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Delx Dependency Order
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Delx Dependency Order is a paid API for AI agents from api.delx.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Computes a stable topological sort order for a set of workflow nodes given directed edges, and detects structural cycles in the dependency graph.
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Compute a stable topological order for workflow nodes and report structural cycles — call when ordering workflow nodes and detecting structural cycles. Use before side effects when composing multi-step agent jobs—the same loyalty/workflow demand band agents already pay for on Bazaar, but fully local. Returns deterministic machine-readable JSON for $0.003 USDC via x402 on Base. Execution is first-party, local-only, stateless, and memory-only with no paid upstream, no input retention, and no clai…
Output
Returns deterministic machine-readable JSON containing a stable topological ordering of the provided nodes (when no cycles exist) and a report of any structural cycles found in the directed graph.
Example use cases
Ordering multi-step agent pipeline
“I'm building an agent job with steps: fetch_data, clean_data, run_model, and send_report. The dependencies are clean_data needs fetch_data first, run_model needs clean_data, and send_report needs run_model. Can you compute the correct execution order and check for cycles?”
Detecting circular dependencies in a build graph
“I have a build system with modules auth, db, api, and cache. The edges are api→auth, api→db, db→cache, and cache→api. Can you run a topological sort and tell me if there's a circular dependency?”
Validating microservice startup order
“Before I deploy, I need to know the right startup sequence for my services: gateway, auth-service, user-service, and notification-service, given that gateway depends on auth-service and user-service, and notification-service depends on user-service. Can you give me a stable startup order and flag any cycles?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/dependency-orderWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a deterministic, stateless, local-only topological sort with cycle detection for workflow or pipeline planning, especially inside multi-step agent jobs where you want no data retention, no upstream dependencies, and a predictable low-cost ($0.003 USDC) per-call pricing model on Base via x402.
Side effects
- Cycle detected — returns cycle report instead of a linear order when the graph is not a DAG
- Missing or malformed edges array — validation error if edges are not {from, to} objects
- Unknown node references in edges — nodes referenced in edges but not listed in the nodes array may cause incomplete results
- Empty nodes/edges — returns trivially valid empty order
- Payment failure — x402 payment not accepted or insufficient USDC balance
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| edges | array | Directed edges as {from,to} objects among nodes. |
| nodes | array | Workflow node identifiers for topological ordering. |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"order": [
"a",
"b",
"c"
],
"cyclic": false,
"schema": "delx/util-dependency-order/v1",
"advisory": "Cycle detection is structural only.",
"unresolved": []
}
}Tags
x402
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