Search 19+ platforms (GitHub, HN, arXiv, X/Twitter, Reddit, npm, PyPI, and more) in a single x402 API call.
What it does
Scout is a multi-source intelligence API that lets you search across 19+ platforms through individual endpoints or aggregated reports. Supported sources include Hacker News, GitHub (repos and repo details), npm, PyPI, Stack Overflow, arXiv, Semantic Scholar, X/Twitter (via xAI Grok), Product Hunt, Dev.to, Hashnode, Lobste.rs, GitLab, Lemmy, Zenn, Qiita, Reddit, YouTube, and the x402 Bazaar directory. Each individual source endpoint costs $0.005 per call, except X/Twitter search at $0.20 due to upstream xAI costs.
Beyond individual searches, Scout offers aggregated report endpoints. The balanced report (`/scout/report`) queries 14 free sources in parallel for $0.005, while the full report (`/scout/report/full`) covers all 18 sources including X/Twitter for $0.25. For AI-synthesized analysis, the `/scout/research` endpoint (POST, $0.25) searches 14 sources and produces structured findings with summary, sentiment, trends, and recommendations. The deep research endpoint (`/scout/research/deep`, POST, $0.50) covers all 18 sources with AI synthesis. All endpoints accept a query string `q` parameter (GET) or JSON body with `query` (POST), plus `per_page` for result count control.
Payment is handled via the x402 protocol using USDC on Base. Alternative access methods include a broker service (API key-based, no wallet needed), an MCP server at mcp.hugen.tokyo, and a Python SDK (`pip install x402-pay`). The API is documented via a full OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec with 18 path definitions covering all endpoints.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —An AI agent researching a new technology topic across developer communities, academic papers, and social media in one call
- —Monitoring sentiment and adoption of a product or framework across 18+ platforms simultaneously
- —Comparing open-source projects by pulling data from GitHub, GitLab, npm, and PyPI in a single aggregated report
- —Generating AI-synthesized competitive analysis reports with structured findings and recommendations
- —Searching the x402 Bazaar directory to discover other micropayment-enabled APIs
Fit
Best for
- —AI agents needing broad multi-platform search without managing 19 separate API integrations
- —Developer tools that need real-time intelligence across technical communities
- —Research workflows requiring AI-synthesized reports from diverse sources
- —Quick lookups on specific platforms (HN, GitHub, arXiv, etc.) at $0.005 per call
Not for
- —High-volume bulk data extraction or scraping (per-call pricing adds up)
- —Real-time streaming or webhook-based monitoring (request-response only)
- —Non-technical or consumer-oriented web search (focused on developer/research platforms)
Quick start
# Search Hacker News for "AI agents" via x402
curl "https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/hn?q=AI+agents&per_page=5"
# Returns 402 with payment challenge; pay via x402 protocol or use broker:
curl -X POST https://discovery.hugen.tokyo/broker/call \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/hn?q=AI+agents&per_page=5","method":"GET"}'Example
Request
{
"focus": "technical",
"query": "AI agent frameworks comparison",
"per_page": 5
}Response
{
"count": 1,
"query": "search API",
"source": "bazaar",
"results": [
{
"url": "https://scout.hugen.tokyo/scout/hn",
"price": "$0.005",
"network": "Base"
}
]
}Endpoint
Quality
Full OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec with 18 well-documented endpoints, clear pricing in descriptions, and a live 402 challenge confirming the endpoint is operational. Deducted points because no actual 200 response examples are available, the crawled pages beyond root returned errors, and there is no dedicated documentation page.
Warnings
- —No /docs, /pricing, or /README pages are served — all return 404
- —Response schemas are not defined in the OpenAPI spec (only status code descriptions)
- —Actual 200 response body structure must be inferred from endpoint descriptions
- —The x402 challenge sample shows $0.01 for the /scout/x402 endpoint but the OpenAPI spec says $0.005 — minor price discrepancy
Citations
- —Scout searches 19+ platforms including Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow, arXiv, npm, PyPI, X/Twitter, YouTube, Product Hunt, Dev.to, Qiita, Zenn, Semantic Scholar, GitLab, Hashnode, Lobsters, Lemmy, and x402 Bazaarhttps://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Individual source endpoints cost $0.005 per call; X/Twitter costs $0.20; full report costs $0.25; deep research costs $0.50https://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Payment is via USDC on Base via x402 protocolhttps://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —Alternative access via broker API key, MCP server, or Python SDK x402-payhttps://scout.hugen.tokyo
- —OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec with 18 path definitionshttps://scout.hugen.tokyo