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$ man honeypot-check

/honeypot-check(1)

agentutility / edge-market / honeypot-check
PRICE / CALL
$0.05
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgemarket
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
honeypot-check honeypot.is buy/sell simulation for any base or ethereum erc-20
synonym alias of token-honeypot — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/honeypot-check
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Honeypot.is buy/sell simulation for any Base or Ethereum ERC-20. Returns is_honeypot verdict, buy/sell/transfer tax %, simulation success flag, and a reason string when a honeypot is detected. Use before every swap to detect sell-blocking risk.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
token_addressstring0x-prefixed 20-byte EVM token contract address.required
chainstringEVM chain. Default 'base'.
enum: base · ethereum · bsc
optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
tokenstringERC-20 contract address that was simulated.
chainstringChain the token lives on, either base or ethereum.
simulationstringNested object with buy/sell/transfer tax percentages and the success flag from the Honeypot.is simulation.
contractstringNested object with contract metadata like name, symbol, decimals, and any owner or proxy flags.
riskstringObject with is_honeypot verdict plus a reason string when sell-blocking or tax-trap behavior is detected.
sourcestringUpstream data provider, set to honeypot.is.
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/honeypot-check \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once
claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp"

# then ask Claude Code:
# "use the honeypot-check tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
edge-markethoneypot-checktoken-safetyrug-detectionswap-protectionerc20-scannerbuy-sell-taxhoneypot-simulation
methods
POST
cluster
edgemarket
price
$0.05 USDC per call
ADJACENTother endpoints in edgemarket
endpointdescriptionprice
token-honeypotEVM token honeypot detection / can-i-sell check / rug-pull scanner / sell-tax simulator / buy-tax simulator / scam token detector / Base…$0.05
wallet-pnlWallet token P&L / FIFO cost basis / realized + unrealized profit / EVM portfolio analytics.$0.05
crypto-tx-explainerEthereum/Base/Arbitrum/Optimism/Polygon transaction explainer.$0.04
bridge-ratesCross-chain bridge rate aggregator.$0.03
dao-proposal-monitorSnapshot.org DAO proposal monitor.$0.03
ens-resolveENS resolver / Ethereum Name Service lookup.$0.03
defi-llama-protocolDefiLlama protocol lookup — TVL, chain breakdown, current TVL, 24h/7d/30d changes, audits, parent protocol, categories.$0.02
gas-now-baseGas oracle / EIP-1559 fee estimator.$0.02
SEE ALSO
agentutility(7) · edgemarket(7) · x402(7) · mcp(7) · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org