{"uid":"cap_blDZpFKYty62l-ubKHLww","slug":"obol-bitcoin-broadcast-timing-decision-feed-a5b6bbe5","name":"Obol Bitcoin Broadcast-Timing Decision Feed","description":"Bitcoin broadcast-timing decision feed for agents: next-block fee estimate sat/vB, fee TREND (rising/falling since last poll), broadcast verdict (broadcast now / wait / wait briefly), economy-tier savings %, recheck-in-seconds, mempool backlog, congestion tier, fee-spike flag, tip height, BTC spot. Poll each cycle to time a BTC broadcast and minimize fees — should I broadcast now? ... Cryptographically signed (Ed25519) — every response is independently verifiable via /.well-known/obol-pubkey.","url":"https://obol-x402.fly.dev/pulse","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":{}}},"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":"down","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_WSfKuYOG4NTeY0iJnDPNU","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 real-time Bitcoin fee decision signal — including next-block fee estimate, fee trend, broadcast verdict (now/wait/wait briefly), mempool congestion, and BTC spot price — to help agents optimally time BTC transaction broadcasts.","exampleAgentPrompt":"I'm about to broadcast a Bitcoin transaction — check the mempool right now and tell me whether I should send it immediately or wait a bit to save on fees.","exampleUseCases":null,"resultDescription":"Returns a structured decision feed including: next-block fee estimate in sat/vB, fee trend direction (rising/falling since last poll), a broadcast verdict (broadcast now / wait / wait briefly), economy-tier savings percentage, seconds until recommended recheck, mempool backlog stats, congestion tier label, a boolean fee-spike flag, current chain tip height, and BTC/USD spot price. The entire payload is cryptographically signed with Ed25519 for tamper verification.","failureModes":["Payment not provided or invalid x402 payment header — returns 402 Payment Required","Upstream Bitcoin node or mempool data source unavailable — returns 503 or degraded response","Rate limit exceeded — returns 429","Malformed request — returns 400","Fly.dev cold-start latency on first call after idle period"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when an agent needs a high-level, actionable broadcast-timing decision rather than raw fee data. It synthesizes mempool backlog, fee trends, and congestion into a single verdict ('broadcast now / wait / wait briefly'), saving the agent from having to implement its own decision logic. Prefer this over raw fee-rate endpoints when you want a pre-interpreted recommendation with trend context and a recheck timer. The Ed25519 signature provides verifiability for audit trails.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T19:27:21.984Z","isFirstParty":false}