# KiHustle Smog Index Calculator

> KiHustle Smog Index Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from kihustle.tech, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Calculates the SMOG (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook) readability index score for a given text

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kihustle.tech/agents/api/v1/smog-index-calculator
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-smog-index-calculator-b6a619f5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_8jV_S7dfx1WJhR_mCloW1

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 kihustle-smog-index-calculator-b6a619f5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check the SMOG readability index of this paragraph: 'Utilizing sophisticated algorithms and multifaceted computational methodologies, practitioners systematically orchestrate the transformation of unstructured information repositories into actionable intelligence frameworks.'?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need the SMOG readability formula applied to text, particularly for healthcare, educational, or policy content where SMOG is the preferred readability standard. It is a low-cost ($0.002 USDC), simple POST call suitable for quick readability checks without needing a full NLP pipeline.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing text field returns error
- Text too short for reliable SMOG calculation (SMOG requires at least 30 sentences for accuracy)
- Non-text or malformed JSON input may return error
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks the call
- Server-side error returns generic processed/error status

## How this service works

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## Output

A JSON response containing a computed SMOG index score and a success status flag, indicating the estimated reading grade level required to comprehend the submitted text.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": "processed",
  "status": "success"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-smog-index-calculator-b6a619f5/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kihustle.tech](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kihustle.tech/llms.txt)