Step 1
Agent sends a research request
Your AI agent hits the AgentOracle endpoint with a natural language query. No API key needed — just a simple POST request.
POST https://agentoracle.co/research Content-Type: application/json { "query": "What are the latest AI agent frameworks in 2026?" }
Step 2
Server returns 402 Payment Required
Instead of a traditional API key check, the server responds with x402 payment details. The agent knows exactly what to pay and where.
HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required X-Payment: x402 { "price": "$0.02 USDC", "networks": [ "Base Mainnet (eip155:8453)", "SKALE Base (gasless)" ], "payTo": "0xdF90...e109", "facilitator": "https://facilitator.xpay.sh" }
Step 3
Agent pays $0.02 via x402
The agent automatically sends a USDC micropayment — on Base mainnet or SKALE Base (zero gas fees). Payment IS the authentication — no keys, no accounts, no friction.
$0.02
USDC via x402 protocol
Base Mainnet — Confirmed | SKALE Gasless Available
Step 4
Structured research delivered
The agent receives clean, structured JSON with a summary, key facts, sources, confidence score, and token count. Ready to use immediately.
{ "summary": "The AI agent framework landscape in 2026 is dominated by...", "key_facts": [ "LangChain v0.4 introduced native x402 payment support", "CrewAI reached 500k monthly active agents", "AutoGPT 3.0 ships with built-in research primitives" ], "sources": [ { "title": "State of AI Agents 2026", "url": "..." }, { "title": "Agent Framework Benchmark", "url": "..." } ], "confidence_score": 0.94, "model": "sonar", "tokens_used": 847, "version": "1.2.0" }
That's it. Payment is the API key.
No signup. No API keys. Zero gas on SKALE. Just pay $0.02 per query and get structured research with confidence scoring.