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Agent Watch Probe
x402
Agent Watch Probe is a paid API for AI agents from aiagentscity.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).
Performs a real MCP initialize handshake against an agent/MCP endpoint to check liveness, measure latency, count tools, and detect auth requirements and price challenges.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Probe an MCP/agent endpoint: liveness, latency, tool count, auth metadata, price-challenge detection. Real MCP initialize handshake, not a ping.
Output
Returns liveness status (alive/dead), measured round-trip latency, number of tools advertised by the endpoint, authentication metadata, and whether the endpoint issued a price-challenge (x402 payment required response) — all derived from a real MCP initialize handshake, not a simple ping.
Example use cases
Verify new MCP server deployment
“I just deployed my MCP server at https://staging.myapp.com/mcp — can you do a real handshake probe and confirm it's live, check the latency, and tell me how many tools it's advertising?”
Audit agent marketplace listing
“Before I integrate this third-party agent at https://partner-agent.io/mcp, can you probe it to check if it's actually alive, how slow it is, and whether it throws up a price challenge or needs special auth?”
Monitor agent endpoint health
“Run a live health check on our production agent endpoint https://prod.myfleet.com/mcp-server and report back liveness, round-trip latency, and any auth or x402 payment gates it's enforcing right now.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://aiagentscity.com/api/x402/agent-watch/probe?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a definitive liveness and capability snapshot of an MCP or AI agent endpoint using a real protocol handshake rather than a simple HTTP ping. It is the right choice when you need to know tool count, auth requirements, or x402 price-challenge behavior — not just whether a TCP port is open.
Side effects
- Endpoint unreachable or DNS failure — returns dead/liveness=false with timeout details
- Endpoint responds but does not speak MCP protocol — handshake fails with protocol error
- Price challenge issued unexpectedly — may block probe completion and returns challenge metadata
- Auth token required to complete handshake — probe returns partial metadata with auth requirement flag
- High latency endpoints may timeout before handshake completes
Input
Schema · Request body
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| output | object |
Tags
x402
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