# Lobste.rs Search via Scout

> Lobste.rs Search via Scout is a paid API for AI agents from scout.hugen.tokyo, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Search Lobste.rs for curated tech news, developer discussions, and community sentiment on technology topics

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/lobsters
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-hugen-tokyo-b1ed383d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_C1mavwxi_M4zw9O6jaLvy

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-hugen-tokyo-b1ed383d
```

Example prompt: Search Lobste.rs for what developers are currently saying about Rust async runtimes — I want to see the community sentiment and any notable discussions from the past few weeks.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need curated, high-signal developer community discussions specifically from Lobste.rs — a community known for quality tech discourse and thoughtful curation. Prefer this over general web search when you want developer-centric opinion and community sentiment rather than marketing content, and over Hacker News search when you want a more focused, smaller community perspective.

## Known failure modes

- No results found for very niche or obscure query topics
- Lobste.rs API or site unavailable causing upstream failure
- Query too vague returning unrelated results
- Rate limiting if called too frequently
- Payment failure if USDC funds are insufficient

## How this service works

Search Lobste.rs for curated tech news and developer discussions. AI agent API for trend monitoring and community sentiment. Accepts USDC payments on Base and Solana

## Output

Returns curated Lobste.rs posts and developer discussions matching the query, including titles, links, community sentiment signals, and relevant discussion threads on the searched technology topic.

## Example request

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

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-hugen-tokyo-b1ed383d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from scout.hugen.tokyo](https://www.zero.xyz/host/scout.hugen.tokyo/llms.txt)