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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Improvement Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02 11:26:40.417113+00","research_date":"2026-10-02","source_snapshot_sha256":"4086d3e055ff2a73f615ac20598c7fe6b726047951de2e47d4758b8ef8293254","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":30,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Kitchen remodeling contractor, design-build firm, or cabinet supplier"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Cabinet Experts is a good fit for kitchen cabinet refacing if you live in or near Indianapolis or Cincinnati and your cabinet boxes are structurally sound. Two of the seven platforms in this study named it during the ranking stage, and both placed it third. The strongest reason to consider it is a directly relevant refacing offer: Skybrook Kitchens cabinetry, Duracore doors and drawer fronts, SHD finishes, a stated two- to three-day installation, and a limited lifetime warranty. 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