# Documentation

nyc-evidence is a public evidence layer for AI agents and people: verifiable, citeable legal evidence with provenance, covering New York City sidewalk injuries and traffic accidents. It gives research evidence, never legal advice.

- [Quickstart](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/quickstart): the first request in two minutes
- [API reference](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/api): REST endpoints and conventions
- [MCP](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/mcp): tools for AI agents, with Cursor and Claude setup
- [Examples](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/examples): sample questions, curl, and the two-agent handoff
- [Citation and portability](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/citation): `cite_as`, content hashes, versions, and resolving
- [Trust fields](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/trust): what each trust field means, and why verified is not reviewed
- [Status codes](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/statuses): evidence statuses, packet limitations, and errors
- [Coverage](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/coverage): what is and isn't covered (limits, pricing, and freshness fields are in the [API reference](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/api))
- [Acceptable use](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/acceptable-use): research questions, not someone's case
- [Evaluation](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/docs/evaluation): benchmark results, and what the MVP does and does not yet show

Machine-readable: [`/llms.txt`](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/llms.txt), [`/openapi.json`](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/openapi.json), [`/.well-known/service.json`](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/.well-known/service.json), [`/context.jsonld`](https://agents.newyorkeverydaylawreference.com/context.jsonld).