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Call when a move beyond the core is proposed and has to pass the screens; returns 257 tokens of original synthesis citing three published works — to run it on your own numbers, POST /apply/growth/decide/adjacency.","url":"https://business-frameworks.matryoshka-paradigms.workers.dev/node/growth/decide/adjacency?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.05","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.05/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.05","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.05","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_D7HQwIeqEE0-eeYifBPkB","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.05","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns a structured decision framework for whether a business should approve or refuse a growth adjacency move, including the governing rule, required inputs, recommended action, and a validation check.","exampleAgentPrompt":"We're a SaaS company at around $8M in revenue and we're considering moving into a adjacent vertical — can you run the adjacency decision framework and tell me the rule, what inputs I need to gather, whether to approve or refuse, and what check I should run afterward?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Evaluating adjacent market entry","prompt":"My e-commerce business does about $20M in revenue and we're thinking of launching a B2B wholesale channel — can you walk me through the adjacency decision framework so I know whether to greenlight it, what inputs matter, and what I should verify after?"},{"title":"Refusing a distraction adjacency","prompt":"We keep getting pulled toward offering professional services alongside our software product, but I'm not sure it's the right move at $5M ARR — use the adjacency framework to help me decide whether to approve or refuse this expansion."},{"title":"Structured board presentation on expansion","prompt":"I need to present a rigorous go/no-go recommendation to my board on entering an adjacent customer segment — can you pull the adjacency decision rule and action framework so I have a structured basis for the recommendation?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns approximately 220 tokens of original synthesis covering: the governing rule for adjacency decisions, the inputs the decision requires, the recommended action (approve or refuse), and a post-decision check to validate the outcome — plus public citations and handles to child framework nodes for further exploration.","failureModes":["No query parameters required so malformed requests are unlikely; service may return a generic error if the endpoint is unavailable","Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) if USDC payment is not properly attached","Stale or cached content if the framework version is outdated","Response may lack specificity if the caller's business context is not incorporated (the endpoint returns a general framework, not a customized recommendation)"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when an AI agent is advising a business (launch to ~$50M revenue) on a specific growth decision involving an adjacency move — i.e., whether to enter an adjacent market, product line, or customer segment. 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