# Scout DX Lobsters

> Scout DX Lobsters is a paid API for AI agents from scout-dx.hugen.tokyo, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scans and returns scouting data about Lobsters (lobste.rs) community content and signals

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://scout-dx.hugen.tokyo/scout/lobsters
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-dx-hugen-tokyo-79399e37
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_smyHV9I-8p6iFRYcqxxYq

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 scout-dx-hugen-tokyo-79399e37
```

Example prompt: Can you scout lobste.rs for me and pull back the latest relevant posts and community signals on Rust programming?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to surface developer community content, discussions, or signals specifically from lobste.rs (lobsters), a curated tech news site popular among programmers and sysadmins. Prefer this over general web search when you want high-quality, community-vetted developer content.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or invalid x402 payment results in 402 Payment Required
- Lobste.rs platform unavailable leads to upstream timeout or error
- No matching content found returns empty result set
- Rate limiting if called too frequently

## How this service works

Scans and returns lobster scouting data for the /scout/lobsters endpoint.

## Output

Returns scouted lobsters community data including posts, links, tags, and content signals from the lobste.rs platform, filtered or ranked by relevance.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "method": "GET"
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "required": [
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-dx-hugen-tokyo-79399e37/health.json
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