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For this test, start with /api/agent-revenue-audit at $5.00; only escalate to /api/agentic-market-brief at $0.25 if the first result shows a real proof gap.","whyNow":["3 aggregate source visits already reached this lane.","13 paid completions prove the paid service can settle.","Marketplace discovery is visible, so this source can verify the public listing first."],"doNotDo":"Do not auto-send messages, scrape personal contacts, expose buyer history, or lead with the premium route before the buyer has a real proof gap."},{"source":"direct-source","label":"Historical direct source","priorityScore":94,"status":"push-now","entryPath":"/agents?src=direct-source","docsPath":"/docs.json?src=direct-source","firstRoute":"company-intel","firstRoutePath":"/api/company-intel","firstRoutePrice":"$0.05","followUpRoute":"vendor-risk","followUpRoutePath":"/api/vendor-risk","followUpPrice":"$0.05","proofAngle":"Company Intel already has 5 paid completions. Vendor Risk is the suggested follow-up once the first pass leaves a real trust gap. Discovery is visible, so qualified builders can inspect the service before they pay.","buyerCopy":"Agent Research Desk is a pay-per-call trust and diligence API for AI agents. For this test, start with /api/company-intel at $0.05; only escalate to /api/vendor-risk at $0.05 if the first result shows a real proof gap.","whyNow":["20 aggregate source visits already reached this lane.","13 paid completions prove the paid service can settle.","Marketplace discovery is visible, so this source can verify the public listing first."],"doNotDo":"Do not auto-send messages, scrape personal contacts, expose buyer history, or lead with the premium route before the buyer has a real proof gap."}],"routeFocus":{"proofRoute":"company-intel","proofRoutePath":"/api/company-intel","proofRoutePaidRequests":5,"frictionRoute":"opportunity-check","frictionRoutePath":"/api/opportunity-check","frictionUnpaidOrIncompleteRequests":398,"premiumRoute":"deep-diligence","premiumRoutePath":"/api/deep-diligence"},"copyBlocks":[{"label":"Short qualified inbound path","text":"Agent Research Desk is a pay-per-call trust and diligence API for AI agents. For this test, start with /api/opportunity-check at $0.01; only escalate to /api/company-intel at $0.05 if the first result shows a real proof gap."},{"label":"Builder proof angle","text":"Opportunity Check already has 3 paid completions. Company Intel has paid proof as the follow-up route. Discovery is visible, so qualified builders can inspect the service before they pay."}],"guardrails":["Zero-contact inbound only. The service does not send DMs, post to X, email, or contact people.","Do not expose buyer prompts, wallet-level request history, raw feedback comments, or paid response contents.","Do not change x402, facilitator, Base mainnet, seller wallet, or paid endpoint paths for exposure work.","Lead with the listed route price starting at $0.01; reserve Deep Diligence for serious proof-gap mapping."],"nextActions":["Keep the next small inbound path focused on /agents?src=base-builder and lead with /api/opportunity-check.","Clarify Opportunity Check before widening the owned path because it has the most unpaid or incomplete attempts.","Use Company Intel as the proof route in the next owned path because it has the clearest paid baseline."]},"actions":["Lead the next tester batch to research-brief first so the first paid step feels obvious.","Tighten the promise and examples for opportunity-check because that route is seeing the most drop-off right now.","Protect deep-diligence as the serious trust decision route instead of pitching it too early.","Keep the market scout focused on company-intel so product copy and distribution stay aligned."]},"conversionAlerts":[{"severity":"healthy","title":"Service error pressure is clean","signal":"0 actual errors recorded in aggregate telemetry.","nextMove":"Keep conversion work focused on buyer clarity, not service repair.","publicSafe":true},{"severity":"action","title":"402-to-paid pressure","signal":"1383 unpaid 402 challenges versus 13 paid completions.","nextMove":"Put /first-paid-call and /examples in front of buyer agents before they hit a protected route.","closePath":"/first-paid-call","publicSafe":true},{"severity":"healthy","title":"Route friction: Opportunity Check","signal":"394 unpaid challenges on /api/opportunity-check.","nextMove":"Add the selected route's sample payload and x402 retry instructions to /examples and /first-paid-call.","targetRoute":"/api/opportunity-check","closePath":"/examples","publicSafe":true},{"severity":"watch","title":"Advisor-before-payment coverage","signal":"1 advisor call before 1403 protected attempts.","nextMove":"Route unsure buyers to /first-paid-call, /start, or /api/first-buy-advisor before protected endpoints.","publicSafe":true}],"routeClosePlan":{"mode":"aggregate-only-402-close-plan","primaryRoute":{"route":"/api/opportunity-check","title":"Opportunity Check","price":"$0.01","unpaid402Challenges":394,"paidCompletions":3,"unpaidGap":391,"paymentCompletionRate":"1%","closeQuestion":"Is this target worth any more spend?