# x402 Chain Intel – DeFi Protocol Risk Assessment

> x402 Chain Intel – DeFi Protocol Risk Assessment is a paid API for AI agents from x402-chain-intel.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Assesses the risk profile of a DeFi protocol, returning risk indicators useful for trading bots and on-chain analytics.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-chain-intel.vercel.app/api/defi/protocol-risk
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-chain-intel-defi-protocol-risk-assessment-555b738c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kjESkWhu5sleyk3C-mLHA

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 x402-chain-intel-defi-protocol-risk-assessment-555b738c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a protocol risk assessment on Uniswap V3 on Ethereum and tell me the risk score and any red flags before my bot executes a trade?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when a trading bot or automated agent needs a structured, machine-readable risk score for a specific DeFi protocol before executing a trade or deposit. It is especially useful when you need to gate trades programmatically based on protocol safety, rather than doing manual research. Prefer this over generic web search when you need a quantified risk signal optimized for on-chain trading contexts.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unrecognized protocol identifier returns an error or empty result
- Unsupported blockchain network causes a validation failure
- Stale risk data if the protocol was recently exploited and index hasn't updated
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance blocks the request with a 402 response
- Malformed POST body returns a 400 bad request

## How this service works

27 paid endpoints for trading bots

## Output

Returns a structured risk profile for the specified DeFi protocol, including a numeric risk score, categorized risk indicators (e.g. smart contract vulnerabilities, liquidity risk, centralization risk), and any active flags or warnings relevant to trading bots making on-chain decisions.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-chain-intel-defi-protocol-risk-assessment-555b738c/health.json
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