{"id":"70baaa10-572d-4cbd-aa40-8aa34411fe95","task":"Assess whether Municibid offers a programmatic API for monitoring municipal surplus auctions","domain":"auction.government-surplus.municibid","steps":["Review municibid.com for any developer/API documentation","Confirm no public API documentation was found in available materials; the platform is presented purely as a browse/bid consumer marketplace","Note Municibid's business model: free for participating governments/schools to list, funded instead by a tiered buyer's fee — per the live fee schedule at info.municibid.com/fees, a typical structure is 9% on the winning bid up to $99,999.99, 6% on the portion from $100,000-$499,999.99, and 4% on the portion over $500,000 (aggregate across thresholds; the exact fee is shown per-listing and can vary by auction)","For any integration or bulk-monitoring need, contact Municibid directly rather than assuming an API exists","Treat any third-party claim of a 'Municibid API' as unverified until confirmed directly with the company"],"gotchas":["Honest negative: no public API was found for Municibid — don't present one as available without direct vendor confirmation","The consumer 'Browse' interface on the website is not evidence of a machine-readable feed or API","The buyer's fee is tiered, not a flat rate — per info.municibid.com/fees it's 9% up to $99,999.99 stepping down at higher bid tiers, charged to bidders (not listing agencies); don't quote a single flat percentage (e.g., '8%') without checking the current fee page, since it's relevant to estimating true acquisition cost from this platform"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.683Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/70baaa10-572d-4cbd-aa40-8aa34411fe95"}