# Canon Academic Research & Fact-Checking Search

> Canon Academic Research & Fact-Checking Search is a paid API for AI agents from aury.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-20).

Searches academic papers, journals, and factual sources to verify claims and support research queries

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://aury.orbonomy.xyz/api/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/canon-academic-research-fact-checking-search-0317972d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FpuYUgCCeCExjpAM4eVtR

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 canon-academic-research-fact-checking-search-0317972d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search Canon for up to 10 peer-reviewed papers or verified sources about the long-term health effects of microplastic consumption — I want to fact-check a claim I came across.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to verify factual claims, find academic citations, or search peer-reviewed literature rather than general web content. It is purpose-built for fact-checking and research workflows, making it preferable over general web search when scientific or academic credibility is required.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required fields 'query' or 'limit' returns a validation error
- Overly broad or vague query returns low-relevance results
- Payment failure via x402/USDC on Base blocks the request
- Rate limiting if too many calls are made in quick succession
- Query returning zero results for niche or obscure topics

## How this service works

Fact-checking and academic research for AI agents. Verify claims, search papers, explore journals. USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object with a success boolean and (presumably) a list of relevant academic papers, journal entries, or factual references matching the search query, up to the specified limit.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "limit",
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/canon-academic-research-fact-checking-search-0317972d/health.json
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