# AgentOracle Research

> AgentOracle Research is a paid API for AI agents from agentoracle.co, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches current external facts, cited sources, and confidence-scored structured research results for queries beyond an AI agent's training cutoff.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agentoracle.co/research
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/agentoracle-co-bf8d903a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QPQK37Lk0rPAYGmgS-qKV

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 agentoracle-co-bf8d903a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What is the current population of Tokyo and what's the latest GDP figure for Japan? I need cited sources and confidence scores for each fact.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs factual information beyond its training cutoff, requires source citations for claims, or needs confidence-scored structured research rather than relying on potentially stale or hallucinated internal knowledge. Prefer over general web search when structured, citable, verifiable output is required.

## Known failure modes

- Query too vague or ambiguous — returns low confidence score or empty results
- Topic has no recent external data available — returns cached or uncertain results
- Payment not completed or insufficient USDC balance — returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or service unavailability — returns 429 or 503 error
- Query exceeds character or complexity limits — returns 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Load when an agent needs current external facts beyond training cutoff, citations with confidence scoring, or verifiable structured research. $0.02 USDC per query on Base.

## Output

Returns a structured response containing factual answers, cited source references, and confidence scores for each piece of retrieved information — giving the agent verifiable, up-to-date research results.

## Example request

```json
{
 "query": "What are the latest developments in quantum computing technology in 2024?"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "required": [
      "query"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "tier": {
       "enum": [
        "standard",
        "deep"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Pass deep to upgrade to Sonar Pro at $0.10"
      },
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 2000,
       "description": "Natural-language research question"
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "summary",
      "key_facts",
      "sources",
      "confidence_score"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "sources": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "object"
       }
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "freshness": {
       "enum": [
        "real-time",
        "recent",
        "historical"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "key_facts": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "confidence_level": {
       "enum": [
        "high",
        "medium",
        "low"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "confidence_score": {
       "type": "number"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "sources": [
   {
    "url": "https://coingecko.com",
    "title": "CoinGecko"
   }
  ],
  "summary": "Bitcoin is currently trading at $67,432 with a 24h volume of $28B...",
  "freshness": "real-time",
  "key_facts": [
   "BTC price: $67,432",
   "24h change: +2.3%",
   "Market cap: $1.33T"
  ],
  "confidence_level": "high",
  "confidence_score": 0.94
 }
}
```

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