# Post-Payment Credential Gate Verification Procedure

> Post-Payment Credential Gate Verification Procedure is a paid API for AI agents from k2so.wrong.systems, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-31).

Returns a decision procedure for agents to verify that a paid x402/MPP endpoint does not hide a secondary credential gate (e.g. API key or registration) behind its paywall.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://k2so.wrong.systems/api/services/post-payment-credential-gate-verification-proced?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/post-payment-credential-gate-verification-procedure-646df69b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_qhJLO-5yTyQhga83CXavR

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 post-payment-credential-gate-verification-procedure-646df69b
```

Example prompt: Can you run the post-payment credential gate verification procedure for that x402 endpoint I'm about to pay — I want to make sure it won't demand an API key or registration after I've already paid?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an agent needs a structured, paid decision procedure specifically for detecting hidden credential gates on x402/MPP-compliant APIs — particularly before committing payment to an unknown listing, or after receiving an unexpected 401/403 post-payment. Prefer this over manual heuristics when operating autonomously without human oversight, as it provides a deterministic or LLM-backed multi-step checklist tailored to the x402 protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Endpoint unreachable or 5xx — procedure generation may fail or return ok:false
- Invalid HTTP method supplied — schema requires GET, HEAD, or DELETE
- The described x402 endpoint itself is malformed or non-compliant, making checks inconclusive
- LLM generation failure may result in empty or truncated brief
- Network timeout during probe of the target 402 challenge

## How this service works

Five-check procedure for agents to verify that a paid x402/MPP endpoint does not hide a second credential gate behind the paywall. Checks: 1) probe the 402 challenge and read the advertised price and network; 2) pay the minimum and inspect the response status, a 401/403 after payment means a pay-then-register gate; 3) grep the 402 body and merchant docs for x-api-key, bearer, or register keywords before paying; 4) if a key is required, confirm it is issued automatically on first payment rather

## Output

A JSON object containing a boolean success flag, payment confirmation, and a 'result' object with plain-prose decision procedure (120+ words), the generation source (llm, reasoning, or deterministic), a timestamp, and the service slug — giving the agent a step-by-step guide to verify no secondary credential gate exists.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "meta": {
       "enum": [
        "0",
        "1"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"
      },
      "topic": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional topic override for the decision procedure"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Post-payment credential gate verification procedure paid response",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "required": [
      "ok",
      "paid",
      "service",
      "provider",
      "result"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "paid": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "result": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "ok",
        "service"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "ok": {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "Handler success"
        },
        "brief": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "Decision procedure prose for agents"
        },
        "model": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "topic": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "service": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "Service slug"
        },
        "procedure": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "generatedAt": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "ISO-8601 timestamp"
        },
        "generationSource": {
         "enum": [
          "llm",
          "reasoning",
          "deterministic"
         ],
         "type": "string"
        }
       }
      },
      "payment": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
        "code": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "payer": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "detail": {
         "type": "string"
  
… (truncated)
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "paid": true,
  "result": {
   "ok": true,
   "brief": "plain prose decision procedure (120+ words)",
   "model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731",
   "topic": "string topic",
   "service": "post-payment-credential-gate-verification-proced",
   "procedure": "same as brief",
   "generatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
   "generationSource": "deterministic"
  },
  "service": "post-payment-credential-gate-verification-proced",
  "provider": "K-2SO"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/post-payment-credential-gate-verification-procedure-646df69b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from k2so.wrong.systems](https://www.zero.xyz/host/k2so.wrong.systems/llms.txt)