Mint 5,000 TOM meme tokens on Base for 1 USDC via x402 automated payment.
What it does
BaseTomCat is an x402-enabled endpoint that mints TOM meme tokens on Base Mainnet. When an agent or wallet sends a POST request to the /api/mint endpoint with a valid x402 payment header (1 USDC on Base), the service queues a mint of 5,000 TOM tokens to the payer's address. The payment uses USDC's transferWithAuthorization flow, so the entire handshake—verification, minting, and on-chain receipt—is handled automatically after a single signature.
The endpoint returns a task object with a taskId, mint amount, recipient address, processing status (pending → processing → completed/failed), and upon completion a result containing the Basescan transaction hash and the TomCat contract address. A second "Booster" tier exists on the site offering 25,000 TOM (5 packs) for 5 USDC, though the probed endpoint specifically advertises the 1 USDC / 5,000 TOM standard tier.
There is no formal API documentation, OpenAPI spec, or rate-limit information published. The site is a single-page presale drop with lore and live task tracking. The USDC asset contract used is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 (Base USDC), and payments are sent to 0x0D6041F6F8FeE3B66efb633716af12c2Da331D77. The x402 challenge is live and returns a well-formed outputSchema describing both the request headers and the response object.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Programmatically purchasing TOM meme tokens from an AI agent wallet
- —Integrating meme-token acquisition into an automated Base-native trading pipeline
- —Demonstrating x402 payment protocol usage for on-chain token minting
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or bots that need to acquire TOM tokens autonomously via x402
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment flows on Base
- —Meme-token collectors who want automated presale purchases
Not for
- —Production DeFi strategies requiring audited, high-liquidity tokens
- —Users seeking detailed API documentation or SLA guarantees
- —Anyone needing tokens on networks other than Base Mainnet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://basetomcat.com/api/mint \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_header>" \
-H "X-PAYMENT-PAYER: <your_base_address>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Example
Response
{
"amount": 5000,
"result": null,
"status": "pending",
"taskId": "abc123-def456",
"recipientAddress": "0xYourBaseAddress"
}Endpoint
Quality
The x402 challenge is live and includes a detailed outputSchema describing headers, methods, and response fields. However, there is no formal API documentation, no OpenAPI spec, no rate limits, and the /docs page returns 404. Pricing is clear from the challenge but the token itself is an unaudited meme presale with no liquidity or utility guarantees.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available (/docs returns 404)
- —No OpenAPI or machine-readable spec published
- —TOM is an unaudited meme token with no stated utility or liquidity
- —No rate limits, SLAs, or terms of service documented
- —Token contract address is not explicitly listed in the challenge; only returned post-mint
Citations
- —The endpoint returns HTTP 402 with an x402 challenge requiring 1,000,000 units (1 USDC) on Base for 5,000 TOMhttps://basetomcat.com/api/mint
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://basetomcat.com/api/mint
- —Payment recipient address is 0x0D6041F6F8FeE3B66efb633716af12c2Da331D77https://basetomcat.com/api/mint
- —A Booster Tier offers 25,000 TOM (5 packs) for $5https://basetomcat.com
- —The payment uses transferWithAuthorization signatures via x402https://basetomcat.com
- —The /docs page returns 404https://basetomcat.com/docs