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I want to know about any rent stabilization changes, zoning shifts, or new fees that could affect me as a renter."},{"title":"Small business site selection research","prompt":"I'm considering opening a café at 1200 Main Street, Austin, TX — run a small business siting policy brief for that address so I can see any recent permit changes, zoning ordinances, or fee adjustments passed in the last 24 months, up to 8 signals."},{"title":"Community organizer tracking local housing bills","prompt":"Can you get me a cited policy brief for Cook County, IL as a community organizer? I need the latest housing bills, bond measures, and ordinances from the last 36 months — give me the full 12 signals so I have comprehensive coverage."}],"resultDescription":"A structured, cited brief containing up to 12 local policy signals relevant to the specified place, including bills, ordinances, zoning changes, tax and fee adjustments, housing measures, bond items, and permit change artifacts. Each signal is sourced with citations. Results are scoped by lookback window and intent type.","failureModes":["Place string not resolvable to a known jurisdiction — returns error or empty signals","Lookback window too short to find meaningful activity in low-signal jurisdictions","Intent enum value not provided — may return less targeted results","Place outside the US — endpoint is US-focused","Rate limit or payment failure via x402 — 402 response requiring payment","Ambiguous city/county name matches multiple jurisdictions — may return broad or incorrect scope"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when an agent needs cited, structured local government policy intelligence (ordinances, zoning, taxes, permits, housing bills) for a specific US place, scoped by intent (renter, homebuyer, small business, journalist/organizer). 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