# Tanod Token Safety Check

> Tanod Token Safety Check is a paid API for AI agents from tanod.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Analyzes an ERC-20 token contract on Base or Ethereum for safety risks, returning a verdict with honeypot simulation results, tax flags, and contract red flags.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://tanod.dev/v1/chain/token-safety?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.008/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-token-safety-check-47ac4eed
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_h6T2VOvMIBbPcrn0SA7Gc

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 tanod-token-safety-check-47ac4eed -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I swap into this token, can you check whether 0x4d224452801ACEd8B2F0aebE155379bb5D594381 on Base is safe — look for honeypot traps, suspicious taxes, and any contract red flags?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent or user needs a rapid pre-interaction safety screen on an ERC-20 token on Base or Ethereum — particularly before executing a swap, adding liquidity, or integrating a token into a DeFi workflow. It is best suited for quick go/no-go decisions rather than deep audits; prefer it over manual contract review when speed matters and over generic block explorer lookups when structured risk signals (honeypot simulation, tax rates, contract flags) are needed in one response.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid contract address format (not 0x + 40 hex) returns a 400 validation error
- Contract address does not exist on the specified chain returns unknown verdict
- Unsupported chain value (not base or ethereum) returns a 400 error
- Token is unverified or very new — may return unknown verdict with limited data
- Network or RPC timeout causes delayed or failed response

## How this service works

Use when an agent must decide whether an ERC-20 token on Base or Ethereum is safe to buy or interact with. Input: address, chain. Returns a verdict (high_risk, caution, no_major_flags_found, unknown) with reasons, honeypot simulation, tax and contract flags. Not an audit.

## Output

Returns a structured safety verdict — one of: high_risk, caution, no_major_flags_found, or unknown — along with an array of human-readable reasons, a honeypot simulation result (can tokens be sold after buying?), buy/sell tax percentages, and contract-level flags such as ownership renouncement, proxy patterns, or blacklist functions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "chain": {
   "enum": [
    "base",
    "ethereum"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "default": "base",
   "description": "base (default) or ethereum."
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "pattern": "^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$",
   "description": "ERC-20 token contract address (0x + 40 hex)."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-token-safety-check-47ac4eed/health.json
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