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news-brief
x402
news-brief is a paid API for AI agents from payai.agentstools.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.04/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Performs RAG over fresh news to synthesize a short, cited situational summary of what is currently happening on a given topic
Price / call$0.04
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Situation brief on a topic (RAG over fresh news): searches recent news, reads the top articles and synthesizes a short cited summary of what is currently happening plus key points. Cites only the retrieved articles (anti-hallucination).
Output
A structured situational brief containing a short prose summary of what is currently happening on the topic, bullet-pointed key takeaways, and citations referencing only the retrieved articles (anti-hallucination). May include article titles, URLs, and publication details for each source used.
Example use cases
Competitive intelligence news digest
“Brief me on what's happening with OpenAI in the news right now — summarize the top 5 articles from the past week with citations so I know what's actually true.”
Crisis situation awareness
“What is the current situation with the Israel-Gaza conflict? Search recent news, read the top articles, and give me a short cited summary of where things stand today.”
Earnings season news context
“I need a news brief on Tesla for the past month — what are the key developments and what are analysts and reporters saying? Cite your sources.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://payai.agentstools.dev/news/briefWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a grounded, cited, up-to-date summary of what is happening on a topic right now, and hallucination risk is a concern. It is preferable to raw search APIs when you need synthesis rather than a list of links, and preferable to LLM knowledge alone when recency and source citation matter. Best for situation awareness, briefing documents, and fact-checking current events.
Side effects
- No recent articles found for the topic — returns empty or minimal summary
- Topic too broad or ambiguous — summary may be unfocused
- Rate-limited or payment failure — 402 response requiring USDC payment
- News sources temporarily unavailable — reduced source count or fallback
- Timelimit filter too narrow — insufficient articles within the time window
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
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| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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