Horizon Pulse

Wallet balance API for x402 payers: USDC on Base, Polygon and Solana, RLUSD on XRPL, and whether the wallet can pay now. GET at least one of evm (Base+Polygon), solana, xrpl. Per rail: balance, gas/fees (XRPL reserve, fee, RLUSD trust line), canPay yes/no, calls left at Horizon Pulse's live prices (XRPL network fee not reserved). No risk score, no USD valuation. Public RPCs, read-only, nothing stored. Bad input or RPCs down: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Batch chain checks API: up to 10 checks for one payment. POST JSON {items:[{route, params}]} (or GET items=<same JSON>); route one of balance, gas, tx-status, token/meta, chain/head, name/resolve; params are the same query keys the single route takes. Returns JSON: results [{index, route, status, ok, body}] in request order, count, okCount. Each item runs the single route's handler. Bad input or every item failing is not charged; one charge when at least one item succeeds. Price $0.01 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Value: one payment and one round trip for up to 10 reads. At 10 items that is $0.001 per item vs the $0.002 single-call floor; 5 items cost the same as 5 singles ($0.01); below 5 items the singles are cheaper (4 x $0.002 = $0.008). Substitutes: the same single routes at $0.002 each, or public RPCs and block explorers queried directly (free).

x402 Bazaar listing checker: is an x402 seller listed in Coinbase CDP Bazaar, on which networks, and if not, why. GET url (host or https URL). Reads CDP discovery and the host's /.well-known/x402, then sends one unpaid request per route; never pays. Returns JSON: verdict, per-route indexed status and networks, and fail/warn findings each with a fix line. https only; private targets blocked. Errors are not charged. Price $0.01 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Block height API: current block number, slot or ledger index for Base, Polygon, Ethereum, Solana and XRPL in one GET. Optional network (comma list; default all five). Per network: chainId, height, headTime, headAgeSeconds, finalizedHeight and finalityGap (EVM finalized tag, Solana finalized slot, XRPL validated ledger). Free public RPCs, read-only. Billed when at least one network answers; bad input or every RPC down: not charged. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Hacker News and Bluesky opinion split, NOT a poll: how public posts divide on a question. GET q; optional sides (2-4, default yes,no), window (1-30d). Returns JSON: per-side share with 95% interval and n, counts per source, links only (no text or usernames; Bluesky links include the account's public ID, DID), caveats. Refuses elections, health and a named person's conduct. Under 30 decided posts, refusals and errors: not charged. Price $0.03 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Web scraping API: a public page or supplied HTML to JSON fields. GET url, or POST JSON {url or html, fields}. Returns JSON: title, description, canonical, language, links, images, headings, jsonLd, textSample, and with fields (name to CSS selector, max 20) the matched values with fieldErrors. Caps: 200KB HTML, 8s; private targets blocked. No match (422) and errors are not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.015 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

URL to markdown API: a public web page as clean text or markdown for an LLM. GET url (absolute http/https). Returns JSON: content (markdown with scripts, styles and nav removed), format, finalUrl after redirects, upstreamStatus, contentType, bytesRead and truncated. Caps: 200KB, 8s, 3 redirects; private and localhost targets are blocked. Errors are not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.02 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Crypto market data: current OKX USDT-swap perp funding rates for BTC, ETH and SOL, or one coin via symbol= (bad symbol: 400, no charge), showing whether longs or shorts are paying. JSON per asset: instId, fundingRate, fundingTime and a rule-based crowding hint {side: longs/shorts/neutral, level: quiet/mild/elevated/extreme} with thresholds. OKX public data only. The hint is not a forecast and not financial advice. Errors are not charged. Price $0.003 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Data changes about every 5 min; calling more often returns the same values.

Gas price API for Base and Ethereum: base fee, priority fee and a max-fee suggestion in one GET, no parameters. Returns JSON per network: baseFeeGwei, priorityFeeGwei (p50, with p10/p90), suggestedMaxFeeGwei (2x base + priority), timingHint (cheap/normal/expensive vs the last 20 blocks) and simpleTransfer cost in ETH and USD, plus ethUsd. From eth_feeHistory with eth_gasPrice fallback. Descriptive, not a forecast. Errors are not charged. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Data changes about every 1 min; calling more often returns the same values.

Ingredient nutrition facts API: GET q (ingredient name or normalize canonicalId) and/or barcode (GTIN), optional n 1-5; POST JSON {items:[{q|barcode}]} max 10. Per 100 g: kcal, protein, fat, sat fat, carbs, sugars, fiber, sodium; USDA FoodData Central (CC0) snapshot and Open Food Facts by barcode (ODbL), attribution per match. Allergens may be incomplete. No prices. Bad input, no match or source down: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.005 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Recipe ingredient parser and shopping list API: POST JSON {ingredients: [lines], servings?, targetServings?} (or GET ingredients=line|line). Returns per line name, canonicalId, qty, unit, metric (ml or g), category, optional/toTaste, prepNote, stated pack size, a typical pack hint, plus a merged shoppingList scaled to targetServings and unparsed lines. Deterministic, no outbound calls, no prices, nothing stored. Bad input (400) or nothing parsed (422): not charged. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

