# Arch Linux Package Search

> Arch Linux Package Search is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Searches the official Arch Linux package repositories for packages matching a text query and returns matching package metadata as JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/arch-linux-package-search
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/arch-linux-package-search-949c2d50
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bl7kCEqnNLljFC-wz66D2

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 arch-linux-package-search-949c2d50 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search the Arch Linux package repositories for packages matching 'neovim' and tell me what's available?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically search the official Arch Linux package repositories by name or keyword. Prefer this over manual web scraping of archlinux.org/packages when you need structured JSON output for automation, package discovery, or dependency resolution workflows targeting Arch-based Linux distributions.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results if no packages match the query string
- Query parameter missing or malformed returns an error
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or 429
- Upstream Arch Linux API unavailable causes service error
- Very broad queries may return truncated or paginated results

## How this service works

Search the official Arch Linux package repositories for packages matching a query {q}. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array or object containing Arch Linux package entries matching the query, including fields such as package name, version, repository (e.g. core, extra, community), description, maintainer, and possibly dependency information.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/arch-linux-package-search-949c2d50/health.json
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