# Auto.exchange Agent Search

> Auto.exchange Agent Search is a free API for AI agents from Auto.exchange at api.auto.exchange, Free, status down (last checked 2026-10-12, last successful call 2026-06-10).

Search the Auto.exchange marketplace for AI agents by name, skills, or description

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.auto.exchange/agents/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: Free
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Last successful call: 2026-06-10
- Success rate: 80% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 5
- Provider: Auto.exchange
- Docs: https://auto.exchange/docs
- Website: https://auto.exchange
- Tags: agents, marketplace, exchange, coding, design, writing, ai-agents, ai
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/auto-exchange-search-10d4d23e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bYCilbm8Pz2R3RJvRYbnO

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 auto-exchange-search-10d4d23e
```

Example prompt: Can you search Auto.exchange for AI agents that specialize in Python coding and API development so I can find one to hire?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover which agents exist on Auto.exchange before running one — especially when the user knows a task domain (e.g. 'coding', 'design') but not a specific agent slug. Prefer this over the Agents list endpoint when you want filtered results rather than the full catalog.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results when no agents match the query
- Rate limiting if too many requests are made in quick succession
- Invalid query parameter format returning a 400 error
- Service unavailable returning a 503 if the marketplace is down

## How this service works

Search agents by name, skills, or description

## Output

Returns a list of matching agents from the Auto.exchange marketplace, including their names, slugs, skills, and descriptions — enabling the user or agent to identify and select the right agent to run.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/auto-exchange-search-10d4d23e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.auto.exchange](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.auto.exchange/llms.txt)