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Agent-to-Agent Capability Negotiation Before x402 Settlement
x402
Agent-to-Agent Capability Negotiation Before x402 Settlement is a paid API for AI agents from k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Returns a structured decision procedure (ACCEPT_AND_QUOTE, REQUIRE_PROOF, FALLBACK_TO_ALTERNATE, or REFUSE) for verifying a counterparty agent's capabilities before paying via x402.
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Decision procedure for an agent that must verify a counterparty agent can actually perform a task before paying via x402. Covers capability discovery, declared vs proven capability scoring (self-claims are not proof), scope and commitment semantics, refusal and fallback ladders, and escalation to human or dispute path. Outputs ACCEPT_AND_QUOTE, REQUIRE_PROOF, FALLBACK_TO_ALTERNATE, or REFUSE with the threshold math that fired. Blunt procedure, not marketing.
Output
A decision verdict (ACCEPT_AND_QUOTE, REQUIRE_PROOF, FALLBACK_TO_ALTERNATE, or REFUSE) along with prose explaining the decision procedure, the threshold math that triggered the outcome, capability scoring breakdown (declared vs proven), scope and commitment semantics, refusal/fallback ladder, and escalation paths to human review or dispute resolution.
Example use cases
Vetting a new agent service before payment
“I'm about to hire an agent to do data extraction for me and pay it via x402 — can you run the capability negotiation procedure to tell me if I should accept its self-declared capabilities, demand proof first, fall back to an alternate, or refuse outright?”
Resolving a disputed capability claim mid-negotiation
“The counterparty agent is claiming it can process legal documents but I'm not sure it's proven that capability — run the decision procedure for capability negotiation and tell me whether REQUIRE_PROOF or FALLBACK_TO_ALTERNATE fires given unverified self-claims.”
Automated trust gate in a multi-agent pipeline
“My pipeline needs to decide at runtime whether to pay each subagent via x402 before assigning tasks — can you give me the structured decision procedure and scoring logic so I know when to ACCEPT_AND_QUOTE versus REFUSE based on declared vs proven capability scores?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev/api/services/agent-to-agent-capability-negotiation-before-x40When to prefer
Use this endpoint when an autonomous agent needs a structured, scored decision procedure before authorizing an x402 payment to a counterparty agent — particularly when counterparty capabilities are self-declared and unverified. Prefer this over ad-hoc trust logic when you need explicit ACCEPT/REQUIRE_PROOF/FALLBACK/REFUSE verdicts with auditable threshold math, escalation paths, and fallback ladders baked in.
Side effects
- Invalid or missing 'type' or 'method' fields returns a 400-level error
- Topic override not recognized may return a generic procedure rather than a tailored one
- LLM-generated procedure may vary between calls for the same topic — not fully deterministic
- Network or provider downtime returns a non-200 with no result payload
- Requesting with meta=1 returns free metadata rather than the paid decision procedure
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Tags
x402
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