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.01 and retry this exact POST when the buyer only needs the cheapest first signal.","routeDownPath":null,"routeDownPrice":null,"exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/opportunity-check with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.01 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Opportunity Check: pay $0.01 when the buyer wants the cheapest useful first screen.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/opportunity-check on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},"routes":[{"route":"/api/opportunity-check","title":"Opportunity Check","price":"$0.01","unpaid402Challenges":394,"paidCompletions":3,"unpaidGap":391,"paymentCompletionRate":"1%","closeQuestion":"Is this target worth any more spend?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.01 and retry this exact POST when the buyer only needs the cheapest first signal.","routeDownPath":null,"routeDownPrice":null,"exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/opportunity-check with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.01 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Opportunity Check: pay $0.01 when the buyer wants the cheapest useful first screen.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/opportunity-check on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},{"route":"/api/company-intel","title":"Company Intel","price":"$0.05","unpaid402Challenges":315,"paidCompletions":5,"unpaidGap":310,"paymentCompletionRate":"2%","closeQuestion":"Can one named company change contact, approval, reliance, monitoring, or escalation?","recommendedClose":"Named company plus real next action: pay $0.05 and retry Company Intel. Vague target: route down to /api/opportunity-check first.","routeDownPath":"/api/opportunity-check","routeDownPrice":"$0.01","exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/company-intel with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.05 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Company Intel: pay $0.05 if this exact route can change the next action; otherwise use /api/opportunity-check first.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/company-intel on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},{"route":"/api/agent-revenue-audit","title":"Agent Revenue Audit","price":"$5.00","unpaid402Challenges":297,"paidCompletions":0,"unpaidGap":297,"paymentCompletionRate":"0%","closeQuestion":"Does the buyer operate an agent, API, x402 route, or paid service that needs revenue guidance?","recommendedClose":"Pay $5.00 only for builder/operator monetization help. If the buyer only wants to test x402, start at /api/opportunity-check.","routeDownPath":"/api/agentic-market-watch","routeDownPrice":"$0.01","exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/agent-revenue-audit with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $5.00 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Agent Revenue Audit: pay $5.00 if this exact route can change the next action; otherwise use /api/agentic-market-watch first.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/agent-revenue-audit on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},{"route":"/api/agentic-market-brief","title":"ApexScout Agentic Market Brief","price":"$0.25","unpaid402Challenges":239,"paidCompletions":1,"unpaidGap":238,"paymentCompletionRate":"0%","closeQuestion":"Can this output change the buyer's next action?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.25 only when this route matches the buyer's current blocker; otherwise route down before spending.","routeDownPath":"/api/opportunity-check","routeDownPrice":"$0.01","exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/agentic-market-brief with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.25 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"ApexScout Agentic Market Brief: pay $0.25 if this exact route can change the next action; otherwise use /api/opportunity-check first.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/agentic-market-brief on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},{"route":"/api/research-brief","title":"Research Brief","price":"$0.05","unpaid402Challenges":122,"paidCompletions":4,"unpaidGap":118,"paymentCompletionRate":"3%","closeQuestion":"Can this output change the buyer's next action?