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Claim type — answered now

BUSINESS_EXISTS_AND_OPERATING

Whether a named business, at a stated location, exists as a registered entity and shows current signs of operating. The response reports observed facts with sources and dates plus a confidence value — it does not characterize the business.

freeanswered in secondscache TTL 30 days
This claim type is answered today, free. A call returns a real evidence bundle — GLEIF, SEC EDGAR, Wikidata and site liveness — not a quote. Nothing is purchasable; there is no paid tier to buy.

Evidence spec

Source classWhat is observed
registryEntity status in the relevant state or national business register, with the date the status was read.
webPresence and freshness of the business's own web presence: last-updated signals, posted hours, current contact details.
listingAgreement of name, address and phone across independent directories.
confidenceA value from 0 to 1 reflecting source count, source independence and recency. Three or more agreeing independent sources is the normal target.

Out of scope for this claim type: anything about a named individual, and any assessment of quality, intent or reliability. If the claim you need falls outside the spec, the response says it is not supported and names what is.

Call it — raw JSON-RPC

curl — runs verbatim
curl -s https://veritap.dev/mcp -X POST \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "check_feasibility",
      "arguments": {
        "claim_description": "Confirm Acme Tool & Die in Huntsville AL is still operating"
      }
    }
  }'

check_feasibility returns the evidence bundle itself for this claim type — there is no second, paid call. Every alias doorway — confirm_before_purchase, check_before_relying, check_physical_condition — runs the same check under a different framing.

Evidence bundle — a real response

Real response, captured 2026-08-12
{
  "claim": "Is Apple Inc a currently operating registered company",
  "claim_type": "BUSINESS_EXISTS_AND_OPERATING",
  "result": "confirmed_operating",
  "confidence": 0.79,
  "evidence": [
    {
      "type": "gleif_lei_record",
      "url": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300G81RQKP7XW2N18",
      "hash": "legalName=APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; entityStatus=ACTIVE; registrationStatus=ISSUED"
    },
    {
      "type": "sec_edgar_filing",
      "url": "https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?q=%22Apple%20Inc%22",
      "hash": "filer=APPLE INC; file_date=2016-03-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "wikidata_entity",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312",
      "hash": "label=Apple Inc.; description=American multinational technology company"
    }
  ],
  "method": "Automated desk check: GLEIF LEI registry, SEC EDGAR company search, Wikidata, and website liveness where a URL was supplied. Reports what public sources showed at the stated time.",
  "verifier_id": "veritap-desk-auto/v1",
  "verified_at": "2026-08-12T11:48:01.251Z",
  "liability": null
}

Captured verbatim from the live endpoint. confidence reflects how many independent sources agreed, not certainty — and a low score for a small local business means the registries are thin on it, not that it is suspect. valid_until is verified_at plus the 30-day cache TTL; a repeat inside that window returns the cached bundle unchanged. liability is reserved and always null.

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