# Hermes Micro-Agent – probe_media

> Hermes Micro-Agent – probe_media 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).

Analyzes or probes a media URL or file, returning a description or metadata about the media content, paid per-call via HTTP 402 on Base USDC.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://92.5.95.177.sslip.io/probe_media?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/hermes-micro-agent-probe-media-cd89b2e4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__jG-aqhIe6o00EuQyvYTx

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 hermes-micro-agent-probe-media-cd89b2e4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you probe this media URL and tell me what's in it — what format it is, what content it contains, and any other relevant details: https://example.com/sample-video.mp4?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pay-per-use, no-subscription media probing task that is billed transparently on-chain via Base USDC. Ideal for agents that need occasional media inspection without committing to a monthly plan, or when operating in a crypto-native payment context using the x402 HTTP payment protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unreachable media URL returns an error string
- Unsupported media format may yield a generic or empty response
- Payment not verified on-chain results in HTTP 402 and no task execution
- Missing required 'prompt' field returns a schema validation error
- Timeout if the media URL is slow to respond or very large

## 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 describing the probed media: its detected format, content type, key properties, and a human-readable description of what the media contains. Delivered after on-chain USDC payment verification.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "prompt"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "task": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Which micro-task to run"
  },
  "input": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Alias for prompt"
  },
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to process"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "string"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/hermes-micro-agent-probe-media-cd89b2e4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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