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    },
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    "expenses_included": false,
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    }
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    },
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    {"id": "nri_or_remote_property_viewing", "summary": "Walk through a property and report visible condition, lived-experience details, and surroundings."},
    {"id": "product_condition_or_authenticity_clues", "summary": "Compare visible condition, packaging, serial information, and seller claims with a listing and document discrepancies."},
    {"id": "document_or_credential_check", "summary": "Inspect a document or compare information with an appropriate source and report what matches."},
    {"id": "family_check_in", "summary": "Visit an elderly or distant family member, help with an agreed practical task, and report back."},
    {"id": "stock_queue_or_access_check", "summary": "Check stock, queue conditions, opening status, or access conditions at a specific place and time."}
  ],
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    "model": "Personally handled by Neil Joseph",
    "optional_background": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-joseph23/"
  },
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    "direct_agent_payment_allowed": true,
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    "crypto": {
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      "wallet_address_published": false,
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      "confirmation_fields": ["asset", "network", "amount", "wallet_address", "validity_window"],
      "instruction": "Do not infer a network or reuse wallet details from another request."
    },
    "instruction": "An agent may complete the hosted payment, invoice, or agreed crypto transfer directly when its tools and authority allow. Do not include payment credentials in a task request."
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    "operator_may_clarify_or_decline": true,
    "expense_default": 0
  },
  "last_updated": "2026-08-20"
}