# Tech Detect — Technology Stack Detection via x402

> Tech Detect — Technology Stack Detection via x402 is a paid API for AI agents from stack.halowerk.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Detects the full technology stack of a given URL, returning identified technologies with confidence scores and evidence, billed per-call in USDC via x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://stack.halowerk.com/stack/articles/youtube-embed?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tech-detect-technology-stack-detection-via-x402-b0f924ca
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lK32MFwfRX4FphPZhn-oA

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 tech-detect-technology-stack-detection-via-x402-b0f924ca -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scan https://articles.youtube.com/embed and tell me what technologies it's using — frameworks, CDNs, analytics, whatever you can detect — with confidence scores for each?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need per-call, no-signup technology fingerprinting paid in USDC via x402 — ideal for agent workflows that need to detect tech stacks on-demand without API key management. It supports incremental scanning via a 'previous' observations payload, making it well-suited for change-detection workflows. Prefer this over scraping-based approaches when you need structured, categorized technology outputs with confidence scores rather than raw HTML analysis.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns non-200 status — scan may fail or return partial results
- URL points to a page with minimal detectable signals — few or no technologies returned
- Malformed URL input — validation error returned
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 — request rejected before execution
- JavaScript-heavy single-page apps may expose fewer server-side technology signals

## How this service works

Domain in, technology stack out. Confidence and evidence for every hit. Pay per call in USDC over x402. No signup, no API key.

## Output

Returns a structured list of detected technologies for the given URL, each with a name, category (e.g. JavaScript framework, CDN, analytics), version if detectable, confidence score, and supporting evidence. May also return metadata about the scan such as observed timestamp.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2048
  },
  "previous": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "observed_at",
    "technologies"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "observed_at": {
     "type": "string",
     "maxLength": 40
    },
    "technologies": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "name",
       "category",
       "version"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "name": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 150
       },
       "version": {
        "type": [
         "string",
         "null"
        ],
        "maxLength": 80
       },
       "category": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 80
       }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
     },
     "maxItems": 150
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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