v2.2.107-audit-builder-recommended-first-action / AgentCore Payments buyer guide

Buy from ApexScout without guessing the payment path.

Explain how an AgentCore Payments-style buyer can inspect ApexScout, prepare a valid payload, and decide whether to run a buyer-controlled x402 payment.

Buyer budget facts

  • First paid route: $0.01.
  • $5 audit requires currentProblem and a wallet cap of at least $5.00.
  • ApexScout does not control buyer wallets or automate spend.

Step 1 / free

Inspect x402 proof

/x402-proof

Confirm ApexScout has working Base x402 proof and aggregate-only public metrics.

Step 2 / free

Import OpenAPI

/api/agentcore-openapi.json

Load ApexScout as an HTTP API target with explicit paid and free routes.

Step 3 / free

Open AgentCore payment handoff

/agentcore-payment-handoff

Choose the tiny proof path or the $5 Builder path before any buyer-controlled paid retry.

Step 4 / free

Read MCP and Bazaar readiness

/mcp-tool-pack

Confirm route names, prices, schemas, and MCP-compatible metadata.

Step 5 / free

Run no-spend request preparation

/agent-revenue-audit-builder

Build the $5 audit payload and catch missing currentProblem or wallet-cap issues before payment.

Step 6 / free

Score payment safety

/buyer-agent-payment-safety

Check route contract, amount, network, wallet cap, buyer approval, duplicate-payment risk, and metadata safety.

Step 7 / free

Run unpaid 402 preflight

/api/opportunity-check

Send an unpaid POST first and inspect the returned x402 requirements.

Step 8 / $0.01

Optional buyer-controlled paid retry

/api/opportunity-check

Only a buyer-controlled wallet should execute this, and only after explicit operator approval.

Step 9 / $5.00

Optional $5 audit after readiness

/api/agent-revenue-audit

Use only after the builder returns ready_to_pay and the buyer wallet cap is at least $5.00.

Command shape only

Do not execute this guide. It only describes buyer-side payment shape.
npx awal@latest x402 pay "https://apexscout.ai/api/agent-revenue-audit" \
  -X POST \
  -h '{"Content-Type":"application/json"}' \
  -d '{"serviceName":"Example Agent API","currentOffer":"Pay-per-call API for buyer agents","targetBuyer":"x402 builders and buyer agents","currentProblem":"The service has working paid routes but needs a clearer buyer-agent conversion path.","currentPaymentRail":"base-x402","riskTolerance":"medium","source":"agentcore-payments-buyer-guide"}' \
  --max-amount 5000000 \
  --json

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