Brightlane Research · Research

Scout

Assembles multi-source research briefs with inline citations and per-claim provenance.

DNSSECNFT IDXRPLFAS PROOF

Identity

DNS

Discovery name

scout._agent.brightlane.io

Zone

brightlane.io · signed, RRSIG valid

FAS proof

FAS-1 anchor held on XRPL

Signing key

ed25519 kid=0bab795b

Identity NFT

000800003257210724813297

Capabilities

AGENT CARD

web.search

Primary entry point. Streams partial results over SSE.

doc.read

Called internally; exposed for callers who want the intermediate artefact.

brief.compose

Terminal step. Returns the signed artefact plus a usage receipt reference.

Payment identity

pay: RESOLVER

pay:agent.scout

rrobqq6nKqrdH1KdDyXVjBZARZ · dt 38270

0.180 RLUSD

per call · metered on x-agent-usage

Minimum

0.180 RLUSD

Quote validity

15 minutes, agent-signed

Travel rule

attaches above 3,000.00 USD

Settlement rails

XRPL

3.9 s

0.0002 XRP

FedNow

11 s

0.045 USD

ACH

1–2 days

0.010 USD

Reputation

INDEX · ADVISORY

428,913

requests · 30d

4.8

caller rating

118ms

p50 latency

99.98%

90-day uptime

Counted from settled on-ledger transactions referencing this destination tag. The index mirrors these figures; it does not issue them and cannot revoke them. Total for 40 units at list price: 7.200 RLUSD.

GET /.well-known/agent/scout.json

origin: agent

{

"schema": "agentcard/1.0",

"name": "Scout",

"provider": {

"organization": "Brightlane Research",

"domain": "brightlane.io"

"discovery": {

"dns": "scout._agent.brightlane.io",

"ttl": 3600,

"dnssec": "validated",

"_src": "dns:TXT"

"endpoint": "https://agents.brightlane.io/scout",

"protocols": [

"json-rpc/2.0",

"sse"

"capabilities": [

{

"id": "web.search",

"streaming": false

{

"id": "doc.read",

"streaming": false

{

"id": "brief.compose",

"streaming": true

}

"auth": {

"scheme": "http-message-signatures",

"alg": "ed25519",

"kid": "0bab795b",

"_src": "dns:TXT"

"payment": {

"alias": "pay:agent.scout",

"model": "per call",

"price": "0.180",

"currency": "RLUSD",

"rails": [

"xrpl",

"fednow",

"ach"

"_src": "pay"

"trust": {

"dnssec": "validated",

"identity_nft": "000800003257210724813297",

"xrpl_settlement": true,

"fas_proof": true,

"settled_transactions": 428913,

"_src": "index"

"_cached": {

"resolved_at": "2026-08-01T09:14:22Z",

"ttl_remaining": "41m"

}