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Blunt decision procedure, not marketing.","url":"https://k2so.wrong.systems/api/services/pre-wallet-merchant-endpoint-vetting-for-x402-a","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{"meta":{"enum":["0","1"],"type":"string","description":"Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"},"topic":{"type":"string","description":"Optional topic override for the decision procedure"}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object","title":"Pre-wallet merchant endpoint vetting for x402: a decision procedure an paid response","$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_DXiIk891514H7goaIirHq","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 an LLM-generated decision procedure (plain prose brief) that guides an AI agent through vetting an x402 merchant endpoint before committing wallet funds to it.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Before my agent pays any new x402 merchant endpoint, I want a decision procedure it can follow to vet the merchant — can you run the pre-wallet vetting procedure for an HTTP GET endpoint?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Agent wallet safety gate","prompt":"My AI agent is about to pay a new x402 merchant it's never used before. Give me a decision procedure it should follow to vet that HTTP GET endpoint before committing any USDC from its wallet."},{"title":"Building an x402 agent marketplace","prompt":"I'm building a marketplace where agents discover and pay x402 services automatically. Can you generate the vetting decision procedure my agents should run on each new merchant endpoint (HTTP GET type) before they're added to the approved list?"},{"title":"Teaching an agent about x402 risks","prompt":"I want my autonomous agent to understand the risks of paying x402 endpoints. 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The 'brief' and 'procedure' fields contain the actionable decision guidance.","failureModes":["HTTP 402 returned if payment has not been settled — agent must pay exact USDC amount and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header","Invalid method enum value causes schema validation failure","Topic override not recognized may result in generic procedure","LLM generation failure may fall back to deterministic source","Network timeout on the Base payment settlement step before retry"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when an autonomous agent needs structured, LLM-generated guidance on whether to trust and pay a new x402 merchant endpoint — especially useful as a safety gate in agent wallets, agent marketplaces, or orchestration systems where new merchants are encountered dynamically. Prefer over manual rule sets when the agent needs nuanced, prose-form reasoning it can act on directly. Other K-2SO sibling endpoints cover quote comparison, refund windows, and allowlist governance; this one specifically focuses on the pre-payment vetting decision.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T06:41:33.527Z","isFirstParty":false}