{
  "ai_visibility": "The degree to which public, source-backed information about an agent or team can be retrieved and explained by AI-assisted search systems.",
  "public_score": "A 0-100 proprietary Consumer Authority score calibrated from production proof, review footprint, SEO readiness, AI citation visibility, AI answer visibility, third-party authority, entity clarity, and consumer-usefulness signals.",
  "consumer_authority_score": "The default 0-100 public score for comparing source-backed agents and teams across production proof, review footprint, source quality, identity clarity, AI visibility, and consumer usefulness.",
  "minimum_direct_ai_signal": 10.0,
  "evidence_confidence": {
    "Verified": "The candidate has public sales proof, public review proof, identity clarity, and enough source-backed visibility to appear on the public ranking."
  },
  "how_to_read_the_index": [
    {
      "term": "Directory Coverage",
      "definition": "Source-backed candidates with enough public identity, production, or review evidence to help consumers compare the market broadly."
    },
    {
      "term": "Featured Ranking",
      "definition": "The narrower consumer-facing list reserved for candidates that clear stronger sales, review, identity, source, and AI-visibility gates."
    },
    {
      "term": "Consumer Authority",
      "definition": "A supporting 0-100 comparison score combining traditional proof signals, source quality, identity clarity, and consumer usefulness."
    },
    {
      "term": "AI Visibility",
      "definition": "The proprietary public ranking score for how clearly public sources help AI-assisted search find, connect, cite, and explain a proof-gated agent or team."
    },
    {
      "term": "Trust Gates",
      "definition": "Minimum public proof requirements that keep paid placement, weak evidence, and unresolved identity conflicts out of featured rankings."
    }
  ],
  "trust_gates": {
    "sales_volume_minimum_usd": 50000000,
    "sales_volume_alternative": "50+ verified transaction sides in the latest available ranking year",
    "public_review_minimum": 25,
    "license_identity_requirement": "Active license and unambiguous individual/team/brokerage identity before public launch",
    "review_terms_requirement": "Do not copy review text, rating snippets, or portal profile content unless source terms permit it; use source links and aggregate proof labels instead."
  },
  "ranking_layers": [
    {
      "layer": "Highest AI Visibility",
      "consumer_question": "Among qualified agents and teams, who is easiest for AI-assisted search to find, connect, cite, and explain?",
      "primary_sort": "ai_visibility_score",
      "eligibility": "Current production proof, the public review minimum, exact entity identity, source quality, and a completed AI Visibility score.",
      "public_use": "The default public rank order for separate team and individual lists."
    },
    {
      "layer": "Consumer Authority",
      "consumer_question": "Which qualified candidates have the strongest supporting public-authority context?",
      "primary_sort": "consumer_authority_score",
      "eligibility": "Available for qualified public rows as supporting comparison context.",
      "public_use": "A supporting lens for deeper comparison; it does not replace the AI Visibility rank order."
    },
    {
      "layer": "Highest Production",
      "consumer_question": "Who has the strongest public production footprint?",
      "primary_sort": "production_metric_value",
      "eligibility": "Durable production proof from RealTrends, brokerage, credible press, or equivalent source.",
      "public_use": "Useful for sellers and high-stakes buyers who want market activity proof before checking fit."
    },
    {
      "layer": "Most Reviewed",
      "consumer_question": "Who has the strongest public service and reputation footprint?",
      "primary_sort": "review_count",
      "eligibility": "Public review-count proof from a consumer-facing source without copying restricted review text.",
      "public_use": "Useful for consumers who want service-volume signal, not a standalone quality claim."
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "Real Estate Agent AI Index Research Desk",
  "editorial_policy": "Ranking placement cannot be purchased. Factual corrections may be reviewed, and model calibration may evolve as AI search behavior changes. Candidate-specific scoring changes require source-backed evidence and documented trust-gate updates."
}