# Research Question Generator

> Research Question Generator is a paid API for AI agents from red-breeze-8b8c.keenanbooker83.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Generates a prioritized list of research questions and evidence needs from a given topic and optional source URL or research goal

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://red-breeze-8b8c.keenanbooker83.workers.dev/generate-research-questions
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/research-question-generator-1e3e882b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VN6jVWshpdpayANU5yMAX

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 research-question-generator-1e3e882b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you generate a prioritized list of research questions I should investigate about the health effects of ultra-processed foods? My goal is to establish whether consumption is causally linked to chronic disease — feel free to pull context from this article: https://example.com/ultra-processed-foods-study

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to structure or kick off a research investigation and want AI-generated, prioritized questions rather than raw search results or fact-checks. It is especially valuable at the start of an investigation when you need to map what you don't yet know. Prefer this over fact-checking endpoints (which verify known claims) or evidence extraction endpoints (which parse existing sources) — this endpoint generates the questions that precede those steps.

## Known failure modes

- Topic or goal too vague to generate meaningful questions — returns generic or low-utility output
- Source URL is inaccessible, paywalled, or returns an error — questions generated without source context
- Topic exceeds 2000 character limit — request rejected with validation error
- Goal exceeds 3000 character limit — request rejected
- Payment not provided or invalid — 402 Payment Required response

## How this service works

Generate prioritized research questions and evidence needs from a topic and optional source

## Output

A structured, prioritized list of research questions derived from the topic and goal, along with the specific types of evidence or data needed to answer each question. Questions are ordered by investigative priority to guide efficient research planning.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "goal": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 3000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Optional research objective defining what the investigation should establish."
  },
  "topic": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Topic for which prioritized research questions should be generated."
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2048,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Optional public source URL supplying initial context."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "agent": "Research Question Generation Agent",
  "evidenceNeeded": [
   "Primary attack records",
   "The presidential address",
   "The congressional resolution and vote"
  ],
  "framingSummary": "The investigation should separate the attack, presidential request, congressional vote, and formal declaration.",
  "requestAccepted": true,
  "foundationalQuestions": [
   "What occurred at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?",
   "What action did Congress take on December 8, 1941?"
  ]
 }
}
```

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