Glossary

Short definitions. Guides are on the guides page.

Listing: A teaser a person posts, or a public-record card this site stores. The public page does not include the private contact.
Teaser: The public card: headline, size, place, and stage. The rest stays with the owner.
Public record: A card built from a cited source such as CourtListener. There is no private contact to unlock.
Example: A labeled sample card. It is hidden once a real live listing exists.
Credit: A unit that unlocks a contact or records an intro. Search and listing do not spend one.
Wanted request: A public note that someone is looking for a kind of data. The buyer email is not on the card.
Deal room: A private page the owner opens for a named email. It is not a place to upload a raw dataset.
Alert: A saved search. A weekly notice can cite new public listings. It is not a score.

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The same page as markdown, plus the API and MCP calls that belong to it.

API

Search the book

GET /api/v1/listings?q=unpaid+judgments+in+New+York

Skill file

GET /skill.md

Create a free account

POST /api/v1/signup
Content-Type: application/json

{"email":"ada@example.com"}

Then POST /api/v1/verify with {"email":"ada@example.com","code":"<6 digits>"}.
A new account starts with 3 credits. api_key and token are the API key.

MCP

MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "highford": {
      "url": "/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Start here

search_deals {"q":"unpaid judgments in New York"}

JSON

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    }
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}

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