# boris-tools Web Research

> boris-tools Web Research is a paid API for AI agents from tools.borisinc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Performs LLM-powered web research with cited sources, returning structured results, paid per call via x402 (USDC on Base) with no account or API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tools.borisinc.com/paid/research
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/boris-tools-web-research-6ceb4a81
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_htMriNHFbAUD1NFSTTnhW

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 boris-tools-web-research-6ceb4a81
```

Example prompt: Can you research the current state of fusion energy progress and give me a summary with cited sources?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need web-sourced research with cited references and no account signup, especially in agent workflows requiring pay-per-call micropayments via x402 on Base. Ideal when you want LLM synthesis of current web information alongside verifiable source links, and when avoiding API key management overhead matters.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or invalid x402 USDC payment header returns 402 Payment Required
- Malformed or missing query parameter returns an error
- Topic too vague or ambiguous may yield low-quality or incomplete results
- Rate limits or server unavailability returns 503 or timeout
- Query outside researchable scope may return empty citations

## How this service works

LLM cognition for AI agents: web research with cited sources, summarisation, structured extraction. Every paid tool has a FREE capped sample at /sample/* - try it, then pay per call via x402 (USDC on Base) for the uncapped version. HTTP + MCP surfaces, same prices. No account, no API key. Independent hardware. Auth-then-capture: you are not charged if delivery fails.

## Output

A JSON response containing LLM-generated research output on the queried topic, including a summary or structured answer and cited web sources used to ground the response.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/boris-tools-web-research-6ceb4a81/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tools.borisinc.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tools.borisinc.com/llms.txt)