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    "summary": "Houzz is a home design and remodelling platform where homeowners browse photos and find, review and contact architects, designers and builders. Houzz Pro is its business software for those professionals.",
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    "authNotes": "A Houzz account on houzz.com or in the apps. Houzz Pro is a separate app for professionals. houzz.com/api answers \"Authentication Required. Please provide a valid token\" in XML, and no public documentation for it was found.",
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    "pricingNotes": "The Houzz app is free on the App Store. No price for homeowners or for Houzz Pro was found in the pages read. Shop Houzz purchases after 5 August 2025 are run by Cart.com Holdings 2, LLC under licence (https://www.houzz.com/termsOfUse, checked 14 October 2026).",
    "priceSummary": "Freemium",
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      "home.reviews"
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      "hosted",
      "official",
      "closed-source",
      "not-for-agents",
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      "android"
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          "effectiveWeight": 20,
          "score": 15,
          "points": 3,
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          "key": "performance",
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          "reason": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. Houzz has no public API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an agent, so the contract, description, typed-input, example and versioning lines score nothing (0 of 25, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15, 0 of 15). No llms.txt was found (www.houzz.com/llms.txt returns 404) (0). This is a statement about agent access, not about the service for people."
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          "key": "payments",
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          "effectiveWeight": 12.5,
          "score": 10,
          "points": 1.25,
          "reason": "Read with the hosted rule. No x402, MPP or L402 (0). No price published for homeowners or, in the pages read, for professionals (0). The app is free on the App Store, a free option we could not check beyond the download (10 of 20). A person signs up on the website or in the app (0)."
        },
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          "key": "tasks",
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          "effectiveWeight": 0,
          "pending": true,
          "points": 0,
          "reason": "Pending. Task success needs the category task suites run through each tool, which haven't run yet, so this run doesn't score it. Its weight is shared across the assessed categories until then. A data provider's data-quality score is published on its listing now and becomes half of this category when it's scored."
        },
        {
          "key": "maintenance",
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          "points": 4.72,
          "reason": "Read for a closed service. Houzz 26.10.2 on 1 October 2026 (30). Three iOS releases in the last 90 days, 13 August, 4 September and 1 October (20). No changelog. A help centre with a contact form, which we did not test (4 of 15). No MCP server or SDK (0). No package or CI to judge (0)."
        },
        {
          "key": "transparency",
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          "reason": "Closed service under terms naming Houzz Inc., with no date found (15). The privacy policy, also undated, describes AI and machine-learning personalisation and keeps data for as long as necessary, with no periods (12 of 30). No deprecation policy or dated notices found (2 of 20). Service providers by category only, with no names or regions (3 of 20)."
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        "date": "2026-10-14",
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        "confidence": "medium",
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          "ergonomics": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. Houzz has none, so context cost, pagination, errors, retries and defaults have nothing to score (0 on each line). This says nothing about the service for people.",
          "maintenance": "Read for a closed service. Houzz 26.10.2 on 1 October 2026 (30). Three iOS releases in the last 90 days, 13 August, 4 September and 1 October (20). No changelog. A help centre with a contact form, which we did not test (4 of 15). No MCP server or SDK (0). No package or CI to judge (0).",
          "payments": "Read with the hosted rule. No x402, MPP or L402 (0). No price published for homeowners or, in the pages read, for professionals (0). The app is free on the App Store, a free option we could not check beyond the download (10 of 20). A person signs up on the website or in the app (0).",
          "reliability": "Read with the hosted lines. No status page found, and status.houzz.com returns 404 (0). No readable incident history (5). No limits published, and no interface for an outside agent (0). No overload or retry guidance (0). No SLA (0). The service and its apps are generally available, not labelled beta (10).",
          "schema": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. Houzz has no public API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an agent, so the contract, description, typed-input, example and versioning lines score nothing (0 of 25, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15, 0 of 15). No llms.txt was found (www.houzz.com/llms.txt returns 404) (0). This is a statement about agent access, not about the service for people.",
          "security": "Graded on the interface an outside agent can use. With none for Houzz, the credential, least-privilege, injection and audit lines score nothing (0 of 30, 0 of 20, 0 of 15, 0 of 15). The security programme line doesn't need an interface and is scored. security.txt returns 404, and no disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification was found in the pages read (0 of 20).",
          "transparency": "Closed service under terms naming Houzz Inc., with no date found (15). The privacy policy, also undated, describes AI and machine-learning personalisation and keeps data for as long as necessary, with no periods (12 of 30). No deprecation policy or dated notices found (2 of 20). Service providers by category only, with no names or regions (3 of 20)."
