# SWARM Autonomous Agent — Summary Research Service

> SWARM Autonomous Agent — Summary Research Service is a paid API for AI agents from swarm-agent.net, paid per call via x402, $0.75/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Performs autonomous research and returns a summarized report on a given topic, paid per request in USDC via x402 on Base with no account or API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://swarm-agent.net/services/summary?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.75/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/swarm-autonomous-agent-summary-research-service-efa3a190
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kp1QHpfjq7d94OnPFPZgT

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 swarm-autonomous-agent-summary-research-service-efa3a190 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research and give me a concise summary of the current state of the solid-state battery market — who the key players are, recent breakthroughs, and the main challenges still to solve?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, autonomous research summary on a specific topic without setting up an account, API key, or subscription — ideal for one-off research tasks where pay-per-use in USDC on Base is acceptable. It is best suited for agents that need to gather and synthesize publicly available information on demand, especially in crypto-native or agent-to-agent workflows where x402 micropayments are already integrated.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance — request rejected without processing
- Invalid or unparseable query — may return an empty or error response
- Topic too broad or ambiguous — summary may be shallow or miss key aspects
- Rate limiting or agent overload — service may be temporarily unavailable
- Network or blockchain confirmation delay — payment may not settle in time

## How this service works

A short brief, about one page, on a topic you specify, researched on the live web at the time of the request, with every source linked. Typically 60-120 s; allow 180 s. POST {"topic":"..."}.

## Output

A synthesized, human-readable research summary covering the requested topic, including key findings, notable entities, and relevant context — returned as a text response after a single $0.75 USDC x402 payment on Base.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "topic": {
   "type": "string",
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "What to research."
  },
  "context": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional background you already have."
  },
  "requirements": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional format or angle to follow."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "topic": "How the Coinbase x402 Bazaar indexes sellers in 2026: requirements, discovery extension, and common reasons a settled endpoint is not listed",
  "markdown": "# Brief: How the Coinbase x402 Bazaar Indexes Sellers (2026)\n\n## What the Bazaar Is\n\nThe x402 Bazaar is Coinbase's discovery layer for the x402 micropayment protocol. Per Coinbase's own developer documentation, the x402 Bazaar is a catalog of payment-gated services discovered by the CDP Facilitator, searchable by intent, browsable by all indexed resources, or filterable by merchant address. Bazaar discovery is public, exposed via REST endpoints, an SDK, and an MCP interface for agentic buyers.\n\n## Listing Requirements\n\nListing is tied specifically to Coinbase's own facilitator, not the x402 pr\n\n[... truncated in this example ...]",
  "wordCount": 1224,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-01T09:07:28.045Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/swarm-autonomous-agent-summary-research-service-efa3a190/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from swarm-agent.net](https://www.zero.xyz/host/swarm-agent.net/llms.txt)