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Show me the top unattributed submitters by volume from the latest Farelight classification run."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing: a timestamp (as_of), the measurement window (24h), an array of facilitators each with name, USDC volume, operator, payment count, share by count and volume, and likely agent payment count; plus global classification metadata (run ID, methodology version) and an array of top unattributed submitter addresses with their volume and payment counts.","failureModes":["Payment required (402) if the $0.005 USDC x402 payment header is missing or malformed","Classification run not yet available — response may lag if the indexer is behind the chain","Stale data if the classification pipeline has not run recently (check classification_run and as_of fields)","Unattributed share may be very high (>95%) making named facilitator stats less meaningful","Empty facilitator array if no settlements occurred in the window"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need on-chain, independently classified x402 payment statistics broken down by facilitator — especially when researching AI agent payment activity on the Arc network. Prefer it over generic blockchain explorers because it applies versioned, public classification rules to distinguish agent payments from human ones and names known facilitators. Best for monitoring, research, or dashboards focused on the x402 protocol ecosystem.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-17T00:35:42.617Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"farelight-research-x402-facilitator-stats-21041371"}