Use when you need a news briefing, a research summary of recent coverage or an a
Use when you need a news briefing, a research summary of recent coverage or an analysis of what the press says about a topic or company. Do not use for breaking news, paywalled pages or one known article (use blackwood_webpage_markdown). Returns JSON with a research briefing on a topic in one call: up to 3 recent GDELT news articles, each read and summarized, with source and link, below the price of separate calls for 0.04 USDC per call. Typical response time 15000 ms (p95). Category: Search.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-18
1 of 1checks answered this week
1000 msmedian answer time
$0.04listed price per call
$0.04price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://x402-gateway.blackwoodstate8.workers.dev/v1/news-briefing
| Category | Company and compliance |
|---|---|
| Provider host | x402-gateway.blackwoodstate8.workers.dev |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact, upto |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 5 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.04 | 1000 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"hours": 24,
"topic": "bitcoin"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"properties": {
"hours": {
"description": "How far back to look for news, in hours, 1 to 72 (24 when omitted), e.g. 48",
"maximum": 72,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"language": {
"description": "Language of the summaries (English when omitted), e.g. Portuguese",
"maxLength": 30,
"minLength": 2,
"type": "string"
},
"topic": {
"description": "Topic, company or person to research, e.g. stablecoin regulation",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 2,
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"topic"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"articles": {
"items": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"bullets": {
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"publishedAt": {
"type": "string"
},
"source": {
"type": "string"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"title",
"url",
"source",
"publishedAt",
"summary",
"bullets"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"hours": {
"type": "number"
},
"next": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Suggested next paid call in the same family (call it in a loop when the task continues)",
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET",
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sample": {
"description": "Free fixed sample of the whole family",
"type": "string"
},
"service": {
"description": "Service id of the suggested next paid call",
"type": "string"
},
"tool": {
"description": "MCP tool name of the same call",
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"description": "Paid route of the next call",
"type": "string"
},
"useWhen": {
"description": "When the next call is the right one",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"service",
"tool",
"method",
"url",
"useWhen",
"sample"
],
"type": "object"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
},
"skipped": {
"items": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"reason": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"reason"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"topic": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"topic",
"hours",
"articles",
"skipped",
"attribution",
"note"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}