# Cited Research Report

> Cited Research Report is a paid API for AI agents from agentsvc.io, paid per call via x402, $0.6/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Generates an AI-written, cited Markdown research report on a topic, company, or token using Wikipedia, news, Hacker News, Bluesky, and Lemmy sources

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agentsvc.io/api/v1/proxy/research-report?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.6/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cited-research-report-68c58340
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_u1jGCklERkr7WdAeGgXyk

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 cited-research-report-68c58340 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you generate a cited research report on Uniswap as a token — use the contract address 0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984 on Ethereum — and make it the long version in English?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a structured, cited research brief rather than raw search results or unformatted summaries. It is ideal for due diligence workflows, investment research, and briefings where source traceability matters. Prefer it over generic web search when you need a synthesized, readable report with numbered citations pulled from multiple discussion and news sources in one call. It is especially strong for crypto tokens and EU companies where structured compliance checks add value alongside the narrative.

## Known failure modes

- Fewer than 2 relevant sources found — request not charged, error returned
- Invalid 'kind' value (must be topic, company, or token)
- Missing required field for kind (e.g. no domain for company, no token address for token)
- Unsupported language code (only 'en' and 'de' supported)
- Contract address not found or unrecognized chain
- Payment failure via x402 protocol — report not generated

## How this service works

An AI-written Markdown report (about 500 to 900 words, 1200 to 1800 with length long) on a topic, company or token, built from Wikipedia, recent news, Hacker News, Bluesky and Lemmy discussions and, for kind company or token, our structured checks. Every claim cites a numbered source; the sources list is returned. Use for due diligence and briefings. kind: topic (default), company or token. language: en or de. Errors with Not charged when fewer than 2 relevant sources are found.

## Output

Returns a Markdown-formatted report of approximately 500–900 words (or 1,200–1,800 words for 'long' length), where every factual claim is annotated with a numbered citation. The response also includes a numbered sources list drawn from Wikipedia, recent news articles, Hacker News, Bluesky, and Lemmy. For company and token kinds, additional structured compliance or on-chain checks are included. Returns an error (not charged) if fewer than 2 relevant sources are found.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "kind": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "topic, company or token"
  },
  "chain": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "token": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "token kind: contract address"
  },
  "topic": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "What to research, or company name"
  },
  "domain": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "company kind: domain"
  },
  "length": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "standard or long"
  },
  "language": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "en or de"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {},
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/cited-research-report-68c58340/health.json
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