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            "url": "https://www.houzz.com/termsOfUse",
            "seen": "2026-10-14"
          },
          {
            "what": "privacy policy",
            "url": "https://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy",
            "seen": "2026-10-14"
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            "seen": "2026-10-14"
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          {
            "what": "robots.txt",
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            "seen": "2026-10-14"
          },
          {
            "what": "App Store, Houzz",
            "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id399563465",
            "seen": "2026-10-14"
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          "What houzz.com/api serves and who can get a token",
          "Dates of the terms and privacy policy",
          "Houzz Pro prices"
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      "verdict": "Houzz is a large design and remodelling platform for finding and reviewing professionals, with iOS releases every few weeks. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. houzz.com/api asks for a token with no public documentation, and the terms forbid robots, scraping and AI training on its content.",
      "bestFor": "Homeowners researching design ideas and professionals themselves.",
      "strengths": [
        "Three iOS releases between 13 August and 1 October 2026",
        "Terms and privacy policy published in full on houzz.com",
        "Houzz Pro gives professionals separate business software"
      ],
      "weaknesses": [
        "No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call",
        "The terms forbid robots, scraping and training AI on platform content",
        "No status page, security.txt or dated terms found"
      ],
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        "Don't plan to call Houzz from another agent. Hand the search or contact to the person on houzz.com or in the Houzz app",
        "Don't fetch /proMatch/ or review-writing paths. robots.txt disallows them for Claude agents"
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          "grade": "F",
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          "pending": [
            "performance",
            "tasks"
          ],
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        "maintenance": 54,
        "payments": 10,
        "reliability": 15,
        "schema": 0,
        "security": 0,
        "transparency": 32
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      "tool": "https://letme.dev/houzz"
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      "Houzz says it has more than 3 million building, remodelling and design professionals and over 70 million homeowners and enthusiasts (https://www.houzz.com/aboutUs)",
      "The terms forbid data mining, robots, scraping or similar tools, and use of platform content to train AI without permission (https://www.houzz.com/termsOfUse)",
      "Since 5 August 2025 Shop Houzz is operated by Cart.com Holdings 2, LLC under licence from Houzz (https://www.houzz.com/termsOfUse)",
      "houzz.com/api returns an XML error asking for a valid token, with no public documentation found (https://www.houzz.com/api)",
      "robots.txt has a section for ClaudeBot and Claude-User that disallows paths such as /proMatch/* and /writeReview2/* but not the pages read"
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        "label": "Surface listed",
        "value": "The Houzz website and app for homeowners, read from houzz.com, the about page, terms of use, privacy policy, robots.txt and the App Store on 14 October 2026. No account was created."
      },
      {
        "label": "Outside agent access",
        "value": "None public. houzz.com/api requires a token, and no documentation or sign-up for it was found."
      },
      {
        "label": "Apps",
        "value": "Houzz 26.10.2 (1 October 2026) and Houzz Pro 26.10.13 (13 October 2026) on the App Store, both from Houzz Inc."
      },
      {
        "label": "Scale",
        "value": "More than 3 million professionals and over 70 million homeowners and enthusiasts, per Houzz"
      }
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      "legalEntity": "Houzz Inc.",
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      "domainRegistered": "2006-10-29",
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      "terms": "https://www.houzz.com/termsOfUse",
      "privacy": "https://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy",
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      "changelog": "",
      "securityTxt": "none",
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      "notes": [
        "No date was found on the terms of use or the privacy policy.",
        "www.houzz.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. status.houzz.com returns 404.",
        "RDAP gives a registration date of 2006-10-29 for houzz.com."
      ],
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          "value": "Houzz Inc.",
          "points": 20,
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          "state": "ok"
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          "state": "ok"
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          "check": "Endpoint on the vendor's domain",
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          "max": 0,
          "state": "na"
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          "check": "Terms of service",
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          "state": "part"
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          "check": "Privacy policy",
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          "state": "ok"
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          "check": "Status page",
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          "state": "no"
        },
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          "check": "Changelog",
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          "state": "no"
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        {
          "check": "security.txt",
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          "statedDate": "2026-10-06",
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          "points": 7.1,
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              "label": "Gives the date it was last updated",
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              "quote": "Effective October 6, 2026",
              "says": "Last updated 2026-10-06"
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              "label": "Names the governing law or courts",
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              "quote": "Governing Law \u0026 Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the United States of America, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.",
              "says": "The law of the State of California"
            },
            {
              "key": "terms.liability",
              "label": "States a limit on its liability",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "We will not be liable for any damages, and in any event, our liability is limited to USD$100 or the amount you paid us, if any, in the past six months for the services giving rise to the claim.",
              "says": "Capped at the fees paid in the 6 months before the claim or USD$100"
            },
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              "quote": "This section covers who can use the Houzz Platform (anyone over 18), how to create a Houzz account, and how your account can be terminated."
