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Covers TLD selection (.com,.xyz,.ai,.io,.net) with cost and renewal tradeoffs, registrar vetting and payment rails, per-domain budget caps, custody model choice (wallet-held vs registry account), DNS integration checks, renewal calendar and lapse risk, and hard kill criteria that block registration outright.","url":"https://k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev/api/services/onchain-domain-registration-decision-procedure","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{"meta":{"enum":["0","1"],"type":"string","description":"Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"},"topic":{"type":"string","description":"Optional topic override for the decision procedure"}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object","title":"Onchain domain registration decision procedure paid response","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["ok","paid","service","provider","result"],"properties":{"ok":{"type":"boolean"},"paid":{"type":"boolean"},"result":{"type":"object","required":["ok","service"],"properties":{"ok":{"type":"boolean","description":"Handler success"},"brief":{"type":"string","description":"Decision procedure prose for agents"},"model":{"type":"string"},"topic":{"type":"string"},"service":{"type":"string","description":"Service slug"},"procedure":{"type":"string"},"generatedAt":{"type":"string","description":"ISO-8601 timestamp"},"generationSource":{"enum":["llm","reasoning","deterministic"],"type":"string"}}},"payment":{"type":"object","properties":{"code":{"type":"string"},"payer":{"type":"string"},"detail":{"type":"string"},"selfPay":{"type":"boolean"},"transaction":{"type":"string"}}},"service":{"type":"string"},"provider":{"type":"string","const":"K-2SO"}}}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.002","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":"$0.002/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.002","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.002","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_5Aq1OiKw17NuqRzwyiTn2","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.002","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns a structured agent-facing decision procedure for evaluating whether to register a domain via an onchain registrar (e.g. Doma) versus a traditional DNS registrar, covering TLD selection, costs, custody models, and kill criteria.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Walk me through the decision procedure for registering a .ai domain onchain versus using a traditional registrar — I want to know the cost and renewal tradeoffs, which custody model to pick, and any hard criteria that would block me from going onchain at all.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Onchain vs traditional registrar for AI startup","prompt":"I'm launching an AI startup and want to grab a .ai domain — should I register it through an onchain registrar like Doma or just use Namecheap? Walk me through the tradeoffs including cost, renewals, and what could go wrong."},{"title":"Evaluating custody model for wallet-held domain","prompt":"I want to hold my new .xyz domain in my own crypto wallet rather than a registry account — run me through the decision procedure so I understand the custody risks, DNS integration steps, and renewal calendar I need to worry about."},{"title":"Kill criteria check before onchain registration","prompt":"Before I go ahead and register my project's .io domain onchain, are there any hard criteria that should stop me from doing this entirely? Give me the full agent decision procedure including registrar vetting and lapse risk."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing a prose decision procedure brief for agents, covering TLD selection with cost/renewal tradeoffs, registrar vetting and payment rails, per-domain budget caps, custody model choice (wallet-held vs registry account), DNS integration checks, renewal calendar and lapse risk, and hard kill criteria that block registration. Also includes metadata such as the model used, generation source (llm/reasoning/deterministic), ISO-8601 timestamp, and payment confirmation.","failureModes":["Payment not included or insufficient — endpoint returns 402 Payment Required with x402 challenge","Invalid query parameter value for 'meta' enum (must be '0' or '1') — returns 400 BadRequest","Service temporarily unavailable — returns 5xx with no result body","Topic override too broad or malformed — procedure may be generic rather than domain-specific","LLM generation failure — generationSource may fall back to deterministic with reduced richness"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when an agent needs structured, opinionated guidance on whether to pursue onchain domain registration rather than traditional DNS registration — particularly when evaluating TLD cost/renewal tradeoffs, vetting an onchain registrar, choosing between wallet custody vs registry account, or checking hard kill criteria before committing a budget. Prefer this over general web search or static documentation when you need a concise, agent-consumable decision procedure with actionable kill criteria and renewal risk framing.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-13T19:01:50.166Z","isFirstParty":false}