{
  "service": "Agent Outposts",
  "logging": "Intent registrations are logged in aggregate (brand, intent, result counts, hashed caller id) for demand statistics. No raw IP addresses are stored; free-text fields are stored only as provided.",
  "disclaimer": "Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Home Depot. This Outpost is a demand registry operated by Agent Outposts; door-state data is compiled from public sources (evidence linked per claim) and is not provided, reviewed, or endorsed by Home Depot.",
  "outpost": "homedepot",
  "brand": "Home Depot",
  "category": "Retail & e-commerce",
  "status": "collecting_demand",
  "headline": "No public consumer API: browse/prices are aggregator-only (Google Shopping), and ordering/tracking are human-only via web/app Order Status.",
  "wall_summary": "Home Depot publishes no public consumer product API: browse, prices and limited availability signals are reachable only through aggregators such as Google Shopping, while the authoritative stock check is human web/app only. Ordering and tracking have no sanctioned API at all — both are human-only through HomeDepot.com web/app checkout and Order Status.",
  "door_state_version": "census-2026-11-01",
  "door_state": {
    "inventory": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Google Shopping",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/FAQ",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Aggregator listings carry limited availability signals; authoritative store stock check is human web/app only per official channels checked. Ambiguity: partner/vendor APIs exist for suppliers, not a public consumer inventory door."
    },
    "menu_browse": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Google Shopping",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/FAQ",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "No public consumer product API found after checking developer.homedepot.com angle and agent-native surfaces (llms.txt/api-catalog 404 on homedepot.com). Catalog is discoverable via aggregators such as Google Shopping; official site/app remain human channels."
    },
    "ordering": {
      "state": "human_only",
      "via": "HomeDepot.com web/app checkout",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/how-to-track-an-order",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "No sanctioned ordering API found; official order management guidance is account/guest web and mobile app."
    },
    "prices": {
      "state": "aggregator_only",
      "via": "Google Shopping",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/FAQ",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Same as browse: no sanctioned direct price API found; prices reachable via Google Shopping aggregator listings. Official FAQ/site show human shopping only."
    },
    "tracking": {
      "state": "human_only",
      "via": "HomeDepot.com Order Status / Track Your Order",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/how-to-track-an-order",
      "checked_at": "2026-11-01",
      "note": "Official 'How to Track Your Order' page lists only account login, guest order-number+email lookup, confirmation email links, and mobile app - all human channels."
    }
  },
  "official_channels": [
    {
      "name": "Google Shopping",
      "kind": "aggregator",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory"
      ],
      "gate": "Aggregator listings carry the catalog, prices and limited availability signals; there is no direct Home Depot price or inventory API behind them.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/FAQ"
    },
    {
      "name": "HomeDepot.com web / app",
      "kind": "human_channel",
      "covers": [
        "menu_browse",
        "prices",
        "inventory",
        "ordering",
        "tracking"
      ],
      "gate": "Human-operated web and mobile app channels only; order tracking is via account login, guest order-number and email lookup, confirmation email links, or the mobile app.",
      "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/c/how-to-track-an-order"
    }
  ],
  "agent_native": {
    "mcp_server": false,
    "llms_txt": false,
    "api_catalog": false
  },
  "bot_posture": {
    "summary": "Restrictive/bot-managed: no public bot or API allowance found; robots.txt is the public signal checked and no sanctioned bot channel is published",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.homedepot.com/robots.txt"
  },
  "alternatives": {
    "menu_browse": {
      "count": 4,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "prices": {
      "count": 4,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "inventory": {
      "count": 4,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "ordering": {
      "count": 1,
      "access": "register_intent"
    },
    "tracking": {
      "count": 1,
      "access": "register_intent"
    }
  },
  "alternatives_policy": "Ranked by fit only. Placement is never sold.",
  "register_intent": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.agentoutposts.com/outposts/homedepot/intent",
    "body": {
      "intent": "one of: menu_browse | prices | inventory | ordering | tracking",
      "detail": "optional context for the brand (max 500 chars), e.g. the task you were trying to complete. Never include personal data — no names, addresses, or order details.",
      "agent_label": "optional self-declared agent name (max 80 chars). Never put personal data in this field.",
      "est_frequency": "optional, e.g. '40/day'",
      "notify": "'poll' (default) or 'webhook'",
      "notify_url": "required when notify = 'webhook'"
    },
    "returns": "A receipt: ticket, queue position, live demand snapshot, alternatives for your intent, and (poll mode) a notify URL that reports door-state changes.",
    "limits": "100 intent registrations per caller per day"
  }
}