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Search homes.com listings

homes_search_properties
Read-onlyIdempotent

Search homes.com listings by free-text location. Filter by property type, listing type, price range, and sort order to retrieve detailed property data including address, price, beds/baths, sqft, and agent info.

Instructions

Search homes.com listings by free-text location (city, ZIP, neighborhood). Optionally filter by property_type (single_family/condo/townhouse/land/mobile/multi_family), listing_type (for_sale/sold/for_rent/open_houses/new_construction), and sort (newest). Slugifies the location into homes.com's URL routing (e.g. 'Atlanta, GA' + condo + for_sale → /atlanta-ga/condos-for-sale/). Parses the embedded Schema.org JSON-LD to return each listing's address, price, beds/baths, sqft, primary photo, listing agent + brokerage, and the homes.com property URL. KNOWN CAP: homes.com server-renders ~40 listings per page; the response carries truncated: true + total_estimated when the market has more. To enumerate a busy market, price-band or sub-area your search until each segment fits under the cap. Read-only; safe to call repeatedly.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
sortNoSort order. Only "newest" is currently supported.
limitNoMax listings to return (default 40, which is also the homes.com SSR page size). Passing >40 will still cap at the page size; the response will set `truncated: true` and `total_estimated` to homes.com's reported total.
locationYesFree-text location: city, ZIP, neighborhood (e.g. "Atlanta, GA", "Brooklyn, NY", "30311", "Park Slope")
price_maxNoUpper price bound in USD (inclusive). Emitted as homes.com's `?price-max=` filter. Pair with price_min to band a busy market under the ~40-listing SSR cap.
price_minNoLower price bound in USD (inclusive). Emitted as homes.com's `?price-min=` filter. Composes with property_type / listing_type. Must be <= price_max when both are given.
listing_typeNoSearch axis. Defaults to for_sale. "sold" returns recently-sold listings (useful for market context). "for_rent" returns rentals. "open_houses" returns listings with scheduled open houses. "new_construction" returns builder listings under /new-homes/.
property_typeNoRestrict to a specific homes.com property type. Composes with listing_type.

Tool Definition Quality

A4.4/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly and idempotent; description adds critical behavioral details: server-rendered cap, truncation flag, slugification, Schema.org parsing. No contradictions.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Concise at ~150 words with clear structure: purpose, parameters, cap warning. Every sentence adds value; no redundancy.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Covers key aspects for a search tool: input parameters, behavior (parsing, slugification, cap), and output fields. Lacks error handling or rate limit info, but the overall completeness is high given the complexity.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100%, but description adds meaningful extra context like slugification examples (e.g., 'Atlanta, GA' + condo + for_sale → /atlanta-ga/condos-for-sale/) and explains how limit and price filters interact with the cap. This goes beyond the schema's dry descriptions.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description clearly states it searches homes.com listings by free-text location with optional filters, and distinguishes from nearby sibling tools like homes_get_property by detailing the parsing and slugification behavior.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicitly advises on when to use (search listings) and provides workaround for the 40-listing cap via price-banding or sub-area segmentation. Implicitly contrasts with single-property tools but doesn't name alternatives directly.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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