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Can you quickly check the trust score for their domain and let me know if it's safe, or if there are any red flags I should worry about?"},{"title":"Validate redirect links in emails","prompt":"I got an email with a link to reset my account password. Before I click it, can you verify that the domain is legitimate and has a good trust score? I want to make sure it's not a phishing attempt."},{"title":"Assess domain age and legitimacy","prompt":"I found this marketplace I want to use, but I've never heard of it before. Can you look up their domain—how old is it, who registered it, and is their overall trust tier something I should feel confident about?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a 0–100 numeric trust score, a categorical risk tier (TRUSTED, MODERATE, CAUTION, or HIGH_RISK), domain age, DNS records, and registrar details for the queried domain.","failureModes":["Domain not resolvable or invalid — may return low score or error","Unknown TLD or private domain — limited DNS data available","Very new domain with no history — may default to CAUTION or HIGH_RISK tier","Network timeout reaching DNS or WHOIS sources — returns error response","Malformed domain/URL input — validation error returned"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when an agent needs to quickly assess whether a domain or URL is safe to interact with before executing a transaction, visiting a link, or sharing sensitive data. Prefer this over general web search when you need a structured, machine-readable trust score with tier classification and DNS metadata rather than unstructured reputation information.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T06:40:50.500Z","isFirstParty":false}