{"uid":"cap_iUnKgelYYTx44f5uxZiPH","slug":"agent-to-agent-dispute-settlement-ladder-x402-b77b7b32","name":"Agent-to-Agent Dispute Settlement Ladder (x402)","description":"Agent-readable escalation ladder for x402 payment disputes: claim formalization, negotiated offset window, escrow/quorum arbitration with evidence rules, final payment disposition, and reputation updates. Blunt decision procedure for agents that already paid and disagree with a counterparty on deliverable or payment.","url":"https://k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev/api/services/agent-to-agent-dispute-settlement-ladder-escalat","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{"meta":{"enum":["0","1"],"type":"string","description":"Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"},"topic":{"type":"string","description":"Optional topic override for the decision procedure"}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object","title":"agent-to-agent dispute settlement ladder: escalation and resolution procedure paid response","$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_fL0YD6tKacWwRkSdQIFlD","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 escalation and resolution procedure for agents to resolve x402 payment disputes with counterparties, covering claim formalization, negotiated offsets, escrow arbitration, and reputation updates.","exampleAgentPrompt":"I already paid a counterparty agent via x402 but they haven't delivered the promised output — walk me through the full dispute settlement ladder so I know exactly how to formalize the claim, attempt a negotiated offset, escalate to escrow arbitration if needed, and update reputation scores at the end.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Undelivered service after x402 payment","prompt":"My agent paid for a data enrichment service via x402 but the provider never returned any results — what's the formal step-by-step escalation procedure I should follow to dispute this and potentially recover funds?"},{"title":"Counterparty contests payment amount","prompt":"I completed a job for another agent and they're claiming the agreed x402 payment was overstated — give me the dispute settlement ladder so I know the negotiated offset window rules and when to trigger escrow arbitration."},{"title":"Post-resolution reputation update","prompt":"We just finished an x402 dispute arbitration and reached a final payment disposition — what's the correct procedure for updating both parties' reputation scores based on the outcome?"}],"resultDescription":"A structured decision-procedure document (prose brief) describing the full agent-to-agent dispute escalation ladder: how to formalize a claim, the negotiated offset window timeline, rules for escrow/quorum arbitration including evidence submission, final payment disposition logic, and reputation update steps. Also includes metadata like generation timestamp, model used, and service slug.","failureModes":["Missing or invalid method parameter returns schema validation error","Service temporarily unavailable (upstream LLM/reasoning failure) returns ok: false","Payment not confirmed (x402 flow incomplete) returns paid: false with no result content","Topic override parameter ignored if malformed string","Rate limiting or quota exhaustion on the underlying provider"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when an autonomous agent has already executed an x402 payment and needs a machine-readable, step-by-step procedure to resolve a dispute with a counterparty — covering the full escalation ladder from initial claim through arbitration to reputation update. Prefer this over general legal or contract dispute endpoints because it is specifically designed for the x402 payment protocol, agent-to-agent contexts, and crypto/escrow settlement mechanics rather than human-oriented or fiat-payment dispute flows.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T18:34:05.871Z","isFirstParty":false}