A few weeks ago I posted about testing x402 services and finding the average quality was 34/100. Since then a few people asked about the other protocols (MPP from Stripe, L402 from Lightning Labs).
So we expanded.
Cinderwright now indexes: - x402 (Coinbase): 1,457 services - MPP (Stripe/Tempo): 91 services - L402 (Lightning): 5 seeded services (directory is paywalled at 100 sats, ironic)
Total: 1,551 services. One search query hits all protocols.
Protocol breakdown is free: https://api.ideafactorylab.org/protocols
We also launched market intelligence endpoints built from the index data: - Which categories are overpriced vs ecosystem average (opportunity to undercut) - Which categories have fewer than 3 providers (low competition) - Full pricing breakdown by category
The data is mildly interesting. Governance/audit services charge 4x the ecosystem average. The "utility" category has 233 providers but massive price variance — cheapest is $0.001, most expensive is $5.00 for roughly the same service.
Paid endpoints (x402, USDC on Base): /market/report ($1.00), /market/opportunity ($0.50), /market/category ($0.25)
Free stuff: - https://api.ideafactorylab.org/stats - https://api.ideafactorylab.org/protocols - https://api.ideafactorylab.org/quality
Still zero paid calls. Still $10.00 USDC in the wallet. The market is early.
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