Web Synthesise

What it does

Takes a research query, hits multiple web sources, and returns a synthesised answer with citations. Replaces the pattern of "scrape 10 pages, concatenate, summarise" with a single call. Useful when you need a quick, grounded answer with references rather than raw page content.

When to use it

• Research background for a brief before writing
• Ground an agent's answer with citations before presenting to a user
• Quick competitive intelligence sweep

Request schema

{
  "query": "What are the current x402 protocol payment limits on Base?",
  "max_sources": 5
}

Response schema

{
  "answer": "As of May 2026, the x402 protocol on Base supports...",
  "citations": [
    {
      "title": "x402.org docs",
      "url": "https://x402.org/spec"
    }
  ],
  "sources_used": 4
}

Code example — TypeScript via MCP

Install the MCP server once; all 16 services become tool calls.

// Configure @melis-ai/x402-tools-mcp in your MCP client
// Then call the tool:

const result = await mcpClient.callTool("web_synthesise", {
  "query": "What are the current x402 protocol payment limits on Base?",
  "max_sources": 5
});

console.log(result);
// ["answer","citations","sources_used"]...

Code example — Python via direct HTTP

import requests

# x402 payment header must be set by your wallet client
# See x402.org for client libraries

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-payment": "<signed-x402-payment-header>",
}

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.melis.ai/web/synthesise",
    json={
      "query": "What are the current x402 protocol payment limits on Base?",
      "max_sources": 5
    },
    headers=headers,
)
print(resp.json())

Code example — curl with internal key bypass

For testing with an issued internal key (skips x402 payment flow):

curl -X POST https://api.melis.ai/web/synthesise \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-internal-key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"query":"What are the current x402 protocol payment limits on Base?","max_sources":5}'

How is this different from alternatives?

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