Deep research report - MAX (exhaustive)
$30 per call · USDC via x402 ·
POST /v1/research/maxThe exhaustive tier: up to a dozen sub-questions and grounded searches, the widest reranked source set, premium synthesis into a ~5,000-word cited report with a full source table. Our most thorough single-call research report. USDC or card (Stripe). Not cached.
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query * | string | The research question to investigate (<= 2000 chars). |
focus | array | Optional aspects to emphasize (<= 8). |
recency | string | Prefer sources from this window (default any). |
format | string | Response shape (default markdown report). |
Example output
{
"report": "# Leading agentic-payment protocols (2026)\n\nThe field splits into stablecoin rails and card rails [1]…\n\n## Sources\n[1] … - https://…",
"sources": [
{
"n": 1,
"title": "…",
"url": "https://…",
"snippet": "…",
"rank": 0.94
}
],
"sub_questions": [
"What stablecoin agent-payment protocols exist?",
"…"
],
"meta": {
"tier": "research-max",
"searches_run": 3,
"sources_consulted": 14,
"sources_cited": 12,
"synthesis_model": "anthropic/claude-opus-5"
}
}
Try it - see the 402 challenge (free)
curl -i -X POST https://agent402.tools/v1/research/max \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"What are the leading agentic-payment protocols in 2026 and how do they differ?","recency":"year"}'
The response is HTTP 402 Payment Required with exact payment requirements. Any x402 v2 client pays automatically and retries:
Paid call (JavaScript agent)
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
const client = new x402Client();
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(KEY) });
const payFetch = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
const res = await payFetch("https://agent402.tools/v1/research/max", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"query": "What are the leading agentic-payment protocols in 2026 and how do they differ?",
"recency": "year"
}),
});
Wallet-only. This tool reaches the network/browser/storage, so it is paid in USDC via x402 (no proof-of-work tier).
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