QLD Property Research

Detailed Queensland property due-diligence for a single street address using official sources only. Use when an agent needs to research a Queensland property...

Security Scan

The skill's code, instructions, and credential request are coherent with its stated purpose of producing Queensland property checks using official sources and an optional openrouteservice key for walking routes.

Purpose & Capability

The skill claims to use official Queensland/NBN/Translink sources and the included scripts call exactly those public endpoints (Brisbane ArcGIS services, nbnco places API, openrouteservice). Requesting ORS_API_KEY is appropriate for the one explicit third-party exception (walking routes). One small provenance concern: the skill's source/homepage are unknown and the registry shows no publisher homepage — technically plausible but worth noting for trust decisions.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md confines operations to official sources and the included helper scripts. It explicitly prefers scripted API queries and only falls back to browser-based browsing of official pages. The instructions do not ask the agent to read arbitrary local files or unrelated environment variables.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec (instruction-only skill plus bundled helper scripts). No downloads from arbitrary URLs or package registries, and all network calls in the scripts target well-known public endpoints.

Credentials

The primary credential is ORS_API_KEY which is proportionate for openrouteservice usage. The scripts also accept OPENROUTESERVICE_API_KEY as a fallback. Registry metadata lists 'Required env vars: none' while metadata declares primaryEnv ORS_API_KEY — functionally the skill behaves as if ORS_API_KEY is optional (train access becomes partial if missing), so ensure you understand the key is only needed for routing.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request always:true or any elevated persistence. It does network I/O to public endpoints but does not modify other skills or system-wide settings.

Assessment

This skill is internally consistent: it uses the included scripts to query official Queensland/NBN/Translink services and optionally openrouteservice for walking routes. Before installing: 1) Decide whether you want to provide ORS_API_KEY — without it the train-access section will be marked partial (the skill documents this behavior). 2) Note the publisher/source has no homepage listed; if provenance matters, verify the author or review the bundled scripts yourself (they are short and call the expected public endpoints). 3) The skill may open official web pages as a fallback — expect an agent-driven browsing action to fetch those pages. 4) Do not paste your ORS_API_KEY into chat or public outputs; the scripts read it from the agent runtime environment. If any of these points are unacceptable, don’t install or enable the skill.

Overview

Research one Queensland property at a time and return a structured Markdown report. Prioritise SEQ coverage, with strongest support in Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Logan, and Sunshine Coast, and best-effort support elsewhere in Queensland.

Read references/methodology.md for the scoring model, report template, and required wording. Read references/official-sources.md for the source hierarchy and council coverage rules. Read references/openrouteservice.md before doing train routing. Use scripts/ors_walk_route.py for repeatable walking-route requests. For Brisbane flood checks, prefer scripts/brisbane_flood_check.py before opening any browser-based flood UI. For NBN infrastructure type, use scripts/nbn_infrastructure_check.py against the official NBN address-check services before opening the browser UI.

Workflow

1. Validate the request.

   • Expect one full Queensland street address.
   • If the address is incomplete or ambiguous, ask for suburb and postcode before researching.
   • If the property is outside Queensland, stop and say this skill is out of scope.

2. Confirm coverage before scoring.

   • Check the address against the source hierarchy in references/official-sources.md.
   • State which council or statewide sources are being used.
   • If the address falls into a weak-coverage area, continue with a partial report and mark unsupported sections clearly.

3. Gather official evidence only.

   • Use current official council, Queensland Government, Translink, Queensland Rail, and NBN Co sources.
   • Browse current pages before relying on them because transport apps, council map tools, and flood portals change over time.
   • Do not use real-estate portals or generic map sites for core findings.
   • Third-party routing is allowed only for the train walking route. Use openrouteservice for that step.
   • Minimise browser dependency. For Brisbane flood checks, use the direct service script first and fall back to the browser only when the script cannot support the address.
   • For NBN checks, use the NBN script first and treat the public check-address browser page as the fallback.

4. Produce the informational NBN finding.

   • Run scripts/nbn_infrastructure_check.py --address "<full address>".
   • Use nbn.premises_technology as the primary infrastructure result.
   • If nbn.premises_technology and nbn.serving_area_technology differ, mention both and treat the premises technology as the property-specific answer.
   • Keep NBN informational only. It does not change the composite score unless the user explicitly asks for a revised scoring model.

5. Produce the three section scores.

   • Flood: use the official property map or report and map the result to the flood subscore.
   • Main-road proximity: use official major-road evidence only and score distance to the closest qualifying corridor.
   • Train access: identify the nearest train station from official transport sources, then use openrouteservice walking directions plus the fixed crossing penalty from references/methodology.md.

6. Write the report.

   • Follow the exact section order in references/methodology.md.
   • Include links and concise cited findings in each supported section.
   • Emit the composite score only when flood, main-road proximity, and train access are all supported by official evidence.

Operating Rules

• Prefer the most property-specific official source available for flood findings.
• Treat "not in a mapped flood area" as lower mapped risk, not a guarantee of no flood risk.
• Keep flood and main-road findings on official sources even when train routing uses openrouteservice.
• Use the openrouteservice route distance and duration as the base train-access evidence when a route is returned.
• Use the NBN addressDetail.techType result as the primary infrastructure type because it is the premises-level value returned by the official service.
• Penalise only crossings that materially interrupt the likely practical route to the nearest station entry.
• If one of the three scored sections is unsupported, keep the report partial and omit the composite score.
• Keep the tone factual and caveated. Do not overstate precision.

Output Standard

Return a structured Markdown report with these headings:

## Address / Coverage
## NBN Infrastructure
## Flood
## Main Road Proximity
## Train Access
## Composite Score
## Sources

When the report is partial, still include all headings but mark unsupported sections as Unsupported with current official data. The NBN section should still be included even though it does not feed the composite score.