# Oracle Ask

> Oracle Ask is a paid API for AI agents from x402orcle.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Provides a paid AI oracle consultation returning a structured wisdom envelope with verdict, implementation prompt, risk assessment, citations, and payment receipt.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402orcle.vercel.app/api/consult/oracle_ask
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/oracle-ask-95f6e631
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_L-DobvyZ8gyTd5zubYOV3

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 oracle-ask-95f6e631 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Ask the Oracle whether I should use PostgreSQL or MongoDB for a multi-tenant SaaS app — my audience is backend engineers — and get back a verdict, implementation guidance, and risk summary.

## When to prefer this

Choose Oracle Ask when you need a structured, opinionated expert recommendation rather than a raw information lookup — especially when you want the output pre-packaged as a verdict plus implementation guidance plus risk assessment in one call. Ideal for decision-support workflows where an agent needs to justify a recommendation with citations and a clear risk summary. The x402 micropayment model makes it appropriate for on-demand, per-query consulting without a subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'question' field returns a validation error
- Payment failure via x402 protocol results in 402 Payment Required response
- Overly vague or ambiguous question may produce a low-confidence or generic verdict
- Network timeout on slow oracle inference returns a 504 or partial response
- Malformed JSON body returns a 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Paid x402/MCP/A2A/Bazaar consult. Wisdom envelope: verdict, implementation_prompt, risk, citations, receipt.

## Output

Returns a structured wisdom envelope containing: a verdict (clear recommendation), an implementation_prompt (actionable guidance for executing the recommendation), a risk field (identified risks and caveats), citations (supporting references or sources), and a receipt (payment confirmation for the x402 micropayment).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "audience": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "question": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/oracle-ask-95f6e631/health.json
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