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.05 only when this route matches the buyer's current blocker; otherwise route down before spending.","routeDownPath":"/api/opportunity-check","routeDownPrice":"$0.01","exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/research-brief with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.05 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Research Brief: pay $0.05 if this exact route can change the next action; otherwise use /api/opportunity-check first.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/research-brief on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},{"route":"/api/company-watch","title":"Company Watch","price":"$0.20","unpaid402Challenges":9,"paidCompletions":0,"unpaidGap":9,"paymentCompletionRate":"0%","closeQuestion":"Will the same company matter again after this first decision?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.20 only after the same company matters enough to keep warm between decisions.","routeDownPath":"/api/company-intel","routeDownPrice":"$0.05","exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/company-watch with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.20 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Company Watch: pay $0.20 if this exact route can change the next action; otherwise use /api/company-intel first.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/company-watch on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true}],"nextOperatorActions":["Lead unsure buyers to /api/opportunity-check at $0.01.","For every route with unpaid 402 pressure, show the close question before the buyer pays.","Send named-company buyers to Company Intel only when one company can change the next action.","After a useful paid result, push the next paid route only when the paid response exposes a concrete blocker."],"publicSafe":true,"privacy":{"aggregateOnly":true,"privateInputsPublic":false,"privateOutputsPublic":false,"privateCommentsPublic":false}},"conversionIntelligence":{"mode":"aggregate-only-conversion-intelligence","publicSafe":true,"headline":"The bottleneck is payment completion, not service health.","primaryCloseRoute":{"route":"/api/opportunity-check","title":"Opportunity Check","price":"$0.01","unpaid402Challenges":394,"paidCompletions":3,"unpaidGap":391,"paymentCompletionRate":"1%","closeQuestion":"Is this target worth any more spend?","recommendedClose":"Pay $0.01 and retry this exact POST when the buyer only needs the cheapest first signal.","routeDownPath":null,"routeDownPrice":null,"exactRetrySteps":["Retry POST /api/opportunity-check with the same JSON body.","Use x402 on eip155:8453 through the configured facilitator.","Pay $0.01 only if the close question is true.","Expect HTTP 200 with structured JSON after payment verifies."],"buyerFacingCopy":"Opportunity Check: pay $0.01 when the buyer wants the cheapest useful first screen.","operatorMove":"Put this close copy next to /api/opportunity-check on /examples, /first-paid-call, and the 402 body.","publicSafe":true},"firstPaidCallFunnel":{"page":"/first-paid-call","api":"/api/first-paid-call-wizard","paymentIntentApi":"/api/payment-intent?route=%2Fapi%2Fopportunity-check","buyerPrepVisits":1906,"protectedAttempts":1403,"unpaid402Challenges":1383,"paid200Completions":13,"completionRate":"1%"},"stagePressure":[{"stage":"buyer prep","count":1906,"interpretation":"Visits to docs, onboarding, checkout, quickstart, and instant x402 surfaces."},{"stage":"protected route attempts","count":1403,"interpretation":"Buyer agents reached a paid endpoint."},{"stage":"unpaid 402 challenges","count":1383,"interpretation":"Expected payment challenges. These are not service failures."},{"stage":"paid 200 completions","count":13,"interpretation":"Completed payments with structured JSON response."}],"highestLeverageMove":"Put the Opportunity Check close question and payment intent next to every /api/opportunity-check 402.","sourceFocus":{"source":"direct-or-unknown","visits":1526,"nextMove":"Keep using direct-or-unknown links, but route them through /first-paid-call before protected endpoints."