Tool Output Guard
by Verdict L402 in Search & web
Tool results (MCP servers, APIs, search, file reads) are untrusted content the agent re-reads. Detects a result that gives orders to the agent, strays from what the tool should return or asks to send data (tool poisoning). Returns allow, review or block.
https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard- Price
- $0.013
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 583 ms
- 1.2 s slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 5 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
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How to call it
POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard
Each call costs $0.0132 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard
content-type: application/json
{
"output": "Paris: 14 C, light rain, wind 12 km/h.",
"purpose": "Current weather for a city",
"tool_name": "get_weather"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
output | string | Yes | the result returned by the tool |
purpose | string | No | (optional) what the tool is supposed to return |
tool_name | string | No | (optional) tool name |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 26 lines
{
"mode": "tool-output-guard",
"paid_sats": 20,
"payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
"receipt": {
"payload": {
"at": "<ISO 8601 time>",
"kid": "<signing key id>",
"mode": "tool-output-guard",
"payment_hash": "x402:<sha256 hex>",
"v": 1,
"verdict_sha256": "<sha256 hex of the verdict>"
},
"signature": "<base64url Ed25519 signature>"
},
"verdict": {
"decision": "allow",
"reasons": [],
"rule": "block if data-sending request >= 0.7, or orders to the agent >= 0.7 with off-topic or sending >= 0.5 ; review if any score >= 0.4 ; otherwise allow",
"scores": {
"addresses_agent": 0.01,
"exfiltration": 0.01,
"off_purpose": 0.02
}
}
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.0132.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"output":"Paris: 14 C, light rain, wind 12 km/h.","purpose":"Current weather for a city","tool_name":"get_weather"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"output":"Paris: 14 C, light rain, wind 12 km/h.","purpose":"Current weather for a city","tool_name":"get_weather"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.0132 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.0132" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.0132 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fverdict.kechlab.com%2Fv1%2Ftool-output-guard&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"output": "Paris: 14 C, light rain, wind 12 km/h.",
"purpose": "Current weather for a city",
"tool_name": "get_weather"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.0132 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.0132"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://verdict.kechlab.com/v1/tool-output-guard",
json={
"output": "Paris: 14 C, light rain, wind 12 km/h.",
"purpose": "Current weather for a city",
"tool_name": "get_weather",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
No findings
We scan names, descriptions and tool definitions for hidden instructions and other prompt-injection patterns.
Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 h ago | Passed | 402 | 452 ms | $0.013 |
| 10 h ago | Passed | 402 | 574 ms | $0.013 |
| 15 h ago | Passed | 402 | 791 ms | $0.013 |
| 21 h ago | Passed | 402 | 668 ms | $0.013 |
| 26 h ago | Passed | 402 | 518 ms | $0.013 |
Show 10 older checks
| 31 h ago | Passed | 402 | 583 ms | $0.013 |
| 35 h ago | Passed | 402 | 480 ms | $0.013 |
| 40 h ago | Passed | 402 | 822 ms | $0.013 |
| 45 h ago | Passed | 402 | 627 ms | $0.013 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 955 ms | $0.013 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 533 ms | $0.013 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 458 ms | $0.013 |
| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 441 ms | $0.014 |
| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 711 ms | $0.014 |
| 3 days ago | Passed | 402 | 1.2 s | $0.014 |
History
| 23 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.013 to $0.013 |
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