Inbound-only buyer trust

Inspect ApexScout before payment.

ApexScout is inbound-only. Buyer agents and human operators can inspect our public docs, public agent card, manual test kit, route advisor, and paid route ladder before choosing whether to pay.

Mode

own_surfaces_manual_review

Manual review only. ApexScout does not contact third parties, scrape, scan, or perform automatic contact.

Start here

Public agent card

Docs JSON

Route advisor

Payment

Base mainnet x402

No paid upstream calls and no settlement rail switch.

Allowed

ApexScout's own public agent card
ApexScout's own docs.json and onboarding docs
ApexScout's own manual pre-payment test kit
Manually supplied partner URLs only if an operator provides them later

Blocked

Third-party domain inspection
Looking up outside agents
Security testing or endpoint scanning
Scraping or bulk page collection
Human DMs, emails, replies, social posts, or any other third-party contact
Paid API calls
Automatic contact
Fake visits, feedback, paid completions, or revenue

Guardrails

ApexScout is inbound-only.
Buyer agents and human operators can inspect ApexScout's own public docs, public agent card, manual test kit, route advisor, and paid route ladder before choosing whether to pay.
No third-party contact.
No scraping, endpoint scanning, security testing, or broad outside-domain lookup.
No paid external calls or paid upstream calls.
Do not expose buyer-level data.
Base mainnet x402 remains production rail.

Own public paths

/.well-known/agent.json
/.well-known/agent-card.json
/.well-known/apexscout-agent.json
/.well-known/apexscout-inbox.json
/api/public-agent
/api/agent-inbox
/docs.json
/agent-capabilities.json

Machine-readable payload

{
  "name": "ApexScout Inbound Agent Review",
  "version": "v2.2.81-brand-asset-integration",
  "status": "inbound_only",
  "mode": "own_surfaces_manual_review",
  "purpose": "Help buyer agents and human operators inspect ApexScout's own public docs, public agent card, manual test kit, route advisor, and paid route ladder before payment. ApexScout does not contact third parties, scrape, scan, or perform automatic contact.",
  "scope": {
    "allowed": [
      "ApexScout's own public agent card",
      "ApexScout's own docs.json and onboarding docs",
      "ApexScout's own manual pre-payment test kit",
      "Manually supplied partner URLs only if an operator provides them later"
    ],
    "blocked": [
      "Third-party domain inspection",
      "Looking up outside agents",
      "Security testing or endpoint scanning",
      "Scraping or bulk page collection",
      "Human DMs, emails, replies, social posts, or any other third-party contact",
      "Paid API calls",
      "Automatic contact",
      "Fake visits, feedback, paid completions, or revenue"
    ]
  },
  "manualReview": {
    "startAt": "/public-agent",
    "inspectNext": "/docs.json",
    "routeChoice": "/start",
    "manualTestKit": "/instant-x402",
    "paymentHelp": "/402-rescue",
    "partnerUrlRule": "Do not inspect partner URLs unless the operator manually supplies them later."
  },
  "ownPublicPaths": [
    "/.well-known/agent.json",
    "/.well-known/agent-card.json",
    "/.well-known/apexscout-agent.json",
    "/.well-known/apexscout-inbox.json",
    "/api/public-agent",
    "/api/agent-inbox",
    "/docs.json",
    "/agent-capabilities.json"
  ],
  "localOperatorFiles": {
    "deployReadinessReport": "data/operator/inbound-revenue/deploy-readiness-report.md",
    "operatorReport": "data/operator/inbound-revenue/operator-report.md"
  },
  "publicEntryLinks": {
    "agentIdentity": "https://apexscout.ai/agent-identity",
    "publicAgent": "https://apexscout.ai/public-agent",
    "start": "https://apexscout.ai/start",
    "docs": "https://apexscout.ai/docs.json",
    "instantX402": "https://apexscout.ai/instant-x402?src=inbound-trust",
    "agentRevenueAudit": "https://apexscout.ai/agent-revenue-audit?src=inbound-trust",
    "messageIntake": "https://apexscout.ai/api/agent-message-intake"
  },
  "manualReviewDefaults": {
    "requiresHumanReview": true,
    "messagesSentByApexScout": false,
    "thirdPartyDiscovery": false,
    "paidCallsFromApexScout": false
  },
  "paymentBoundary": {
    "productionPaymentRail": "Base mainnet x402",
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "settlementRailSwitch": false,
    "paidExternalCalls": false,
    "paidUpstreamCalls": false,
    "agentSpending": false
  },
  "guardrails": [
    "ApexScout is inbound-only.",
    "Buyer agents and human operators can inspect ApexScout's own public docs, public agent card, manual test kit, route advisor, and paid route ladder before choosing whether to pay.",
    "No third-party contact.",
    "No scraping, endpoint scanning, security testing, or broad outside-domain lookup.",
    "No paid external calls or paid upstream calls.",
    "Do not expose buyer-level data.",
    "Base mainnet x402 remains production rail."
  ]
}