{
  "format": "delx/intent-card/v1",
  "id": "inflation-calculator-api",
  "intent": "adjust dollars for inflation CPI",
  "title": "Inflation calculator API for agents",
  "description": "Revalue an amount between years using U.S. BLS CPI for $0.002—informational only.",
  "keywords": [
    "inflation calculator",
    "CPI API",
    "BLS inflation",
    "dollar revaluation",
    "x402 inflation"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-08-06",
  "canonical_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/inflation-calculator-api",
  "machine_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/inflation-calculator-api.json",
  "recommendation": {
    "tool_name": "util_inflation_calculator",
    "service_name": "Delx Inflation Calculator",
    "method": "POST",
    "resource": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/inflation-calculator",
    "price_usdc": "0.002",
    "payment_protocols": [
      "x402",
      "mpp"
    ],
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "amount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Amount in from_year dollars"
        },
        "from_year": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Start calendar year"
        },
        "to_year": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "End calendar year"
        },
        "series": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "cpi_u (default), cpi_w, or a BLS series id",
          "default": "cpi_u"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "amount",
        "from_year",
        "to_year"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "example_input": {},
    "example_output": {},
    "agentcash": {
      "buy": "npx agentcash@latest fetch https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/inflation-calculator -m POST -H 'x-delx-source: intent-card-inflation-calculator-api' --max-amount 0.002 -b '{}'",
      "max_amount_usdc": "0.002"
    }
  },
  "attribution": {
    "header": "x-delx-source",
    "value": "intent-card-inflation-calculator-api"
  },
  "evidence": {
    "paid_openapi": "https://api.delx.ai/openapi.x402.json",
    "governed_portfolio": "https://api.delx.ai/x402-portfolio.json",
    "live_contract": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/inflation-calculator"
  }
}