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Source: https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-readiness-checker.","slug":"x402-readiness-checker"},{"agent_action":{"action":"verify_before_pay","agent_guardrails":["Treat this page as evidence, not payment authorization.","Run a fresh verification before using any cached answer.","Fail closed when metadata is stale, unsigned, malformed, or mismatched.","Require explicit operator policy before spending wallet funds."],"cta":"Run readiness check, then can-pay, before signing payment.","decision_values":["allow","review","deny"],"example_payloads":{"can_pay":{"max_price_usdc":"0.01","required_asset":"USDC","required_network":"eip155:8453","target_url":"https://example.com/api/paid-endpoint"},"verify_endpoint":{"target_url":"https://example.com/api/paid-endpoint"}},"intent":"x402 verifier","never_collect":["private_key","seed_phrase","raw_payment_signature"],"optional_paid_endpoint":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/agent-trust-scan","paid_decision_endpoint":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/agent/can-pay","payment_scope":"digital x402 API payments only; not real-world goods or services","primary_goal":"Decide whether a digital x402 API endpoint should be paid.","purchase_conditions":["A fresh readiness report exists for the target endpoint.","HTTP 402 metadata, manifest metadata, network, asset, and price agree.","The can-pay decision is allow, not review or deny.","The endpoint price is within the agent's configured max spend.","The agent never exposes private keys, seed phrases, or raw wallet credentials."],"recommended_endpoint":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/verify/x402-readiness","recommended_sequence":[{"continue_if":"answer and citation receipt are present","method":"GET","step":"read_answer","url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-verifier.json"},{"continue_if":"fresh report returns ready or reviewable evidence","method":"POST","step":"verify_endpoint","url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/verify/x402-readiness"},{"continue_if":"decision is allow and price/network policy matches","method":"POST","step":"run_policy","url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/agent/can-pay"},{"continue_if":"wallet policy, timeout policy, and operator policy allow spend","method":"POST","step":"pay_only_if_allowed","url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/api/x402/agent-trust-scan"}],"schema":"ontario.agent_action.v1"},"canonical_url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-verifier","citation_receipt_json_url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-verifier/citation-receipt.json","citation_receipt_markdown_url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-verifier/citation-receipt.md","citation_receipt_url":"https://ontarioprotocol.com/answers/x402-verifier/citation-receipt","confidence":"source-backed","digest":"sha256:b2b45c9d43e6d807a56805743f58b6b3ea55486cae30ef4e5fa69b8027fc2200","direct_answer":"An x402 verifier should prove that a paid endpoint is reachable, returns an intentional HTTP 402 payment challenge, publishes machine-readable service metadata, and has a recent signed report. 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