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GENESIS Agent Tools — Data Freshness Check
x402
GENESIS Agent Tools — Data Freshness Check is a paid API for AI agents from genesis-agent-tools.genesisagenttools.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).
Checks whether a given timestamp is fresh by computing its age in seconds against a configurable staleness threshold
Price / call$0.02
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-call x402 APIs for autonomous agents on Base USDC: API compatibility analysis, bounded HTTP/JSON workflows, URL evidence analysis, crypto price consensus, and agent/MCP readiness checks.
Output
Returns a boolean 'fresh' indicating whether the timestamp falls within the acceptable age window, and 'age_seconds' giving the exact computed age of the timestamp in seconds relative to the current time.
Example use cases
Cache expiry check before agent action
“Before I use this cached API response from '2024-06-10T14:00:00Z', check if it's still fresh — treat anything older than 120 seconds as stale.”
Validating sensor data age in pipeline
“I just received a sensor reading timestamped '2024-06-10T13:59:45Z' — tell me how old it is in seconds and whether it's within the 60-second freshness window.”
Gating agent workflow on data recency
“Check whether the data timestamp '2024-06-10T14:20:00Z' is recent enough to act on — use a staleness threshold of 600 seconds.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://genesis-agent-tools.genesisagenttools.workers.dev/api/tools/data-freshness-check?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an agent needs a lightweight, pay-per-call check to determine whether a piece of data or a cached result is still recent enough to act on, without implementing custom time-difference logic. Ideal for agent pipelines that must gate downstream actions on data recency, especially in agentic workflows on Base USDC where x402 micropayments are already in use.
Side effects
- Missing or malformed timestamp string returns a validation error
- Timestamp in an unrecognized format may cause parsing failure
- Threshold_seconds not provided defaults to some internal value which may not match caller expectations
- Future timestamps may return unexpected results or negative age_seconds
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| timestamprequired | string | |
| threshold_seconds | number |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | |
| age_seconds | number |
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