# Prisoner Dilemma Simulator MCP

> Prisoner Dilemma Simulator MCP is a paid API for AI agents from api.m2mcent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.3/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-18).

Simulates prisoner's dilemma game theory scenarios, computing strategies, payoffs, and equilibrium outcomes for cooperative and competitive agent interactions.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.m2mcent.com/prisoner-dilemma-simulator-mcp/api/process?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.3/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-18
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/prisoner-dilemma-simulator-mcp-ccef919a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_rxXRgW-isBMDuVWT6nO5A

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 prisoner-dilemma-simulator-mcp-ccef919a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you simulate a prisoner's dilemma where both players choose to defect in round one, then switch to tit-for-tat for 5 rounds, and tell me the final payoff scores and whether cooperation emerged?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to run game theory simulations specifically modeled on the prisoner's dilemma framework, especially for multi-agent cooperation research, AI strategy testing, or educational demonstrations. Prefer it over general optimization or decision engines when the scenario involves exactly two players, defined payoff matrices, and iterated or single-shot defect/cooperate choices.

## Known failure modes

- Malformed or missing 'data' string field returns a 400 error
- Ambiguous or unparseable scenario description may yield unexpected simulation parameters
- Payment failure (402) if USDC is not supplied or insufficient
- Timeout if scenario complexity is too high for synchronous processing

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns simulation results including per-round outcomes, player payoffs, strategy evaluations, equilibrium analysis, and summary statistics on cooperation rates and total scores.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true
 }
}
```

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