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I need the verdict and evidence source."},{"title":"Bulk readiness audit for partner sites","prompt":"Check https://newsmedia-partner.com to see if its about or contact link is accessible and meets the standard threshold for agent-readable publisher pages — tell me if it passes and what the limitation is if it doesn't."},{"title":"Monitor about-link after site redesign","prompt":"Our site just went through a redesign at https://ourpublication.org — can you re-evaluate whether the about-link is still discoverable and machine-readable, and flag any action we need to take?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a structured verdict object containing the observation (what was found on the target), the threshold (the criterion being evaluated), a pass/fail verdict, the exact evidence source URL, any limitations of the passive check, and a mode-specific recommended action to remediate or confirm the finding. 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