Check whether Company Intel is worth buying before you pay.

Best fit

Use this when

• You already have one named company but are not ready to pay without a better reason.
• You want a fast pre-buy verdict before committing to Company Intel.
• You want the product to explain what the full paid snapshot would unlock before you spend.

Not for

Do not expect the full decision here

• You want the full company decision already. This is only the pre-buy gate.
• You need final diligence, approval, or verified outside facts.
• You do not have one named company yet.

What you get

Free pre-buy guidance only

• A free verdict on whether Company Intel looks worth buying now
• A clear buy-now handoff into the paid route
• A safer cheaper fallback when the company still looks too thin
• The likely second paid move if the paid company read lands

Example request

{
  "companyName": "Alpine Foods",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "industry": "Food distribution",
  "geography": "United States",
  "researchFocus": "growth",
  "knownClaims": [
    "Regional specialty food distributor",
    "Expanding private-label program"
  ],
  "knownSignals": [
    "Hiring for operations and sales",
    "Launching new product categories"
  ],
  "questions": [
    "How concentrated is demand around a few buyers?",
    "What trust signals matter most to partners?"
  ]
}

Example response

{
  "requestId": "fcd5e2a1-d6c6-4d0a-9b4a-c5c64660f1f5",
  "createdAt": "2026-04-22T23:48:00.000Z",
  "service": {
    "name": "Agent Research Desk",
    "version": "1.6.1",
    "url": "https://agent-research-brief-api-production.up.railway.app",
    "x402Enabled": true,
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "companyIntelPrice": "$0.05"
  },
  "input": {
    "companyName": "Alpine Foods",
    "website": "https://example.com",
    "industry": "Food distribution",
    "geography": "United States",
    "researchFocus": "growth",
    "knownClaims": [
      "Regional specialty food distributor",
      "Expanding private-label program"
    ],
    "knownSignals": [
      "Hiring for operations and sales",
      "Launching new product categories"
    ],
    "questions": [
      "How concentrated is demand around a few buyers?",
      "What trust signals matter most to partners?"
    ]
  },
  "preview": {
    "verdict": "buy-now",
    "signalStrength": "high",
    "buyReadinessScore": 82,
    "watchFitScore": 76,
    "bestActionNow": "start-company-watch",
    "summary": "Alpine Foods already has enough named structure that a full Company Intel purchase is justified now instead of another vague screen.",
    "recommendedAction": "Start Company Watch if Alpine Foods is already a live target and you want the desk to keep the trust question warm instead of starting from zero later.",
    "reasonsToBuy": [
      "The company is named clearly and the request already includes a first-party site, industry, geography, claims, and signals.",
      "The likely buyer question is no longer broad curiosity. It is a concrete trust-and-growth decision on one company.",
      "A full Company Intel report will unlock a cleaner go-or-hold judgement than a second generic route-picking step."
    ],
    "cautionFlags": [
      "This preview is not the full paid decision. It only tells you whether the paid company snapshot looks justified.",
      "The strongest public claims still need a later proof check before a high-stakes decision should rely on them."
    ],
    "companyIntelUnlocks": [
      "A clearer trust snapshot on the named company",
      "Structured risks, opportunities, watch items, and next actions",
      "A concrete second-step route based on the actual blocker that shows up after the snapshot"
    ],
    "buyCompanyIntelNow": {
      "path": "/api/company-intel",
      "priceUsd": "$0.05",
      "whyNow": "This request is already specific enough that the full company read should create a better decision than another generic screen.",
      "unlocks": [
        "Decision-style trust summary on the company",
        "Structured company signals and proof gaps",
        "The best next paid route once the snapshot surfaces the real blocker"
      ]
    },
    "startCompanyWatchSoon": {
      "endpoint": "company-watch",
      "title": "Company Watch",
      "path": "/api/company-watch",
      "priceUsd": "$0.20",
      "reason": "Start the recurring trust lane when the company already matters and the best next spend depends on meaningful changes over time."
    },
    "fallbackAction": {
      "endpoint": "opportunity-check",
      "title": "Opportunity Check",
      "path": "/api/opportunity-check",
      "priceUsd": "$0.01",
      "reason": "If the company still does not feel concrete enough to justify a full snapshot, step back into the cheaper front door first."
    },
    "likelySecondMove": {
      "endpoint": "company-watch",
      "title": "Company Watch",
      "path": "/api/company-watch",
      "priceUsd": "$0.20",
      "reason": "The company matters enough to keep warm, but the next paid step should be triggered by meaningful change instead of another restart from zero."
    }
  }
}