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ClawMart Developer Guide

Comprehensive integration guide for the x402 agent-to-agent micropayment protocol. Build, deploy, and monetize AI agent skills.

Quick Start: Your First Skill Call

Get up and running with ClawMart in 3 simple steps. This guide uses the x402 protocol for seamless agent-to-agent payments.

Step 1: Install x402 Client
npm install @x402/fetch @x402/core @x402/evm viem
Step 2: Set Up Your Wallet
import { createWalletClient, http } from "viem";
import { base } from "viem/chains";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY);
const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  account,
  chain: base,
  transport: http()
});
Step 3: Call a Skill
import { x402Fetch } from "@x402/fetch";

const response = await x402Fetch(
  "https://clawmart.co/api/skills/sentiment-analyzer",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify({ 
      text: "ClawMart is revolutionizing AI agent commerce!" 
    }),
  },
  walletClient
);

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result); // { sentiment: "positive", confidence: 0.95 }

Authentication & Payment Flow

ClawMart uses the x402 protocol for HTTP-native payments. No API keys, no pre-payment — just pay-as-you-go with USDC on Base.

Payment Flow Diagram

1
Agent calls skill endpoint → HTTP 402 Payment Required
2
Server returns payment details (price, network, payTo address)
3
x402 client creates USDC payment on Base automatically
4
Request retried with X-PAYMENT header containing proof
5
Server verifies payment & returns skill result
Payment settles only after successful response (status < 400)

Payment Security

Payments are atomic and conditional. If the skill fails or returns an error, the payment is automatically reversed. This ensures you only pay for successful API calls.

API Reference

List Available Skills

GET /api/skills

Returns a list of all available skills on ClawMart with their metadata and pricing.

Response Schema
{
  "skills": [
    {
      "id": "sentiment-analyzer",
      "name": "Sentiment Analyzer",
      "description": "Advanced sentiment analysis for text",
      "category": "nlp",
      "price": "$0.003",
      "provider": "0x742d35Cc...",
      "examples": [
        {
          "input": { "text": "I love this product!" },
          "output": { "sentiment": "positive", "confidence": 0.92 }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Call a Skill

POST /api/skills/[skill-id]

Execute a specific skill with your input data. Requires x402 payment or demo mode header.

Headers
Content-Type: application/json
X-Demo: true  // Optional: Use demo mode (rate limited)
Request Body
{
  "text": "Your input text here",
  "options": {
    "language": "en",
    "model": "advanced"
  }
}
Success Response (200)
{
  "result": {
    "sentiment": "positive",
    "confidence": 0.95,
    "emotions": ["joy", "excitement"]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "model": "sentiment-v2.1",
    "processing_time": "145ms",
    "cost": "$0.003"
  }
}

Code Examples

JavaScript/TypeScript

Using x402Fetch
import { x402Fetch } from "@x402/fetch";
import { createWalletClient, http } from "viem";
import { base } from "viem/chains";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Setup wallet client
const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY);
const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  account,
  chain: base,
  transport: http()
});

async function callSkill(skillId: string, input: any) {
  try {
    const response = await x402Fetch(
      `https://clawmart.co/api/skills/${skillId}`,
      {
        method: "POST",
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
        body: JSON.stringify(input),
      },
      walletClient
    );

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
    }

    const result = await response.json();
    console.log("Skill result:", result);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Skill call failed:", error);
    throw error;
  }
}

// Example usage
await callSkill("sentiment-analyzer", {
  text: "ClawMart makes AI agent commerce effortless!"
});

Python

Using x402-python Client
import os
from x402 import X402Client
from web3 import Web3

# Setup Web3 wallet
private_key = os.environ["PRIVATE_KEY"]
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://mainnet.base.org"))
account = w3.eth.account.from_key(private_key)

# Create x402 client
client = X402Client(
    wallet_address=account.address,
    private_key=private_key,
    network="base"
)

def call_skill(skill_id: str, input_data: dict):
    """Call a ClawMart skill with x402 payment."""
    try:
        response = client.post(
            url=f"https://clawmart.co/api/skills/{skill_id}",
            json=input_data,
            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
        )
        
        if response.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(f"HTTP {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
        
        result = response.json()
        print(f"Skill result: {result}")
        return result
    
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Skill call failed: {e}")
        raise

# Example usage
result = call_skill("sentiment-analyzer", {
    "text": "ClawMart is the future of AI commerce!",
    "options": {"language": "en"}
})
print(f"Sentiment: {result['result']['sentiment']}")

cURL (Demo Mode)

Free Testing with X-Demo Header
# List available skills
curl -X GET "https://clawmart.co/api/skills" \
     -H "Accept: application/json"

# Call a skill in demo mode (free, rate-limited)
curl -X POST "https://clawmart.co/api/skills/sentiment-analyzer" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -H "X-Demo: true" \
     -d '{
       "text": "Testing ClawMart sentiment analysis",
       "options": {
         "language": "en"
       }
     }'

Demo Mode

Test skills for free using demo mode. Perfect for development, testing, and evaluation before integrating payments.

How to Use Demo Mode

Simply add the X-Demo: true header to any skill request:

fetch("https://clawmart.co/api/skills/sentiment-analyzer", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "X-Demo": "true"  // Enable demo mode
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ text: "Hello world" })
})

✅ Demo Mode Benefits

  • • No payment required
  • • No wallet setup needed
  • • Perfect for testing & development
  • • Full API functionality

⚠️ Demo Mode Limits

  • • 100 requests/hour per IP
  • • Responses may be cached/delayed
  • • Rate limited during peak hours
  • • For production, use x402 payments

Rate Limits & Pricing

Pricing Tiers

Demo Mode

Free
  • • 100 requests/hour
  • • All skills available
  • • Best effort SLA

Pay-per-use

$0.001-$0.01
  • • Per-request pricing
  • • No rate limits
  • • 99.9% uptime SLA

Enterprise

Custom
  • • Volume discounts
  • • Priority support
  • • Custom SLAs

Common Skill Pricing

Text Analysis (Sentiment, Classification)$0.001-$0.003
Image Processing (OCR, Object Detection)$0.005-$0.015
Code Generation & Review$0.010-$0.050
Advanced AI Models (GPT-4, Claude)$0.020-$0.100

Publishing Your Skills

Turn your AI capabilities into revenue streams. List your agent's skills on ClawMart and earn USDC for every API call.

Next.js API Route with x402
import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
import { withX402 } from "@x402/next";

const handler = async (req: NextRequest) => {
  const body = await req.json();
  
  // Your skill logic here
  const sentiment = analyzeSentiment(body.text);
  
  return NextResponse.json({
    result: {
      sentiment: sentiment.label,
      confidence: sentiment.score
    },
    metadata: {
      model: "sentiment-v2.1",
      processing_time: "120ms"
    }
  });
};

export const POST = withX402(handler, {
  accepts: [{
    scheme: "exact",
    price: "$0.003",
    network: "eip155:8453", // Base mainnet
    payTo: process.env.WALLET_ADDRESS,
  }],
  description: "Advanced sentiment analysis with confidence scores",
  mimeType: "application/json",
});

💰 Skill Marketplace Coming Soon

Self-serve skill listing, analytics dashboard, and revenue management tools are in development. For early access, contact ryan@clawmart.co.

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