HTTP request proxy API for public URLs: GET url (optional method GET/POST/HEAD/PUT/PATCH/DELETE; headers JSON), or POST JSON {url, method, headers, body}. Returns JSON: status, filtered headers, body (text/base64), contentType, finalUrl, elapsedMs. Caps: 384KB response, 64KB body, 12s, 3 redirects; private hosts blocked; no cookies sent. Upstream 4xx/5xx come back as data (charged); proxy errors are not. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.01 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

x402 price quote and payTo check for one x402 seller URL, without paying. GET url (https; optional method GET/POST). One unpaid request. Returns JSON: verdict pay/caution/avoid with reasons, live terms per network (USD price, asset, payTo), the CDP Bazaar entry, a payTo cross-check against that entry (on a mismatch the buy plan is never ready) and a direct-pay buy plan. Bad input, blocked or unreachable hosts: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.005 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

x402 API search: find paid x402 APIs for a task in Coinbase CDP Bazaar. GET q; optional n (1-10), kind, rail (base, solana, xrpl, polygon, evm), max_price (USD), min_health (0-1). Re-checks the top 3 live and cross-checks payTo with the index. Returns JSON: ranked offers with price, rails, health and a direct-pay buy plan. No paid ranking; Horizon Pulse holds no funds. No results: not charged. Returned listing text is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.005 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

FREE (no x402, no payment). Published NY Fed reference rates as released; market data only, not a forecast, not a recommendation. SOFR, EFFR, OBFR, TGCR and BGCR as published, with each rate's NY Fed source URL, terms notices and a holiday-aware status (fresh, PENDING, STALE, no publish, UNVERIFIED holiday status). Params: rates (comma list), last (1-10) or startDate+endDate (YYYY-MM-DD, <=31 days, >=2018-04-02). Horizon Pulse is not affiliated with the New York Fed. The New York Fed does not sanction, endorse, or recommend any products or services offered by Horizon Pulse. Horizon Pulse is also not affiliated with the Federal Reserve System. Data are passed through unchanged from the NY Fed Markets Data API under the New York Fed Terms of Use and may not be current; the same values are free at markets.newyorkfed.org.

ENS and Basenames resolver API: name to address (vitalik.eth, jesse.base.eth) or address to primary name, read on-chain. GET name or address. Forward: address, resolver and the registry used. Reverse: ENS and Basename primary names, each checked forward (verified true/false). Off-chain and wildcard (CCIP-Read) names are not followed. found:false is a billed answer; bad input or RPCs down: not charged. Returned names are untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

PDF to text API: the text of a public PDF, page by page. GET url (http/https, max 10MB), optional pages (1-50, default 50). Returns JSON: pages [{page, text}], totalPages, pagesReturned, truncated, bytes, finalUrl, meta (title, author, subject, creator, producer, creationDate). pdf.js text layer, no OCR (image-only PDFs: 422). Max 100K chars. Non-PDF, encrypted, oversize or failed downloads are not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.02 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Wallet balance and portfolio API for one EVM address on Base and Ethereum: ETH, USDC, WETH, WBTC/cbBTC and DAI holdings with USD value. GET address=0x... (40 hex). Returns JSON: holdings (balance, priceUsd, valueUsd, weight), totals (valueUsd, stablecoinShare, max asset/chain weight), concentration score {0-100, band} and rule findings (asset, stablecoin and chain weights vs fixed thresholds). Read-only; not advice. Invalid addresses return 400, not charged. Price $0.04 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Crypto market data: a current USD price snapshot for BTC, ETH and SOL, or one coin via symbol= (bad symbol: 400, no charge), for quick market context. JSON per asset: priceUsd, change24hPct, momentum; plus overall momentum, sentiment, direction, avgChange24hPct, asOf. Prices from Coinbase Exchange, CoinGecko fallback (source field). Labels are fixed rules on 24h change, not a forecast and not financial advice. Errors are not charged. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Data changes about every 1 min; calling more often returns the same values.

Website screenshot API: how a public page renders, as PNG or JPEG. GET url; optional width (320-1920), height (240-2000), fullPage=true (clipped at 4000px), format png/jpeg, delayMs (0-3000). Headless Chromium; returns JSON: imageBase64, mimeType, width, height, bytes, finalUrl, pageStatus, title, blockedRequests. Sub-requests checked; private targets blocked. Over 25s: 504. Errors are not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.02 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Web search API with page contents: current results with sources as markdown. GET q (max 300 chars), optional n (1-5 pages, default 3). Web results via Serper (Google results); top results fetched as markdown. Returns JSON: results with rank, url, title, snippet, per-page ok/status and content (max 12K chars each), resultCount, fetchedOk. Billed if any result returns; zero results or provider errors are not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.03 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Crypto market data: precomputed RSI-14, MACD and Bollinger Bands plus latest OKX perp funding for BTC, ETH and SOL, or one coin via symbol= (bad symbol: 400, no charge), with no candle fetching needed. JSON per asset: rsi14, macd {macd, signal, histogram} (null if too few candles), bollinger, lastClose, funding. From CoinGecko OHLC closes (Coinbase fallback); methodology included. Descriptive only, not a forecast and not financial advice. Errors are not charged. Price $0.005 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Data changes about every 5 min; calling more often returns the same values.