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              "quote": "If we make material changes to the Terms, we will notify you through the Houzz Platform, by email, or by other means, to offer you an opportunity to review the changes before they become effective.",
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            {
              "key": "terms.use",
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              "quote": "Except as expressly provided in these Terms or agreed to by Houzz, you agree not to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, sell, license, reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise exploit Our Content and Materials without our express written permission."
            },
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              "key": "terms.sla",
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              "key": "terms.automated",
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              "found": true,
              "quote": "You are expressly prohibited from any use of data mining, robots, scraping, or similar data gathering and extraction tools in your use of the Houzz Platform.",
              "costsPoints": true
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            {
              "key": "terms.cutoff",
              "label": "Says access can be ended without notice or for any reason",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "How Houzz can terminate your account: For all accounts, we may permanently or temporarily suspend your use of the Houzz Platform at any time for any reason, without any notice or liability to you."
            },
            {
              "key": "terms.arbitration",
              "label": "Requires arbitration or waives class actions",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "We have a specific process for dispute resolution, and these Terms include an arbitration agreement, a class action waiver, and a jury trial waiver that affect your rights, unless you choose to opt out, as described in Section 10."
            }
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          "notes": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-14",
              "text": "Houzz may use content users submit in any manner it deems appropriate, under a perpetual and irrevocable licence.",
              "quote": "You further agree that we may use Your Content in any manner that we deem appropriate or necessary."
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-14",
              "text": "Users who identify themselves grant a perpetual, irrevocable permission to publish their name, voice and likeness worldwide without compensation.",
              "quote": "If you identify yourself by name or provide a picture or audio or video recording of yourself, you further authorize us and our affiliates, licensees and sublicensees, without compensation to you or others, to reproduce, print, publish and disseminate"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-14",
              "text": "Input to the AI tools, including personal data, may be shared with third-party providers to run the tools and to improve their services.",
              "quote": "You acknowledge that–subject to applicable law–any Input you provide, including personal data you choose to include in that Input, may be shared with third party service providers Houzz engages with to enable functionality of these Automated Tools, as well as to improve their services."
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          "url": "https://www.houzz.com/privacyPolicy",
          "state": "read",
          "readAt": "2026-10-14",
          "statedDate": "2026-10-06",
          "words": 7329,
          "points": 10,
          "max": 10,
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              "key": "privacy.date",
              "label": "Gives the date it was last updated",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "Effective October 6, 2026",
              "says": "Last updated 2026-10-06"
            },
            {
              "key": "privacy.collected",
              "label": "Says what personal data is collected",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "The personal information we collect depends on how you choose to engage with the Platform."
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            {
              "key": "privacy.retention",
              "label": "Says how long data is kept",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "We will keep your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we are processing your personal information unless the law permits or requires us to retain your personal information longer.",
              "says": "For as long as needed, with no period named"
            },
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              "key": "privacy.processors",
              "label": "Says who else receives the data",
              "found": true,
              "quote": "…our Platform, for example, to request or accept payments for your business services, we may ask that you provide us with information to facilitate those transactions, such as proof of business ownership, bank name, account numbers, tax numbers and other documentation as needed to verify your identity or integrate with…"
            },
            {
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              "quote": "We share or sell information with third-party partners to display targeted advertising."
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            {
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              "quote": "Depending on where you live, you may have the right to opt out of the sharing of your information for this purpose, to learn how to opt out please see the Your Choices and Rights section of this Privacy Policy."
            },
            {
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              "quote": "If you are a ConX user, please email us at conx-privacy@houzz.com;",
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            },
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              "label": "Says where data is transferred or stored",
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              "quote": "Data Privacy Framework to receive personal data transfers from the European Union/European Economic Area to the U.S.",
              "says": "Relies on the Data Privacy Framework"
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              "quote": "We share or sell information with third-party partners to display targeted advertising."
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