# Nova AI Inference Pipeline

> Nova AI Inference Pipeline is a paid API for AI agents from novav2.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Runs a multi-step AI pipeline (chat, reasoning, translation, analysis, generation) on input text via a pay-per-call USDC micropayment model.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://novav2.orbonomy.xyz/api/pipeline
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nova-ai-inference-pipeline-16d74e7b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Gmt0XwVcCdYyVekx3du0C

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 nova-ai-inference-pipeline-16d74e7b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Use the Nova AI pipeline to reason through this multi-step problem and give me a final answer: 'A train leaves Chicago at 9am traveling 60mph toward New York 800 miles away — when does it arrive?' — submit it as the initial input with a reasoning step configured.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pay-per-call AI inference pipeline without a subscription, want to pay in USDC on Base, or need multi-step chaining of AI operations (chat, translate, reason, analyze) in a single call. Prefer this over subscription-based APIs for low-frequency or unpredictable workloads.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — 402 Payment Required
- Malformed steps array — 400 Bad Request with validation error
- Missing required 'steps' field — 400 Bad Request
- Pipeline execution timeout for long multi-step chains
- Underlying model unavailable — 503 Service Unavailable
- Invalid pipeline step configuration — error in per-step results

## How this service works

Pay-per-call AI inference. Chat, reason, translate, analyze, generate. USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object containing a success flag, the final output text from the pipeline, per-step results, total token usage, and the number of steps executed.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "steps"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "steps": {
   "type": "array"
  },
  "initial_input": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Input text for the pipeline"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "results": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "total_usage": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "final_output": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "steps_executed": {
     "type": "integer"
    }
   }
  },
  "meta": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nova-ai-inference-pipeline-16d74e7b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from novav2.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/novav2.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)