# Josh Horneman Research Brief API

> Josh Horneman Research Brief API is a paid API for AI agents from www.joshhorneman.com, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Generates a structured research brief on a given question, optionally biased toward a specified focus angle, for business and AI strategy contexts.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://www.joshhorneman.com/api/agent/research
- Price: $0.5/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/josh-horneman-research-brief-api-1f167768
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_0I0CYT1GTC0VWnPwzXqnW

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## 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 josh-horneman-research-brief-api-1f167768 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research the question 'How should mid-sized professional services firms approach AI adoption?' and focus the brief on change management and leadership readiness?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a strategically framed, business-coaching-informed research brief rather than raw search results or general-purpose text generation. It is particularly suited for questions at the intersection of leadership, business strategy, and AI adoption, and is best when you want a synthesized, judgment-oriented brief rather than a data dump. Prefer it over generic LLM completions when the user wants a perspective grounded in business coaching expertise.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'question' field returns a validation error
- Vague or overly broad questions may yield shallow briefs
- The optional 'focus' field being absent may produce a less targeted brief
- Service may be unavailable or slow under high load
- Payment failure via x402 protocol will block access

## How this service works

I help leaders think clearly and use AI to amplify their judgment, not replace it, so their businesses compound. Perth-based, working globally.

## Output

A structured research brief object containing synthesized analysis, insights, and potentially strategic recommendations relevant to the submitted question and optional focus angle. The response schema is open-ended (generic object), so the exact fields may vary but will address the research question from a business and AI strategy lens.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "question"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "focus": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional angle to bias the brief towards."
  },
  "question": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "The research question to brief on."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

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