Hermes Micro-Agent – Code Explain

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Hermes Micro-Agent – Code Explain is a paid API for AI agents from 92.5.95.177.sslip.io, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Accepts a code snippet and returns a plain-English explanation of what the code does, powered by an AI micro-agent paid per-call via on-chain USDC on Base.

Price / call$0.15

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How this service works

20 paid AI and data micro-tasks over HTTP 402 on Base (USDC): summarize, extract, keywords, sentiment, translate, rewrite, proofread, python_debug, code_lint, code_explain, code_refactor, code_review, json_minify, json_query, csv_to_json, hash, base64, convert, describe_image, probe_media. Each call is priced per-task and verified on-chain before execution.

Output

A plain-text string containing a natural-language explanation of the submitted code snippet — describing its purpose, logic flow, inputs, outputs, and any notable patterns or edge cases the AI identifies.

Example use cases

Onboarding junior developer to legacy codebase

“I just joined this team and inherited some old C code — can you explain what this function does so I can understand it before touching it? Here it is: `int bsearch(int *arr, int l, int r, int x) { if (r >= l) { int mid = l + (r - l) / 2; if (arr[mid] == x) return mid; if (arr[mid] > x) return bsearch(arr, l, mid - 1, x); return bsearch(arr, mid + 1, r, x); } return -1; }`”

Non-developer reviewing automated script

“My developer sent me this Python script that runs every night — I'm not a programmer, can you explain in plain English what it actually does? Here's the code: `import os, shutil; [shutil.move(f, '/archive/'+f) for f in os.listdir('.') if f.endswith('.log') and os.path.getsize(f) > 1e6]`”

Documenting undocumented open-source function

“I'm writing docs for an open-source library and need a clear explanation of this function so I can add it to the README — can you describe what it does and what it returns? `function debounce(fn, delay) { let timer; return function(...args) { clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(() => fn.apply(this, args), delay); }; }`”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://92.5.95.177.sslip.io/code_explain?utm_source=zero.xyz

When to prefer

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, per-call AI-generated explanation of a code snippet and want to pay only for what you use via USDC on Base (no subscription required). It is ideal for agentic workflows where code comprehension is one step in a larger pipeline and you need a lightweight, pay-as-you-go micro-task rather than a full IDE plugin or hosted LLM session.

Side effects

Empty or missing prompt field returns an error
On-chain payment verification failure causes 402 rejection with no execution
Ambiguous or minified code without context may yield vague explanation
Very large code snippets may exceed prompt limits and return truncated analysis
Network timeout to the raw-IP sslip.io host if server is unreachable

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
task	string	Which micro-task to run
input	string	Alias for prompt
promptrequired	string	Text to process

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "string"
}

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