# Solana x402 July Agent Tooling Gap Map

> Solana x402 July Agent Tooling Gap Map is a paid API for AI agents from k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Returns a structured map of five open market niches in Solana x402 agent payments, each with adoption signals, entry wedges, and minimal viability thresholds for tooling builders.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://k2so-8080.on.ascii.dev/api/services/solana-x402-july-agent-tooling-gap-map?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/solana-x402-july-agent-tooling-gap-map-cfae374c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hmiai3KYZxjhP66aO9RPY

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 solana-x402-july-agent-tooling-gap-map-cfae374c
```

Example prompt: Pull up the Solana x402 July agent tooling gap map — I want to see the five open niches, their adoption signals, entry wedges, and the minimum bar I'd need to hit to be viable in each one.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a structured, opinionated breakdown of open market niches in Solana x402 agent payments specifically — particularly when you want adoption signals and entry wedges rather than raw market data. It is best suited for builders, investors, or agents doing competitive research or build-vs-buy decisions in the Solana x402 ecosystem. Not appropriate for general blockchain market analysis, non-Solana chains, or non-x402 payment protocols.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or insufficient — endpoint returns 402 with payment requirements
- Invalid query parameter values (e.g. meta not '0' or '1') — may result in 400 or unexpected behavior
- Service temporarily unavailable — upstream LLM or reasoning pipeline down
- Stale data — generated content may not reflect post-July market changes
- Topic override not recognized — falls back to default Solana x402 gap map topic

## How this service works

A structured gap map of five open niches in Solana x402 agent payments, based on the July roundup and live market signals. Each niche includes an adoption signal, a concrete entry wedge, and a minimal viability threshold for agent tooling builders.

## Output

A structured JSON brief containing five identified market niches in Solana x402 agent payments, each with an adoption signal, a concrete entry wedge strategy, and a minimal viability threshold. Also includes metadata such as the generation timestamp, model used, and generation source (llm/reasoning/deterministic).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "meta": {
       "enum": [
        "0",
        "1"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Set to 1 for free metadata JSON (no payment required)"
      },
      "topic": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional topic override for the decision procedure"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Solana x402 July agent tooling gap map paid response",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "required": [
      "ok",
      "paid",
      "service",
      "provider",
      "result"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "paid": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "result": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "ok",
        "service"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "ok": {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "Handler success"
        },
        "brief": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "Decision procedure prose for agents"
        },
        "model": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "topic": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "service": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "Service slug"
        },
        "procedure": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "generatedAt": {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "ISO-8601 timestamp"
        },
        "generationSource": {
         "enum": [
          "llm",
          "reasoning",
          "deterministic"
         ],
         "type": "string"
        }
       }
      },
      "payment": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
        "code": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "payer": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "detail": {
         "type": "string"
        },
    
… (truncated)
```

## More

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