# README Defect Extractor Lite

> README Defect Extractor Lite is a paid API for AI agents from api.the402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.368/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Analyzes a README file to extract and identify defects, issues, or quality problems in the documentation

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.the402.ai/v1/services/svc_67cbbdd68aca4195/purchase
- Price: $0.368/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/readme-defect-extractor-lite-98d43e71
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_apaySy70nIA_vwS_wfo9d

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 readme-defect-extractor-lite-98d43e71 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run the README Defect Extractor Lite on my project's README and tell me what issues or defects it finds?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a lightweight, affordable automated audit of a README file for defects or documentation quality issues, and you want an async job-based result. It is particularly suited for CI/CD pipelines or developer tooling where documentation quality checks are needed without a full content analysis service.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or missing README input returns an error
- Payment of 0.368 USDC not processed correctly causes 402 rejection
- Job submission succeeds but processing fails asynchronously (check status via job_id)
- Malformed URL or inaccessible repository causes input failure
- Rate limiting or service unavailability returns 5xx error

## How this service works

Purchase: README Defect Extractor Lite

## Output

Returns a job_id, a status string indicating processing state, and a thread_id that can be used to track or retrieve the analysis results once the job completes.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "job_id": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "status": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "thread_id": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/readme-defect-extractor-lite-98d43e71/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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