# Scout Quick

> Scout Quick is a paid API for AI agents from scout-bazaar-api.dimitri-base-eth.chatgpt.site, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).

Performs fast public web research returning exact quotes, source hashes, conflict detection, and a propose-only receipt for a $0.50 USDC per-call fee.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://scout-bazaar-api.dimitri-base-eth.chatgpt.site/scout-quick?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.5/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-23
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-quick-900bc646
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hW15nDzChzbbq30qdPZzm

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-quick-900bc646 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you quickly research whether the UN declared a climate emergency in 2023 — I need exact quotes from public sources and a note if any sources conflict with each other?

## When to prefer this

Choose Scout Quick when you need fast public web research with cited quotes and source-level auditability (hashes, conflict flags) and can afford $0.50 per call. Prefer it over Scout Deep when speed matters more than exhaustive coverage. The propose-only receipt makes it safe for read-only research pipelines where no state changes should be applied automatically. Ideal for fact-checking, claim verification, or sourced background research using specific URLs.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unreachable URLs in the urls array — returns an error or skips those sources
- Goal string too long (>2000 chars) or empty — returns a validation error
- Provided URLs exceed the 5-URL maximum — returns a schema validation error
- Payment failure via x402 protocol — request rejected before research begins
- Rate limiting or network issues reaching public sources — partial or empty evidence array returned

## How this service works

Fast public web research with exact quotes, source hashes, conflicts, and a propose-only receipt.

## Output

Returns a structured JSON object containing: a research brief with a title, an array of evidence items with exact quotes and source hashes, a conflict detection summary, a proposal object with status 'proposed' and applied=false (propose-only, no changes applied), the charge amount in USD ($0.50), a receipt code (e.g. SC-XXXX), and a contract identifier (scout.paid-research.v1).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "goal": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "A public research or verification question."
  },
  "urls": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string",
    "maxLength": 2048
   },
   "maxItems": 5,
   "description": "Optional public source URLs; at most five."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "brief": {
   "title": "Example research brief"
  },
  "receipt": {
   "counts": {
    "sources_held": 2
   }
  },
  "contract": "scout.paid-research.v1",
  "evidence": [],
  "proposal": {
   "status": "proposed",
   "applied": false
  },
  "charge_usd": 0.5,
  "receipt_code": "SC-EXAMPLE"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-quick-900bc646/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from scout-bazaar-api.dimitri-base-eth.chatgpt.site](https://www.zero.xyz/host/scout-bazaar-api.dimitri-base-eth.chatgpt.site/llms.txt)