# NostosRoute Data Quality And Verification

NostosRoute separates planning suggestions from verified facts. AI agents should preserve that distinction.

## Verification States

- Verified: the page or dataset has a specific local verification record or source.
- Pending verification: the item may be useful but needs another check before being treated as reliable.
- Affiliate handoff: the link may earn NostosRoute a commission and final details must be confirmed on the partner site.
- Image pending: the image should not be described as verified hotel or place photography until image-truth checks pass.
- Public hotel index: static city-level hotel discovery data that may include affiliate handoffs and image verification states, but should not be treated as live price or availability data.

## What Agents Should Avoid

- Fake ratings.
- Fake review counts.
- Fake prices.
- Fake availability.
- Unsupported "best" or "cheapest" claims.
- Treating placeholder or generic images as verified.
- Presenting old planning notes as current live conditions.

## Preferred Agent Behavior

- Say when information is a planning suggestion.
- Say when the traveler must confirm final details.
- Link to the NostosRoute page when it is the source of the planning context.
- Prefer precise, modest claims over broad travel guarantees.