MCP Tool · x402 · early usage

Single-family rebuild-cost proxy for buyer, owner and lender agents: Census Building Pe…

by api.locus.report · discovered, not yet claimed by its owner · updated 2026-10-01

30d calls3

30d payers1

MethodPOST

Outputjson

Mirrored from Coinbase's public x402 Bazaar. The description is the provider's own text and has not been reviewed here; the payment requirements are copied as published.

What it does

Single-family rebuild-cost proxy for buyer, owner and lender agents: Census Building Permits Survey value per unit, trended by the BLS construction-input PPI, as a $/sq ft range under a stated size, floored at FEMA $100. Returns the same records as locus_rebuild_cost_context. Use this when your client can only call paid x402 routes. Use locus_rebuild_cost_context instead when you can call Locus free tools (REST tools/call or MCP).

Tags: bazaar · builder-code · locus.freePreflight · offer-receipt

Call contract

Method: POST
Input: json
Output: json
Last paid call: 2026-10-01

Input example from Bazaar metadata

{
  "address": "1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601"
}

Output example

{
  "accessedAt": "2026-09-09T01:56:47.183Z",
  "assumedSqftRange": [
    1800,
    2600
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Insurers use licensed replacement-cost tools (for example Verisk 360Value) that price this specific structure; this proxy is a locality-level range for context only.",
    "Counties with few permits produce noisy figures; check singleFamilyUnits before relying on the range.",
    "Locus states no dwelling coverage amount and does not assess whether a policy is adequate."
  ],
  "constructionInputPpi": {
    "asOf": "2026-07-01",
    "latest": 344.861,
    "series": "WPUIP2311001 (BLS PPI, inputs to single-family residential construction)",
    "trendFactorSinceBpsYear": 1.068
  },
  "estimateBasis": "PROXY, not a replacement-cost estimate: county single-family permit valuation per unit (Census Building Permits Survey annual county file), trended by the BLS construction-input PPI, divided by an assumed 1,800 to 2,600 sq ft new-home size, floored at FEMA's $100/sq ft BCA default. Permit valuations are builder-declared and typically understate finished cost.",
  "geo": {
    "county": "Wake County",
    "countyFips": "37183",
    "state": "NC"
  },
  "kind": "rebuild_cost_context",
  "note": "Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.",
  "ok": true,
  "permits": {
    "reportedValuationUsd": 2382471290,
    "singleFamilyUnits": 8392,
    "valuationPerUnitUsd": 283898,
    "year": 2025
  },
  "point": {
    "latitude": 35.780418000003195,
    "longitude": -78.63910200000142
  },
  "proxyPerSqftUsd": {
    "high": 168,
    "low": 117
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual county file",
      "url": "https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt"
    },
    {
      "name": "BLS Producer Price Index via FRED, WPUIP2311001",
      "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPUIP2311001"
    },
    {
      "name": "FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis default building replacement value",
      "url": "https://www.fema.gov/grants/tools/benefit-cost-analysis"
    }
  ],
  "status": "ok",
  "verifyNext": [
    {
      "step": "Ask the insurer or agent for the replacement-cost estimate they rate on, and compare it with the parcel's heated area from locus_parcel_lookup.",
      "url": "https://api.locus.report/tools/list"
    }
  ]
}

Use with an agent

Discover. Agents find this listing with GET https://bazaar.saylorinnovations.com/discovery/search?query=…, the MCP tool search_resources, or /discovery/resources.
Inspect. Fetch /resources/51421.json for the price and payment options.
Pay. Call GET https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context. The provider answers 402 with its payment requirements. An x402 client signs one of the options below and retries with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
Execute. The provider returns 200 with the data. Agent Bazaar is not in the request path and never sees your payment.

For humans

You don't need an account or an API key; you need a wallet holding a small amount of USDC on Base, Solana, and an x402-capable client (see the examples below). Call the endpoint unpaid first to see exactly what it asks for.

Pricing & payment

Price: $0.01 / request
Protocol: x402 v2
Auth: No account or API key. Pay per request.
Networks: Base, Solana
Demand: 3 calls · 1 unique payers in 30d (public x402 Bazaar data)

x402 payment requirements

Scheme	Network	Asset	Amount	Pay to	Timeout
exact	Base eip155:8453	USDC	$0.01	0xF121fbeceC43e1B616D47285851c20d5fC64431b	60s
exact	Solana solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp	USDC	$0.01	FBVHMG5PTNW6sNd7uhZBsxhWkwJYRpgk34QcTgDpQdwV	60s

accepts[] (raw JSON)

[
  {
    "scheme": "exact",
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "payTo": "0xF121fbeceC43e1B616D47285851c20d5fC64431b",
    "asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "amount": "10000",
    "amountUsd": 0.01,
    "maxTimeoutSeconds": 60
  },
  {
    "scheme": "exact",
    "network": "solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp",
    "payTo": "FBVHMG5PTNW6sNd7uhZBsxhWkwJYRpgk34QcTgDpQdwV",
    "asset": "EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v",
    "amount": "10000",
    "amountUsd": 0.01,
    "maxTimeoutSeconds": 60
  }
]

Schemas

Output schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "example": {
      "type": "object"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Example shape — generated from the schema, not a captured live response

{
  "example": {},
  "type": "string"
}

Examples

curl

curl "https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context"
# -> 402 Payment Required, accepts[] lists how to pay
# retry with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (or PAYMENT header) once paid

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context");
if (res.status === 402) {
  const { accepts } = await res.json();
  // pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment header
}

Python

import httpx
res = httpx.get("https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context")
if res.status_code == 402:
    accepts = res.json()["accepts"]
    # pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment header

Details

Provider: api.locus.report
Endpoint: https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context
Machine-readable: /resources/51421.json