x402-native clean reader for AI agents. POST a URL, get back agent-ready Markdown plus structured metadata (title, byline, published date, word count) in well under a second. Pay per call in USDC on Base over HTTP 402 - no signup, no API keys, no accounts. Endpoints: /read ($0.002 basic read), /read/js ($0.005, headless-browser rendering for JS-heavy pages), /read/batch ($0.015, up to 10 URLs), /extract ($0.02, structured field extraction). Discovery metadata served at the base URL; also available as an MCP server (npm: skim-mcp). Docs: https://skim402.com/docs
Skim has 1 live API on PayAPI Market with 4 endpoints in total, in Tools: Skim - Clean Reader API.
Are Skim's APIs verified?
1 of 1 have at least one settlement-verified route: PayAPI Market paid for a real call from its own wallet, received real data back and recorded the USDC payment on-chain. Each listing page shows which routes were paid and links the receipt.
How do I pay for Skim's APIs?
Per request, in USDC, over the x402 protocol. An agent calls the endpoint, receives HTTP 402 with the price and wallet, pays and retries. There is no API key, account or subscription, and Skim keeps 100% of each payment.