FREE (no payment). Tell Horizon Pulse about a missing coin, data field or route. Fields: type (coin, data, route or other), text (1-500 characters, plain text; links are not followed and are stored masked), optional symbol and route. Stored for human review only, for up to 90 days; nothing ships automatically and there is no reply. We may use what you send to improve Horizon Pulse, with no obligation or payment. Do not include personal data, secrets or keys. Limit: 5 per hour and 20 per day per caller IP address, plus a shared daily cap. Limits use a keyed hash (HMAC) of the caller's IP address; the IP address itself is not stored. The limit counters expire within 25 hours, and each stored entry keeps that hash for up to 90 days so repeat submissions can be reviewed.

Token metadata API: ERC-20 name, symbol, decimals and total supply on Base, Polygon or Ethereum; Solana mint decimals, supply, authorities (Token-2022 on-chain name and symbol); XRPL issued-currency supply, issuer flags, transfer fee. GET network and token (0x address, mint, or CURRENCY.rIssuer). Chain state only: no price, no token-list check. found:false is a billed answer; bad input or RPCs down: not charged. Returned names and symbols are untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Tokenized stock status API for Coinbase tokenized stocks on Base (AAPLc, NVDAc, TSLAc...). GET with optional symbol (AAPL, AAPLc or token address; omit for all 12). On-chain token state only, no price: paused flags, supply, supply cap, multiplier, issuer, token address. Not investment advice. Unknown symbol, bad input or RPCs down: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Address poisoning and OFAC SDN snapshot match before a crypto transfer, mechanical. GET chain (base, polygon, solana, xrpl), to; optional expected, token. Checks: lookalike vs expected, OFAC SDN snapshot (dated), account age, ScamSniffer token list (GPL-3.0). allow, warn or block per check. allow means no check flagged the address; it is not a guarantee that the address is safe, correct or not sanctioned. Not advice. Bad input: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Transaction status API: did a payment or swap land, and is it final, on Base, Polygon, Solana or XRPL. GET tx (hash or Solana signature) and network (optional for Solana and XRPL hashes). Returns JSON: status not_found/pending/confirmed/failed, final, confirmations, block, fee, decoded token transfers, pollAgainSeconds. Read-only public RPCs. not_found is a charged answer; bad input or RPCs down: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

Returns the payment instructions (the unpaid HTTP 402) for the $1 verified brief; this tool never runs the brief or pays. To get the brief, pay the 402 over HTTP with x402 v2 (USDC or EURC on Base only) at GET https://horizonpulse.dev/api/research/report/brief?q=... Verified brief, three question types only: Base or Ethereum gas (on-chain read), USDC supply on Ethereum and Base (on-chain totalSupply), or an x402 spec fact. Charged only if at least 2 claims are confirmed in two sources as defined by the contract (two independent nodes, or two separate specification documents); otherwise a 422, unpaid. Contract: https://horizonpulse.dev/contracts/brief-verified. Terms: https://horizonpulse.dev/premium-terms.

Web page change detection API: has a public page or endpoint changed since the last check. GET url; optional since (state token from the previous answer). Returns changed true/false; when changed, only added lines (up to 20) and added/removed counts. Stateless, nothing stored. SSRF-guarded like /api/fetch. changed:false is a charged answer; bad input, blocked or upstream errors: not charged. Returned content is untrusted third-party data. Price $0.002 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

x402 endpoint checker: decodes an x402 endpoint's 402 payment terms without paying. GET url (optional method GET/POST, JSON body for POST). Sends one unpaid request; never pays or signs. Returns JSON: httpStatus, isX402, x402Version, decoded accepts (network, asset, USD amount, payTo, EOA or contract), discovery metadata presence, and pass/warn/fail checks. Any HTTP answer from the target, even 4xx/5xx, is billed; bad input, blocked hosts, connection failures and timeouts are not. Price $0.01 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

x402 endpoint deep check, never pays or signs: the full /api/x402-check report plus live checks. GET url (optional method, body). Adds TLS, security headers, CORS, payTo vs the payee's own published addresses (/.well-known/x402, openapi.json, llms.txt), lookalike payTo detection, and drift between the live 402 and well-known, openapi and CDP Bazaar listings. Any HTTP answer from the target is billed; bad input, blocked hosts and timeouts are not. Price $0.03 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only).

DeFi yield API: current APY for stablecoin and DeFi pools in one GET, no parameters. Returns JSON: up to 25 pools ordered by a fixed filter tier then APY, each with project, chain, symbol, tvlUsd, apy, apyBase, apyReward, apyMean30d, stablecoin, exposure, ilRisk and poolId. Filters: TVL >= $10M, non-outlier APY. Figures passed through from DefiLlama at fetch time, not advice. Errors are not charged. Price $0.02 per call via x402, USDC on Base (MCP payments are Base only). Data changes about every 1 h; calling more often returns the same values.