# Unix & Linux Stack Exchange Search

> Unix & Linux Stack Exchange Search is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Search Unix & Linux Stack Exchange questions by keyword, returning results ranked by votes as JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/unix-stackexchange-search
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/unix-linux-stack-exchange-search-be80f783
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_gJbk4cTyy3of6BSmEtKoT

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 unix-linux-stack-exchange-search-be80f783 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search Unix & Linux Stack Exchange for questions about setting up SSH key authentication and show me the top results ranked by votes.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need community-vetted, vote-ranked answers specifically from the Unix & Linux Stack Exchange community — ideal for shell scripting, system administration, Linux kernel, or command-line tool questions where peer approval signals quality.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty q parameter returns an error or empty result set
- Network timeout if Stack Exchange API is slow or rate-limited
- No results returned for very niche or misspelled queries
- Payment failure via x402 protocol if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Search Unix & Linux Stack Exchange questions for {q}, ranked by votes. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of Unix & Linux Stack Exchange questions matching the query, sorted by vote count, including question titles, vote scores, and relevant metadata.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/unix-linux-stack-exchange-search-be80f783/health.json
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