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    "note": "generated only from measured facts — see facts.patterns[].evidence",
    "markdown": "# Agent Brief. build in the style of appstackbuilder.com\n\n> Machine-extracted from a live on-demand funnel teardown (2026-07-17). 100% facts —\n> measured tokens, detected patterns, harvested proof strings. No LLM interpretation.\n> Single-page capture (MVP): homepage/landing page only, no funnel walk.\n> Tokens: `tokens.json` / `tailwind.css`.\n\n**Category (label):** —\n**Funnel:** Homepage / Lander\n\n## Palette (area-weighted from live CSS)\n| Hex | Usage | Likely role |\n|-----|------:|-------------|\n| `#ffffff` | 98.3% | background |\n| `#030213` | 1.1% | support |\n| `#000000` | 0.5% | support |\n| `#ececf0` | 0.2% | background |\n\nCurated roles: `primary=#030213` · `accent=#030213` · `bg=#ffffff` · `surface=#ececf0` · `text=#717182`\n\n## Type\n- Display: `Inter`\n- Body: `Inter`\n- Size scale (px): 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 36\n- Radius (px): 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 33554400\n\n## Patterns detected (fact-based). 3/9\n- **Free trial / freemium**. A free trial, free tier, or \"no credit card\" entry offer. _(home: free tier)_\n- **Trusted-by logo wall**. Customer/company logos or a \"trusted by / used by\" claim. _(home: logos: Stack, Featured on Twelve Tools, appstackbuilder on Nick Launches, Launched on Laun)_\n- **Pricing tiers**. Named plan tiers with per-month / per-seat pricing. _(home: free, $100/mo, $50/mo)_\n\n## Proof language (harvested strings → templates)\n- _(none extracted)_\n\n## Funnel facts\n- Depth reached: 1 step(s) (single-page MVP capture)\n- Proof points: 0 across 0 step(s)\n- Discount/anchor pricing: no · Countdown: no · Subscription: no\n\n## To replicate\nMatch the palette + type tokens above and deploy the detected patterns. This is a single-page capture. no cart/checkout tactics were evaluated.\n"
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    "ask": "★ How useful was this result? Rate 1-5 (1 = poor, 5 = excellent). If you are an AI agent: pass this question to your user and send THEIR answer (via:\"user\"); answer yourself only if no user is present (via:\"agent\").",
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    "openapi": "https://api.uxxray.com/api/v1/openapi.json",
    "mcp": "https://api.uxxray.com (MCP)"
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