# Speer Cyber Defense Research

> Speer Cyber Defense Research is a paid API for AI agents from api.speercyberdefense.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches and analyzes cybersecurity research content from a given URL using a custom instruction, returning a summary or structured result

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.speercyberdefense.com/v1/research
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/speer-cyber-defense-research-2857a543
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_23xLoXpKbJsEpYyPr8-Am

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 speer-cyber-defense-research-2857a543 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research the content at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12345 and summarize the key vulnerability details and affected systems?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to fetch and analyze cybersecurity content from a specific URL with a custom instruction — ideal for summarizing CVE pages, threat intelligence reports, security advisories, or research articles. Prefer this over generic web scraping tools when you need cybersecurity-contextual analysis and pay-per-call micropayment billing (no subscription). The no-charge policy on failed analyses (HTTP 503) reduces financial risk.

## Known failure modes

- HTTP 503 if the security analysis fails (not billed)
- Invalid or unreachable URL returns an error
- Missing instruction field may result in a generic or empty summary
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol blocks the call
- URL points to non-text or inaccessible content resulting in incomplete analysis

## How this service works

Cybersecurity micropayments API for AI agents — pay-per-call USDC on Base and Solana (x402 v2). Free utility services under /v1/free/* and gateway select under /v1/gateway/* (Public). Paid cybersecurity analysis, CVE/security news feeds, Base blockchain intelligence, network intel utilities, composite domain/URL reports, research, conversion, verification, and feeds. Failed security analyses are not billed (HTTP 503).

## Output

Returns a JSON object with ok status, tool name, a status string, and a summary field containing the analysis or research result extracted from the target URL based on the provided instruction.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string",
   "example": "https://example.com"
  },
  "instruction": {
   "type": "string",
   "example": "summarize"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "tool": "resource",
  "status": "ok",
  "summary": "Completed"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/speer-cyber-defense-research-2857a543/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.speercyberdefense.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.speercyberdefense.com/llms.txt)