# EVM Token Safety Check

> EVM Token Safety Check is a paid API for AI agents from agent402.tools, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Analyzes an EVM token contract on supported chains and returns a safety verdict (ok/caution/unsafe) with detailed risk flags covering honeypots, taxes, ownership, minting, blacklists, and liquidity.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agent402.tools/api/token-safety
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/evm-token-safety-check-721ead67
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aAaLSoF0b4CmgdkCu-Ge5

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 evm-token-safety-check-721ead67 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if this token is safe to trade on Ethereum — contract address 0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7? I want to know if it's a honeypot, what the buy/sell taxes are, and whether the supply is mintable.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or user wants a fast, deterministic, structured safety assessment of a specific EVM token before trading. It is the best choice when you need named, machine-readable risk flags (honeypot, taxes, ownership, blacklist, etc.) across multiple EVM chains in a single call. Prefer it over manual contract inspection tools or general-purpose blockchain explorers when structured, actionable verdicts are needed programmatically.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported chain name returns an error — must use one of: base, ethereum, polygon, arbitrum, optimism, bsc, gnosis, celo
- Invalid or non-contract address returns an error or no data
- Token not yet indexed or too new may result in incomplete data
- Network congestion on the underlying chain may slow response
- Unverified contracts may return limited flags due to missing source code

## How this service works

Is this EVM token safe to trade? One deterministic call returns a verdict (ok, caution, unsafe) with the named facts behind it: honeypot, can-sell, buy and sell tax, mintable supply, hidden or reclaimable ownership, pausable transfers, blacklist, modifiable slippage, upgradeable proxy, verified source, LP lock share and holder counts. Covers Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, BSC, Gnosis and Celo.

## Output

Returns a structured verdict (ok, caution, or unsafe) along with named boolean and numeric flags: honeypot detection, can-sell status, buy tax percentage, sell tax percentage, mintable supply, hidden ownership, reclaimable ownership, pausable transfers, blacklist presence, modifiable slippage, upgradeable proxy, verified source code, LP lock share percentage, and holder count.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "chain": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "One of: base, ethereum, polygon, arbitrum, optimism, bsc, gnosis, celo."
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Token contract address (0x…)."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/evm-token-safety-check-721ead67/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agent402.tools](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agent402.tools/llms.txt)