**Accela Scout** turns "what's the permit status at this address?" into a structured investigation. It pulls live building-permit data from four Bay
Area cities — **San Jose, Oakland, Santa Clara, and Palo Alto, CA** — and returns every permit on a property, its current status, what's blocking it,
and a plain-language explanation. Every result carries confidence and freshness signals, so you can tell verified detail from search-summary data
and how recently it was fetched.
**Tools:** `search_permits`, `get_permit_details`, `property_summary`, `explain_permit_status`, `health_check`, `get_metrics`
**Use cases:** pre-purchase due diligence on unpermitted work · contractor & permit-expediter status checks · real-estate agent disclosure research
**Access:** Invite-only beta. Request a token at accelascout.com, then replace `acs_live_<your-token>` in the config. Palo Alto coverage is base
building permits only.