# RugShield Token Safety Scanner

> RugShield Token Safety Scanner is a paid API for AI agents from rugshield-402.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).

Scans a token address on a specified chain for honeypot characteristics, simulated tax behavior, and pool liquidity health to detect rug-pull risk.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://rugshield-402.onrender.com/v1/scan?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-23
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rugshield-token-safety-scanner-bf4252d3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4Ofwdsnc_ZxVCNpODuZhl

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 rugshield-token-safety-scanner-bf4252d3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I ape in, can you run a honeypot and rug-pull scan on token 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48 on Ethereum — I need to know if it's safe, what the buy/sell taxes look like, and whether the liquidity pool checks out?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an AI agent or trading workflow needs a fast, low-cost pre-trade safety check on an unknown or newly deployed token — specifically when honeypot detection, tax simulation, and liquidity verification are all needed in a single call. Prefer this over generic contract audits when low latency matters and you need actionable buy/sell risk signals rather than a full code audit.

## Known failure modes

- Unrecognized chain identifier returns an error or unsupported chain response
- Token address not found on the specified chain returns no data or contract-not-found error
- Newly deployed token with no liquidity may return inconclusive liquidity results
- Rate limiting or payment failure results in 402 or 429 response
- Network RPC issues for the target chain may cause timeouts or incomplete scan results

## How this service works

Simulates buy/sell orders via state overrides to detect honeypots, compute exact transfer taxes in bps, and verify pool liquidity depth.

## Output

Returns a structured safety report covering: whether the token is a honeypot (can you sell after buying), simulated buy and sell tax percentages, and liquidity pool verification status — enabling the agent to assess rug-pull risk before executing a trade.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "chain_id": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "simulate_sell": {
   "type": "boolean"
  },
  "token_address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "token address"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rugshield-token-safety-scanner-bf4252d3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rugshield-402.onrender.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rugshield-402.onrender.com/llms.txt)