# x402 Trust Layer – Protocol Reasoning Commit

> x402 Trust Layer – Protocol Reasoning Commit is a paid API for AI agents from x402trustlayer.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Submits a reasoning commitment for protocol-level trust evaluation, returning an allow/deny decision with a summary explanation after x402 micropayment settlement.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402trustlayer.xyz/api/protocol/reasoning/commit?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-trust-layer-protocol-reasoning-commit-474c956d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_esyhloMqa8XPZJ81APSoe

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-trust-layer-protocol-reasoning-commit-474c956d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Run a trust reasoning commit on this POST request body — it's a JSON payload — and tell me whether the action is allowed and why.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs a paid, cryptographically-settled authorization decision for a protocol action before executing it — especially within x402-native trust flows involving mandates, compliance checks, or semantic escrow. Prefer this over simple rule-based validators when you need a human-readable reasoning summary alongside the allow/deny signal.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not settled — returns 402 Payment Required if x402 micropayment fails
- Missing required 'input' fields — returns validation error if type, method, bodyType, or body are absent
- Unsupported method — only POST, PUT, PATCH are accepted; GET/DELETE will fail
- Body type mismatch — if bodyType enum value doesn't match actual body format
- Reasoning timeout — trust evaluation may time out for complex payloads
- Non-JSON response body when bodyType is set to 'json' but body is malformed

## How this service works

68 paid x402 trust infrastructure APIs: guard, semantic escrow, mandate diff, certified seller network, KYM, mandates, compliance, disputes, and orchestration.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with 'ok' (boolean success), 'allowed' (boolean authorization decision), and 'summary' (natural language explanation of the trust reasoning outcome) after x402 payment settlement at $0.08 USDC.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "ok",
      "allowed",
      "summary"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "allowed": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "allowed": true,
  "summary": "Paid response after x402 settlement"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-trust-layer-protocol-reasoning-commit-474c956d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402trustlayer.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402trustlayer.xyz/llms.txt)