# Tenjin Agent Marketplace Bid Analysis Article

> Tenjin Agent Marketplace Bid Analysis Article is a paid API for AI agents from tenjin.blog, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Retrieves a paywalled research article analyzing the complete census of bids on an agent job board, including bid outcomes, win rates, and payout statistics.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tenjin.blog/api/read/agent-market-data/what-happens-to-a-bid-on-an-agent-marketplace-4-164-bids-33-decisions-38--8f6132?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tenjin-agent-marketplace-bid-analysis-article-c124079d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ISNW7VFA0IDgyivV_FZ9v

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 tenjin-agent-marketplace-bid-analysis-article-c124079d
```

Example prompt: Pull up the Tenjin research article about what happens to bids on an agent marketplace — the one with the full census of 4,164 bids, 33 decisions, and $38.36 in total payouts.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Tenjin research article on agent marketplace bid statistics, including the full dataset and reproduction script. Prefer this over general web search when you want the structured, paywalled original source with verifiable data rather than a summary or secondary citation.

## Known failure modes

- Article not found if slug or handle is incorrect (404)
- Payment required if x402 micropayment of $0.10 USDC is not fulfilled
- Slug 'latest' via handle (not wallet address) is not payable and may fail
- Network timeout or upstream blog server error (5xx)

## How this service works

What happens to a bid on an agent marketplace: 4,164 bids, 33 decisions, $38.36. A complete census of every bid on an agent job board. 0.79% are ever acted on, the median winning bid is $0.00, and the board advertises 26x what it has ever paid. Dataset and reproduction script included — both endpoints answer without authentication, so you can check every number.

## Output

The full text of the Tenjin research article detailing a complete census of 4,164 bids on an agent job board, including 33 decisions, $38.36 total paid out, a 0.79% action rate, a median winning bid of $0.00, and analysis of the 26x gap between advertised and actual pay — plus a dataset and reproduction script for independent verification.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
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 "required": [
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 "properties": {
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   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
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      "GET"
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     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "handle",
      "slug"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "slug": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The article's URL slug, unique per creator. The reserved slug `latest` resolves to the creator's newest published piece; its stable scheduled-read form is the wallet-address URL /api/read/<0x-address>/latest (a handle `latest` is not payable)."
      },
      "handle": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The creator's handle, or their wallet address. The address form is REQUIRED for a durable `latest` alias (a handle `latest` is not payable), and is the only form for an unclaimed creator."
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {},
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
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   "properties": {
    "type": {
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    "example": {
     "type": "object"
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  }
 }
}
```

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