{
  "format": "delx/intent-card/v1",
  "id": "ob-imbalance-api",
  "intent": "Order Book Imbalance for an agent workflow",
  "title": "Order Book Imbalance API for agents",
  "description": "Book imbalance (bid_size-ask_size)/(bid_size+ask_size). Call when sizing or signal needs L1 size imbalance. Returns imbalance in [-1,1] as deterministic JSON for $0.001 USDC via x402 on Base. First-party local math only—no RPC, live market feed, API keys, storage, or mediagen. Advisory only; the caller owns capital, risk, and production controls.",
  "keywords": [
    "Order Book Imbalance API",
    "Order Book Imbalance for agents",
    "pay per result API",
    "x402 API",
    "no API key"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-08-23",
  "canonical_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/ob-imbalance-api",
  "machine_url": "https://commerce.delx.ai/intents/ob-imbalance-api.json",
  "recommendation": {
    "tool_name": "util_ob_imbalance",
    "service_name": "Order Book Imbalance",
    "method": "POST",
    "resource": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/ob-imbalance",
    "price_usdc": "0.001",
    "payment_protocols": [
      "x402",
      "mpp"
    ],
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "bid_size": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Displayed size at best bid"
        },
        "ask_size": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Displayed size at best ask"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "bid_size",
        "ask_size"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "example_input": {
      "bid_size": 12,
      "ask_size": 8
    },
    "example_output": {
      "schema": "delx/util-ob-imbalance/v1",
      "bid_size": 12,
      "ask_size": 8,
      "imbalance": 0.2
    },
    "agentcash": {
      "buy": "npx agentcash@latest fetch https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/ob-imbalance -m POST -H 'x-delx-source: intent-card-ob-imbalance-api' --max-amount 0.001 -b '{\"bid_size\":12,\"ask_size\":8}'",
      "max_amount_usdc": "0.001"
    }
  },
  "attribution": {
    "header": "x-delx-source",
    "value": "intent-card-ob-imbalance-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/ob-imbalance"
  }
}