},"paymentIntentPreview":{"name":"x402 Payment Intent Preview","path":"/payment-intent","apiPath":"/api/payment-intent","mode":"no-spend-payment-intent","source":"dashboard-conversion-intelligence","selectedRoute":{"endpoint":"opportunity-check","title":"Opportunity Check","path":"/api/opportunity-check","toolName":"check_opportunity","price":"$0.01","whenToUse":"Use this when you are unsure whether a target or claim deserves more paid work.","doNotUseWhen":"Do not use this when you already know the blocker and need a company snapshot, vendor review, claim check, lead brief, or premium diligence map.","samplePayload":{"subject":"Agent trust scoring for crypto vendors","buyer":"Crypto fund operator","marketType":"vendor","geography":"United States","goal":"Decide whether this topic is strong enough to package into a deeper diligence offer.","knownSignals":["Operators keep asking for a faster first-pass trust screen before pilots","Funds want a lightweight way to compare agent vendors before deeper diligence"],"constraints":["Keep the first offer lightweight","Do not assume the buyer already trusts agent vendors"]}},"buyerDecision":{"closeQuestion":"Is this target worth any more spend?","payWhen":"Use this when you are unsure whether a target or claim deserves more paid work.","doNotPayWhen":"Do not use this when you already know the blocker and need a company snapshot, vendor review, claim check, lead brief, or premium diligence map.","ifUnsure":"Start with /api/opportunity-check or call /api/conversion-route before paying."},"payment":{"method":"POST","url":"https://apexscout.ai/api/opportunity-check","listedPrice":"$0.01","maxAmountAtomicUnits":"10000","network":"eip155:8453","facilitator":"https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402","expectedUnpaidStatus":402,"expectedPaidStatus":200,"samePayloadRequired":true},"copyPaste":{"payload":{"subject":"Agent trust scoring for crypto vendors","buyer":"Crypto fund operator","marketType":"vendor","geography":"United States","goal":"Decide whether this topic is strong enough to package into a deeper diligence offer.","knownSignals":["Operators keep asking for a faster first-pass trust screen before pilots","Funds want a lightweight way to compare agent vendors before deeper diligence"],"constraints":["Keep the first offer lightweight","Do not assume the buyer already trusts agent vendors"]},"unpaidCurlProbe":"curl -i -X POST \"https://apexscout.ai/api/opportunity-check\" \\\n  -H \"content-type: application/json\" \\\n  --data '{\n  \"subject\": \"Agent trust scoring for crypto vendors\",\n  \"buyer\": \"Crypto fund operator\",\n  \"marketType\": \"vendor\",\n  \"geography\": \"United States\",\n  \"goal\": \"Decide whether this topic is strong enough to package into a deeper diligence offer.\",\n  \"knownSignals\": [\n    \"Operators keep asking for a faster first-pass trust screen before pilots\",\n    \"Funds want a lightweight way to compare agent vendors before deeper diligence\"\n  ],\n  \"constraints\": [\n    \"Keep the first offer lightweight\",\n    \"Do not assume the buyer already trusts agent vendors\"\n  ]\n}'","paidRetryAwalCommand":"npx awal@2.8.0 x402 pay \"https://apexscout.ai/api/opportunity-check\" \\\n  -X POST \\\n  -h '{\"Content-Type\":\"application/json\"}' \\\n  -d '{\n  \"subject\": \"Agent trust scoring for crypto vendors\",\n  \"buyer\": \"Crypto fund operator\",\n  \"marketType\": \"vendor\",\n  \"geography\": \"United States\",\n  \"goal\": \"Decide whether this topic is strong enough to package into a deeper diligence offer.\",\n  \"knownSignals\": [\n    \"Operators keep asking for a faster first-pass trust screen before pilots\",\n    \"Funds want a lightweight way to compare agent vendors before deeper diligence\"\n  ],\n  \"constraints\": [\n    \"Keep the first offer lightweight\",\n    \"Do not assume the buyer already trusts agent vendors\"\n  ]\n}' \\\n  --max-amount 10000 \\\n  --json","commandNotes":["Run the unpaid probe first if the buyer agent needs to inspect the 402 challenge.","Run the paid retry only from a buyer-controlled wallet runtime.","The command pays at most the listed route price and expects HTTP 200 JSON after payment."]},"smallRisk":{"name":"Payment Intent Preview","riskLevel":"small","whyItHelps":"Future buyer agents can prepare the exact paid retry from a machine-readable object instead of guessing route, payload, price, or max spend.","executesPayment":false,"productionRailChange":false,"endpointPathChange":false,"publicDataLevel":"aggregate-safe; no prompts, wallets, raw feedback, or paid response bodies"},"guardrails":["This preview does not execute payment.","This preview does not change Base mainnet, facilitator, seller wallet, endpoint paths, or prices.","This preview does not expose buyer prompts, wallet-level history, raw feedback, or paid response bodies."]