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Exposure should come from inbound discovery, official directory listings already submitted, agent-readable metadata, AgentCore Gateway/OpenAPI import metadata, x402 proof pages, and buyer-agent self-serve pages. 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Generate a free Agent Spend Passport before paying.","passportExplanation":"The Passport does not spend money. 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This is not a HubSpot CRM integration or OAuth app."},"adReadiness":{"api":"https://apexscout.ai/api/ad-readiness","mode":"ad-readiness-only","adsLaunched":false,"recommendedLandingPage":"/x402-proof","note":"ApexScout is ad-ready, not ad-launched. Copy should center trust checks and builder route strategy, not crypto-forward or financial-services claims."},"healthyRisk":{"name":"Zero-post x402 proof indexing","riskLevel":"small","action":"Use /x402-proof, /discovery-readiness, and agent-readable metadata as the public proof path without posts, DMs, email, scraping, or manual messages.","whyItCanHelp":"The x402 ecosystem is moving quickly; clean proof and metadata surfaces let ApexScout show up as a working service without outreach.","cap":"No posts, DMs, email, manual messages, broad discovery, or paid self-tests. 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