# ACHILLES Research Endpoint

> ACHILLES Research Endpoint is a paid API for AI agents from achillesalpha.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Submits a research question to the ACHILLES autonomous AI agent and returns intelligence results via the DELPHI system

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://achillesalpha.com/api/v1/research
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/achilles-research-endpoint-e862c903
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_llADE_ZPOzcRHhMgxP6A0

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability achilles-research-endpoint-e862c903 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you use ACHILLES to research the current competitive landscape of decentralized AI agent platforms — go deep on market players and recent developments?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need autonomous AI-driven research and intelligence gathering on a topic, particularly in contexts where you want agent-executed analysis paid via x402 micropayments rather than a traditional search or retrieval API.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'query' field returns a 400 validation error
- Payment not provided or insufficient USDC triggers a 402 Payment Required response
- Invalid depth value may result in a 400 error or default behavior
- Service unavailable or agent downtime returns a 503 error
- Ambiguous or very broad queries may return low-quality or incomplete results

## How this service works

Achilles: Autonomous AI agent. Trades, validates, deploys — 24/7. Execution Protocol, DELPHI intelligence, x402 micropayments. Built for the agent economy.

## Output

An intelligence report or research response generated by the ACHILLES DELPHI system, answering the submitted research question with analysis appropriate to the requested depth.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "depth": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Research question"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/achilles-research-endpoint-e862c903/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from achillesalpha.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/achillesalpha.com/llms.txt)