},"privacy":{"aggregateOnly":true,"privateInputsPublic":false,"privateOutputsPublic":false,"privateCommentsPublic":false}},"buyerTrustPacket":{"name":"ApexScout Buyer Trust Packet","mode":"inbound-only-manual-test-kit","updatedAt":"2026-05-04","summary":"ApexScout is an inbound-only SaaS/API surface for buyer agents and operators that want to inspect the product, choose a small first route, see the expected HTTP 402 challenge, and decide whether to retry with their own x402 client.","buyerPromise":["Inspect the public agent card, docs, pricing, guardrails, and sample payloads before paying.","No subscription is required: Pay once and get one JSON response once.","Inspect schemas and the expected unpaid HTTP 402 challenge before deciding whether to pay.","Start with a free helper or the cheapest useful protected route instead of guessing from the whole route list.","Treat unpaid HTTP 402 as the expected pre-payment checkpoint, not as a broken-service error.","Retry with x402 only from a buyer-controlled wallet/client after the route can change a real next decision.","Avoid high-value routes for vague or high-stakes decisions unless you already have outside verification and a specific decision to make."],"whoItIsFor":["Buyer agents choosing which ApexScout route to buy first.","Human operators checking the API before spending.","Agent/API builders deciding whether the $5 Agent Revenue Audit can improve their own paid route."],"whatCanBeTestedBeforePaying":["/public-agent explains the product, prices, guardrails, and first-buy ladder.","/docs.json exposes schemas, sample payloads, route metadata, and the buyer trust packet.","/start and /api/agent-message-intake can help choose a route without payment.","Protected paid routes can be sent unpaid first to confirm the expected HTTP 402 payment challenge."],"manualTestPlan":[{"step":1,"label":"Read the public card","path":"/public-agent","expected":"Buyer sees what ApexScout does, the inbound-only boundary, prices, and no-auto-spend guardrails."},{"step":2,"label":"Inspect machine docs","path":"/docs.json","expected":"Buyer sees schemas, example payloads, route prices, trust boundaries, and payment expectations."},{"step":3,"label":"Ask for a free route recommendation","path":"/api/agent-message-intake","expected":"Buyer gets a safe next-route answer with no payment, no outbound message, and no paid upstream call."},{"step":4,"label":"Run the unpaid protected probe","path":"/api/opportunity-check","expected":"Buyer receives HTTP 402 with the listed $0.01 price and retry instructions."},{"step":5,"label":"Use the rescue or testbench before paying","path":"/instant-x402","expected":"Buyer can copy the payload, confirm the route, and choose whether a paid retry is justified."},{"step":6,"label":"Retry paid only when ready","path":"/402-rescue","expected":"Buyer pays through their own x402 client on Base mainnet only if the output can change the next action."}],"safeManualProbe":{"method":"POST","path":"/api/opportunity-check","expectedUnpaidStatus":402,"expectedPaidStatus":200,"price":"$0.01","whyFirst":"This is the cheapest useful paid test. Use it unless the buyer already knows they need a named-company route or the $5 agent/API monetization audit.","samplePayload":{"subject":"Example vendor or agent service","buyer":"operator evaluating whether to spend more time","goal":"Decide whether this subject deserves deeper diligence.","knownContext":"Manually supplied context only. Do not scrape or discover third-party targets."}},"protectedRouteBehavior":{"noSubscription":true,"paymentModel":"Pay once, get JSON once.","unpaidBehavior":"Unpaid protected POST routes return HTTP 402 with x402 payment requirements.","paidBehavior":"After buyer-controlled x402 payment, the same route should return one structured JSON result.","buyerControlsPayment":true,"codexShouldSpendMoney":false},"firstBuyLadder":[{"path":"/api/opportunity-check","price":"$0.01","useWhen":"The buyer wants the cheapest useful paid proof or is unsure whether deeper work is justified."},{"path":"/api/company-intel","price":"$0.05","useWhen":"The buyer already has one named company and wants a first-pass trust snapshot."},{"path":"/api/agent-revenue-audit","price":"$5.00","useWhen":"The buyer is a builder/operator asking how to package, price, or improve their own paid agent/API route."}],"routeResultGuide":[{"path":"/api/opportunity-check","title":"Opportunity Check","price":"$0.01","returns":"Opportunity Check returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/research-brief","title":"Research Brief","price":"$0.05","returns":"Research Brief returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/company-intel","title":"Company Intel","price":"$0.05","returns":"Company Intel returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/company-watch","title":"Company Watch","price":"$0.20","returns":"Company Watch returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/source-check","title":"Source Check","price":"$0.05","returns":"Source Check returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/vendor-risk","title":"Vendor Risk","price":"$0.05","returns":"Vendor Risk returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/deep-diligence","title":"Deep Diligence","price":"$0.50","returns":"Deep Diligence returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/lead-brief","title":"Lead Brief","price":"$0.05","returns":"Lead Brief returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agentic-market-brief","title":"ApexScout Agentic Market Brief","price":"$0.25","returns":"ApexScout Agentic Market Brief returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agentic-service-scorecard","title":"ApexScout Service Scorecard","price":"$0.05","returns":"ApexScout Service Scorecard returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agentic-route-forge","title":"ApexScout RouteForge","price":"$0.25","returns":"ApexScout RouteForge returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agentic-market-watch","title":"ApexScout Market Watch","price":"$0.01","returns":"ApexScout Market Watch returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agentic-launch-plan","title":"ApexScout Launch Plan","price":"$0.50","returns":"ApexScout Launch Plan returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."},{"path":"/api/agent-revenue-audit","title":"Agent Revenue Audit","price":"$5.00","returns":"Agent Revenue Audit returns one structured JSON result for the submitted request. Public examples are synthetic and do not expose real buyer history."}],"recommendedFirstRoute":{"path":"/api/opportunity-check","price":"$0.01","reason":"It is the cheapest useful protected route and is safest when the buyer is still deciding whether deeper work is justified."},"ifPaymentBreaks":["Open /402-rescue and compare the expected unpaid HTTP 402 body with the actual response.","Check /status and /health locally before assuming payment is broken.","Use /api/agent-message-intake or /api/first-buy-advisor for free route help before spending again.","Do not retry high-value routes repeatedly until the 402-to-paid path is clear."],"privateData":["Buyer prompts are not exposed publicly.","Wallet-level request history is not exposed publicly.","Raw feedback text is not exposed publicly.","Paid response bodies are not exposed publicly.","Watched subjects tied to buyers are not exposed publicly."],"trustSignals":["Public docs and card are available before payment.","Base mainnet is the proven production x402 rail.","Paid proof is public, but buyer wallet and buyer-level histories are redacted.","Public dashboard and cash register expose aggregate metrics only.","Every paid response is framed as first-pass decision support with explicit safe-use boundaries."],"willNotDo":["No automatic contact, DMs, emails, agent-to-agent signals, or third-party contact.","No security testing, endpoint scanning, scraping, or broad outside-domain lookup.","No paid upstream calls or automatic buyer spending.","No public buyer prompts, wallet-level histories, raw feedback, watched subjects, or paid response bodies.","No settlement-rail switch away from the proven Base mainnet x402 path."],"links":{"publicAgent":"https://apexscout.ai/public-agent","agentCard":"https://apexscout.ai/.well-known/agent.json","docs":"https://apexscout.ai/docs.json","messageIntake":"https://apexscout.ai/api/agent-message-intake","instantX402":"https://apexscout.ai/instant-x402","rescue":"https://apexscout.ai/402-rescue","cashRegister":"https://apexscout.ai/api/cash-register","dashboard":"https://apexscout.ai/dashboard"}},"x402ValidationLab":{"name":"No-spend x402 Validation Lab","releaseTag":"v2.2.81-brand-asset-integration","mode":"no-spend-validation-lab","status":"operator-hold-after-validation-error","purpose":"Keep Agent Research Desk improving after a buyer-client validation failure without retrying paid calls or changing the proven payment setup.","primaryRoute":{"method":"POST","path":"/api/opportunity-check","url":"https://apexscout.ai/api/opportunity-check","listedPrice":"$0.01","maxSafePaidRetryAtomicUnits":"10000","paidRetriesDisabledUntilHumanReview":true},"paymentPosition":{"activeProductionRail":"Base mainnet x402 remains the proven production rail.","expectedProductionNetwork":"eip155:8453","configuredNetwork":"eip155:8453","facilitator":"https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402","localMode":"paid","productionPaymentConfigChanged":false,"endpointPathChanged":false,"sellerWalletChanged":false},"noSpendChecks":[{"method":"GET","path":"/health","expected":"HTTP 200 JSON"},{"method":"GET","path":"/status","expected":"HTTP 200 JSON"},{"method":"GET","path":"/docs.json","expected":"HTTP 200 JSON"},{"method":"GET","path":"/dashboard","expected":"HTTP 200 HTML"},{"method":"GET","path":"/api/dashboard","expected":"HTTP 200 aggregate-only JSON"},{"method":"GET","path":"/api/payment-intent?route=/api/opportunity-check","expected":"HTTP 200 no-spend payment intent preview"},{"method":"POST","path":"/api/opportunity-check","expected":"HTTP 402 payment challenge when no x402 payment header is supplied"}],"lastObservedFailure":{"paidRetryResult":"validation_error","spendObserved":false,"paidCompletionsUnchanged":true,"actualErrorsUnchanged":true,"automationStopped":true,"summary":"The service stayed healthy, the unpaid 402 path stayed healthy, and the paid retry was stopped because the buyer payment payload was rejected before a successful paid response."