Before I decide whether to keep, rent, or sell it, pull a complete property brief with tax records, zoning info, any pending permits or development, flood risk, and recent comparable sales. I need the government sources cited so my accountant and realtor can review it properly.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.locus.report/api/locus-local-policy-brief?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need government-sourced property intelligence (zoning, tax, flood, permits, sales, development, legislation) for a specific U.S. address in a single call, with every data point cited to its official source. Prefer this over generic real estate APIs when citation provenance and public-record specificity matter, or when the use case maps to renter/homebuyer due diligence, small business siting, or community research.
Side effects
- Unrecognized or ambiguous place string returns an error or empty signals array
- Invalid intent enum value causes a validation error
- maxSignals out of range (below 1 or above 12) causes a validation error
- Address in a jurisdiction with limited government data coverage returns few or no signals
- Payment failure (402) if x402 USDC payment is not properly included
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| place | string | |
| intent | string | |
| context | string | |
| followUp | string | |
| maxSignals | integer | |
| lookbackMonths | integer |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"kind": "local_policy_brief",
"place": "Raleigh, NC",
"caveats": [
"Example artifact; not live data."
],
"signals": []
}
}Tags
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