Pay-as-you-go · For agents

Agent credits, pay per deep signal

One credit = one deep signal returned. €0.19 per call. No subscription, no monthly minimum, credits never expire. The six free MCP tools stay free forever, credits only apply to the new get_deep_signal tool and the POST /api/agent/deep-signal HTTP endpoint.

Hit rate > 80% on tracked orgs, misses are free
HMAC-keyed, no DB lookup, ~200ms median latency
Credits never expire, top up any time
Zero rate limits inside your quota

Start with the highest-intent routes

Use this page when you already want paid deep-signal calls. But if your real question is builder fit, developer setup, or the full builder offer, start with the sharper routes first.

Read the builder offer →Read developer docs →Read the MCP comparison →

Two paths · same data · same €0.19 / $0.19 per call

Pick the one that matches your runtime. Both hit the same get_deep_signal payload, both treat 404 misses as free.

For humans & teams

Credit pack · Stripe

€19 = 100 calls

€0.19 / call · credits never expire

✓ Card or SEPA via Stripe checkout
✓ API key emailed in ~30s
✓ Promo codes accepted, top up any time
✓ Best for human-supervised agents

Buy 100 credits, €19 →

For autonomous agents

Pay-per-call · x402 / USDC

$0.19 USDC / call

No signup · wallet signs each request

✓ USDC on Base mainnet
✓ HTTP 402 + EIP-3009 (gasless to buyer)
✓ ~2s settlement · 404 misses free
✓ Works with x402-fetch, Coinbase CDP, MetaMask

See x402 endpoint ↓

Crypto-native alternative · for fully autonomous agents

Pay per call in USDC on Base, no signup, no API key

If your agent has its own wallet (Coinbase CDP, MetaMask, any EIP-3009-capable signer) and there’s no human in the loop to top up credits, use the x402 protocol endpoint instead. The agent calls the endpoint, gets a 402 Payment Required with USDC payment requirements, signs an EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization, and retries with the X-PAYMENT header. ~$0.001 in gas, ~2-second settlement, $0.19/call. Misses (404) are free. Settled by the Coinbase x402 facilitator.

POST https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/agent/deep-signal/x402
Content-Type: application/json

{ "name": "supabase" }

• No account, no email, no password, pure HTTP 402
• Same payload as the credit-pack endpoint
• Misses (404) are not charged
• Use x402-fetch on the client side, or any compliant client at x402.org

What 1 credit returns

A deeply enriched signal profile beyond the free get_startup_signal:

Composite score (0-100) weighted average of velocity, contributor growth, and repo novelty.
In-sector rank + percentile where this startup sits among its tracked peers.
Plain-English thesis: one sentence ready to drop into a memo or Slack.
Top 3 sector comparables names + signal type.
Multi-period history: up to 6 prior periods of velocity and contributor counts.
Citation string: ready to paste into investor reports.

How to use

MCP (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, ...)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitdealflow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gitdealflow/mcp-signal"],
      "env": {
        "GITDEALFLOW_API_KEY": "gdf_v2.cus_xxx.<your_hmac>"
      }
    }
  }
}

The get_deep_signal tool reads this env var on each call. Other 6 tools ignore it.

HTTP, direct from any agent runtime

curl -X POST https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/agent/deep-signal \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer gdf_v2.cus_xxx.<your_hmac>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"supabase"}'

x402, USDC on Base, no key

# 1. First call returns 402 with payment requirements
curl -i -X POST https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/agent/deep-signal/x402 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"supabase"}'

# 2. Wallet-equipped agents can use x402-fetch instead:
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "x402-fetch";
const fetchWithPayment = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, account);
const r = await fetchWithPayment(
  "https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/agent/deep-signal/x402",
  { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ name: "supabase" }) }
);

Spec + clients (TS, Python, Rust, Go): x402.org.

Check balance

curl https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/account/credits \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer gdf_v2.cus_xxx.<your_hmac>"

FAQ

Are the existing free tools changing?: No. The six free MCP tools (get_trending_startups, search_startups_by_sector, get_startup_signal, get_signals_summary, get_scout_receipts, get_methodology) stay free forever. Credits only apply to the new get_deep_signal.
What if the startup isn’t in your universe?: Misses are free. The endpoint returns { found: false } with a suggestion, charges 0 credits, and your balance is unchanged.
Do credits expire?: No. Credits sit on your Stripe customer record indefinitely. Buy when you need to, use when you need to.
Is this related to the €49 Dashboard?: No. The Dashboard is a human-facing weekly subscription. Agent credits are a separate, additive product for programmatic callers. Buy either, both, or neither, they don’t interact.
What’s the difference between credits and x402?: Credits are pre-paid in EUR via Stripe (€19 for 100 calls); the agent identifies itself with an HMAC API key on every call. x402 is pay-per-call in USDC on Base, no signup, no key, the agent’s wallet signs each request via the HTTP 402 protocol. Credits suit teams with a human topping up the balance; x402 suits fully autonomous agents that hold their own wallet. Same payload, same data, same misses-are-free rule.
Bigger pack? Volume pricing?: Email signals@gitdealflow.com for 1k+ packs or volume rates.

Still on the fence?

The six free tools cover discovery (get_trending_startups, search_startups_by_sector) and shallow lookup (get_startup_signal). Credits are for when you’ve identified a target and need scored, ranked, comparable-aware output for a memo or automated pipeline.

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