},"clientFailureMeaning":"A public x402 service can be healthy and still reject a buyer tool payload before settlement when the buyer payment payload shape does not match what the facilitator expects.","stopRules":["Do not run a paid retry if public health, status, docs, dashboard, or payment intent checks fail.","Do not run a paid retry if payment mode, network, 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If you are testing paid agent APIs, start with the $0.01 Opportunity Check and inspect the 402 to paid 200 flow. https://apexscout.ai/apexscout-launch?src=x402-builder After the first route, voluntary feedback can explain the route, price, or payment handoff.","followUpCopy":"ApexScout follow-up: If the payment handoff is clear, Vendor Risk at $0.05 is the sharpest follow-up for a real vendor or partner trust question. If the route was not worth paying for, send the single clearest reason so the next batch can tighten. 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The cheapest test is Opportunity Check at $0.01; escalate only if the target deserves more spend. https://apexscout.ai/apexscout-launch?src=base-builder After the first route, voluntary feedback can explain the route, price, or payment handoff.","followUpCopy":"ApexScout follow-up: If the first screen is useful, Company Intel at $0.05 is the cleanest next test for one named company. If the route was not worth paying for, send the single clearest reason so the next batch can tighten. 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Start at the agent page, inspect the manifest, then test Company Intel if you have one real company workflow. https://apexscout.ai/apexscout-launch?src=mcp-builder After the first route, voluntary feedback can explain the route, price, or payment handoff.","followUpCopy":"ApexScout follow-up: Only use Deep Diligence at $0.50 when the first result leaves proof gaps that could change a real decision. If the route was not worth paying for, send the single clearest reason so the next batch can tighten. 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Start with the $0.01 Opportunity Check, then tell me where the docs, route choice, or payment flow gets confusing. https://apexscout.ai/apexscout-launch?src=warm-technical After the first route, voluntary feedback can explain the route, price, or payment handoff.","followUpCopy":"ApexScout follow-up: If the $0.01 check made sense, the next useful test is Company Intel at $0.05 on one real company you might contact, approve, or evaluate. If the route was not worth paying for, send the single clearest reason so the next batch can tighten. 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If they arrive on their own, they can complete one $0.01 paid call or use the 402 rescue path. Do not automate contact. Do not make paid purchases from the service. 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spend.\",\"intendedRoute\":\"unknown\",\"maxBudgetUsd\":\"0.01\",\"source\":\"passport-easy-mode\"}'","opportunityCheckPayload":{"subject":"Buyer agent preflight target","buyerType":"buyer-agent","marketType":"other","goal":"Run the cheapest x402 proof before a larger buyer-agent spend.","knownSignals":["Buyer generated this payload from the free Agent Spend Passport."],"constraints":["Do not include secrets, private customer data, private keys, or full wallet addresses."],"source":"agent-spend-passport-opportunity-passport-easy-mode"},"agentRevenueAuditPayload":{"serviceName":"Buyer agent service","buyerType":"agent-tool-builder","currentOffer":"Review monetization, pricing, route ladder, and x402 conversion for my paid agent API.","currentPaymentRail":"base-x402","targetBuyer":"buyer agents and builders evaluating x402 paid APIs","currentProblem":"Need a safer first paid route, pricing ladder, and conversion plan before spending 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Company Intel has paid proof as the follow-up route. Discovery is visible, so qualified builders can inspect the service before they pay.","buyerCopy":"Agent Research Desk is a pay-per-call trust and diligence API for AI agents. 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