# HarvestPulse Foraging Intelligence

> HarvestPulse Foraging Intelligence is a paid API for AI agents from harvestpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns edible wild plants, mushrooms, and berries by region and season, with safety-first identification guides and dangerous-lookalike warnings

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://harvestpulse.vercel.app/api/harvest/foraging-intel
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/harvestpulse-foraging-intelligence-d980d38f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kXFymo3KiEHXajAEWZEqn

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 harvestpulse-foraging-intelligence-d980d38f
```

Example prompt: What edible wild plants and mushrooms can I safely forage in the Pacific Northwest this fall — and what dangerous lookalikes should I watch out for?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a homesteading or foraging agent needs region- and season-specific wild edible intelligence, especially when safety context (lookalike warnings, ID guides) is required alongside discovery. Prefer over generic botanical databases when safety-first foraging guidance is the primary need.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unsupported region returns empty results or error
- Out-of-season query returns no available foraging items
- Payment not received results in 402 response blocking data access
- Overly broad region input may return generic rather than hyper-local results

## How this service works

Foraging guide — what wild edibles to forage now: edible wild plants, mushrooms, and berries by region and season, with safety-first ID guides and dangerous-lookalike warnings. Worldwide. For homesteading and forager agents.

## Output

A structured list of edible wild plants, mushrooms, and berries available for the given region and season, each with identification guidance and explicit warnings about toxic or dangerous lookalike species.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "type": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "state": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "season": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "region": "Pacific Northwest",
  "season": "fall",
  "safety_warning": "ALWAYS: never eat anything unless 100% certain of ID. When in doubt, throw it out.",
  "currently_available": [
   {
    "name": "Chanterelle",
    "peak_weeks": "September through November",
    "scientific_name": "Cantharellus cibarius",
    "identification_keys": [
     "False gills (forked ridges, not true gills)",
     "Egg-yolk yellow color",
     "Fruity apricot scent",
     "White interior flesh"
    ],
    "dangerous_lookalikes": [
     "Jack-o-lantern (Omphalotus olearius) — true gills, grows in clusters, causes GI distress"
    ],
    "beginner_safety_rating": "beginner-safe"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/harvestpulse-foraging-intelligence-d980d38f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from harvestpulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/harvestpulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)