x402 Private Web Tools

Search, scrape, and screenshot the web privately. Uses the x402 payment protocol — your agent pays per request with USDC on Base mainnet. No API keys, no accounts, no logging.

Services:

• 🔍 Web Search — Multi-engine private search ($0.002/query)
• 🕸️ Web Scrape — Extract clean markdown from any URL ($0.005/page)
• 📸 Screenshot — Capture any URL as PNG/JPEG ($0.002/shot)

Gateway: https://search.reversesandbox.com

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Base mainnet wallet with ETH (gas) and USDC (payments)

First-Time Setup

1. Install dependencies

bash <skill-dir>/scripts/setup.sh

Installs the x402 SDK to ~/.x402-client/. Only needed once.

2. Generate a wallet (if you don't have one)

node <skill-dir>/scripts/wallet-gen.mjs --out ~/.x402-client/wallet.key

3. Fund the wallet

Send USDC and a small amount of ETH (for gas) on Base mainnet to the wallet address printed by wallet-gen.

• USDC on Base: Bridge from any chain or buy on an exchange
• ETH on Base: ~$0.50 is enough for thousands of requests

4. Store the key

export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=$(cat ~/.x402-client/wallet.key)

Or pass --key-file ~/.x402-client/wallet.key to each request.

Usage

All commands run from ~/.x402-client/:

cd ~/.x402-client && node <skill-dir>/scripts/x402-fetch.mjs "<url>" --key-file wallet.key

Web Search ($0.002/query)

node <skill-dir>/scripts/x402-fetch.mjs \
  "https://search.reversesandbox.com/web/search?q=latest+AI+news&count=10" \
  --key-file ~/.x402-client/wallet.key

Parameters: q (required), count (1-20, default 10), offset (default 0)

Response:

{
  "query": { "original": "latest AI news" },
  "web": {
    "results": [
      { "title": "...", "url": "...", "description": "..." }
    ]
  }
}

Web Scrape ($0.005/page)

node <skill-dir>/scripts/x402-fetch.mjs \
  "https://search.reversesandbox.com/scrape/extract" \
  --method POST \
  --body '{"url": "https://example.com", "format": "markdown"}' \
  --key-file ~/.x402-client/wallet.key

Body (JSON): url (required), format ("markdown"|"text", default "markdown"), includeLinks (bool), timeout (ms)

Response:

{
  "title": "Example Domain",
  "content": "# Example Domain\nThis domain is for use in...",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "timestamp": "2026-02-16T09:00:00.000Z",
  "format": "markdown"
}

Screenshot ($0.002/shot)

node <skill-dir>/scripts/x402-fetch.mjs \
  "https://search.reversesandbox.com/screenshot/?url=https://example.com&width=1280&height=720" \
  --key-file ~/.x402-client/wallet.key \
  --save screenshot.png

Parameters: url (required), format (png|jpeg, default png), width (320-3840), height (200-2160), fullPage (true|false), quality (1-100, jpeg only)

Returns: Binary PNG or JPEG image. Use --save to write to disk.

MCP Server

For MCP-compatible agents (Claude, etc.), use the MCP server:

# Install
npm install -g x402-tools-mcp

# Run (set your wallet key)
X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... x402-tools-mcp

GitHub: https://github.com/kodos-vibe/x402-tools-mcp

Provides tools: web_search, web_scrape, screenshot

Free Endpoints (no payment required)

• GET /health — Service status
• GET /routes — List all endpoints with prices

Troubleshooting

• "insufficient funds": Wallet needs more USDC or ETH on Base mainnet.
• 402 with no auto-payment: Ensure setup.sh was run and you're in ~/.x402-client/.
• Slow scrape (10s+): Complex JS-heavy pages take longer. Use the timeout parameter.
• Empty search results: Try different query terms. Some niche queries may return fewer results.