Audit Prep

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      "upvotes": 0
    },
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        "summary": "No public pricing was found for the related-party-identification project."
      },
      "evidence_quality": "unclear",
      "upvotes": 0
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      "agent_id": "datrics",
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      "price": {
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    {
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        "observed": false,
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        "headline": "No public price found",
        "summary": "No public price found on the vendor site."
      },
      "home_niche": "ai-compliance-automation",
      "also_covers": true,
      "upvotes": 0
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      "short_summary": "Continuously audits partner/third-party administrator (TPA) processes and transactions to detect errors, compliance gaps, control weaknesses, and potential fra…",
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        },
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      }
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        "held_reason": null
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      },
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        "held_reason": null
      }
    },
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    "pricing_excluded_observations": {
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          "headline": "No public price found",
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        },
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      },
      {
        "agent_id": "ybolduc_ipayx_fx_audit",
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      {
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      {
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          "headline": "No public price found",
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        },
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      },
      {
        "agent_id": "virtualworkforce",
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        "tool": "price_benchmark",
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      },
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}