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Returns a PASS,","url":"https://k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev/api/services/agent-discovery-surface-verification-standard","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{"meta":{"enum":["0","1"],"type":"string","description":"Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"},"topic":{"type":"string","description":"Optional topic override for the decision procedure"}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object","title":"Merchant discovery surface verification standard paid response","$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":"0.012","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":"$0.012/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.012","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.012","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_JI51ITuigEfUOZSGIgf78","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.012","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Verifies consistency and authenticity of a merchant's five agent discovery surfaces (agent.json, llms.txt, x402 payment meta, A2A agent card, plugin manifest) before authorizing payment.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Before I pay this merchant, run the full discovery surface verification to check that their agent.json, llms.txt, x402 payment meta, A2A agent card, and plugin manifest all agree on identity, endpoint, and price — and flag any impersonation or stale price issues.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-payment impersonation check","prompt":"I'm about to send 5 USDC to this merchant agent — can you first verify all five of their discovery surfaces and make sure the domain fingerprint actually matches what's on file? Abort if anything looks like impersonation."},{"title":"Stale price detection before checkout","prompt":"The merchant quoted me a price earlier but I want to make sure their x402 payment meta and agent card still agree on that price before I authorize the transaction — run the surface verification and let me know if the price has drifted."},{"title":"Discovery surface consistency audit","prompt":"Can you audit this merchant's agent discovery setup — check that their agent.json, llms.txt, A2A card, plugin manifest, and x402 meta are all consistent with each other on identity, capabilities, and endpoint, and give me a PASS or FAIL?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a PASS or FAIL verdict along with a decision-procedure prose brief for agents, a service slug, generation source (llm, reasoning, or deterministic), ISO-8601 timestamp, and payment metadata including payer, transaction ID, and self-pay flag. The 'ok' boolean indicates handler success and the 'brief' field provides actionable prose explaining the decision.","failureModes":["Surface disagreement on identity, capability, endpoint, or price triggers a divergence kill rule and returns FAIL","Cryptographic fingerprint mismatch causes impersonation flag and payment abort","Stale price detected against on-file quote returns FAIL with stale-price detail","Network timeout or unreachable discovery surface URL causes handler error","Missing or malformed discovery surface documents cause validation failure","Payment not included returns 402 with x402 payment required headers"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when an AI agent is about to execute an x402 payment to a merchant and needs a deterministic, multi-surface pre-payment safety check. Prefer this over single-surface checks or manual inspection when operating autonomously and when the risk of impersonation, stale pricing, or surface divergence is non-trivial. Especially valuable in high-frequency agentic payment workflows where human oversight is absent.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T06:56:32.972Z","isFirstParty":false}