Place Status - Open/Closed

Enrich whether a place is open, permanently closed, or has no discernible internet presence.

Overview

Reprompt determines business status and returns:

• is_permanently_closed (boolean): whether the business is permanently closed
• cannot_find_business (boolean): whether we found no credible internet presence
• reasoning (string): explanation with referenced sources
• confidence (enum): VERY_HIGH, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW

Status Definitions

Open: Recent, credible evidence the business is operating or has relocated nearby under the same name.

Permanently Closed: Explicit closure signals from credible sources, or replacement by a different business at the same address.

No Internet Presence: No credible reference for the exact name with plausible location context.

“Temporarily closed” or inactive signals are normalized to is_permanently_closed = true with confidence = LOW for downstream simplicity.

How We Decide

1. Internet presence check: Search for credible evidence the business exists online
2. Status classification: If found, assess operating status using source reliability policy

Source Trust Policy

Unreliable (never used): Google Maps/Places, Waze, MapQuest

Credible sources:

• Official websites and first-party channels
• Government registries and business datasets
• Established review platforms (Yelp, TripAdvisor, Foursquare)
• First-party listings (builder inventory, model pages)
• Third-party content when corroborated by credible sources

Recency: Recent activity = last 24 months. Activity older than ~36 months is considered stale.

Confidence Levels

• VERY_HIGH/HIGH: Strong, recent evidence or trusted US aggregate data
• MEDIUM: Reasonable evidence with some uncertainty or older sources
• LOW: Ambiguous, conflicting, or “temporary closure” signals

Do not treat LOW confidence Closed as authoritative permanent closure. Use as “soft closure” for review.

Examples

Open (relocation or active marketing)

{
  "is_permanently_closed": false,
  "cannot_find_business": false,
  "confidence": "HIGH",
  "reasoning": "Corroborated recent activity from credible sources; active operations or sales/marketing are present."
}

Permanently Closed (replacement at same address)

{
  "is_permanently_closed": true,
  "cannot_find_business": false,
  "confidence": "HIGH",
  "reasoning": "Different business name currently operates at the same address; no current evidence for the original brand."
}

No Internet Presence

{
  "is_permanently_closed": false,
  "cannot_find_business": true,
  "confidence": "MEDIUM",
  "reasoning": "No credible references for the exact name with plausible location context."
}

Closed (normalized from temporary/inactivity)

{
  "is_permanently_closed": true,
  "cannot_find_business": false,
  "confidence": "LOW",
  "reasoning": "Signals suggest temporary closure or general inactivity; normalized to Closed with LOW confidence."
}