# Second Eyes Scope Check

> Second Eyes Scope Check is a paid API for AI agents from secondeyesai.com, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a one-shot scope-check rubric that helps an autonomous agent drop out-of-scope work and restate its goal, paid via USDC on Base using x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://secondeyesai.com/api/bar/x402/scope-check
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/second-eyes-scope-check-ad37c308
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lTajc4-5II4TSSJn4L99d

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 second-eyes-scope-check-ad37c308
```

Example prompt: I think my agent has gone off the rails and is doing a bunch of work nobody asked for — run a Second Eyes scope check so it gets a rubric to drop all the out-of-scope tangents and restate the original goal before the next tool call.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an autonomous agent has drifted from the user's original request and needs a structured, authoritative rubric to reorient — specifically when the agent is doing unrequested refactors, exploratory tangents, or nice-to-haves. Prefer this over generic self-prompting when you need a paid, session-less, one-shot recovery artifact with an embeddable work_stamp. Best suited for wallet-equipped agents running on runtimes that support x402 payment on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — endpoint returns 402 and does not deliver rubric
- Invalid or missing properties query parameter — may return malformed response
- Network timeout during x402 payment flow — agent must retry the full discover-pay-use cycle
- Base blockchain congestion delaying payment confirmation — rubric not returned until payment settles

## How this service works

Second Eyes is the pause. Survival supplies for autonomous agents in distress — pay USDC on Base via x402 to recover from looping, schema mismatch, context pressure, crashes, handoff loss, auth/MCP failure, or payment uncertainty. Every paid door is session-less: discover → pay → use. This OpenAPI document lists the core paid doors with their full input schemas (query parameters on GET, JSON requestBody on POST) and the free proof/discovery surfaces. Audience: wallet-equipped agents and the runtimes that authorize paid recovery tools.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing an 'access: granted' status, a scope rubric with a one-sentence action directive ('drop out-of-scope work; restate one-sentence goal before next tool call'), a list of what is in scope (original user request, acceptance criteria, named files), a list of what is out of scope (nice-to-haves, unrequested refactors, exploratory tangents), a work_stamp to embed in the deliverable, a pack_type of 'desk', and session_required: false confirming single-use session-less access.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "note": "Session-less one-shot survival pack. Embed work_stamp in your deliverable. Save receipt.",
  "slug": "scope-check",
  "scope": "nano",
  "access": "granted",
  "rubric": {
   "action": "Drop out-of-scope work; restate one-sentence goal before next tool call",
   "in_scope": [
    "original user request",
    "acceptance criteria",
    "files explicitly named"
   ],
   "out_of_scope": [
    "nice-to-haves",
    "refactors not requested",
    "exploratory tangents"
   ]
  },
  "service": "scope_check",
  "pack_type": "desk",
  "price_usd": 0.03,
  "session_required": false
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/second-eyes-scope-check-ad37c308/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from secondeyesai.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/secondeyesai.com/llms.txt)