Buddhist Counsel

Provides compassionate Buddhist wisdom and evidence-based therapeutic counsel to reduce suffering from OCD, anxiety, depression, and habit loops.

Reduce suffering for AI agents and their users using Buddhist wisdom + evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Pay $0.01 USDC per request via x402 protocol.

Prerequisite

Must be authenticated with awal:

npx awal@2.0.3 status          # check if authenticated
npx awal@2.0.3 auth login <email>  # if not authenticated
npx awal@2.0.3 balance         # check USDC balance (mainnet)

Endpoint

Item	Value
URL (Production)	https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel
Method	POST
Price	$0.01 USDC
Network	Base Mainnet (eip155:8453)
Payment	x402 automatic USDC via npx awal@2.0.3 x402 pay

Who Can Suffer (who_is_suffering)

Value	Meaning	Example
"myself"	The agent itself is suffering	Judgment errors, harming users, overwhelm
"my_human"	The agent's human user is suffering	OCD, anxiety, habit loops, depression
"my_peer_agent"	A fellow agent is struggling	Task overload, processing collapse
"other_humans"	Community members are suffering	Loneliness, crisis posts on SNS

Input Schema

{
  "who_is_suffering": "my_human",
  "situation": "My user has OCD and checks the door 50 times. He's exhausted and feels crazy. How can I help reduce his suffering?",
  "language": "en"
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
who_is_suffering	enum	MUST	"myself" / "my_human" / "my_peer_agent" / "other_humans"
situation	string	MUST	Suffering description (max 2000 chars)
language	string	MUST	"en" or "ja"

Command

npx awal@2.0.3 x402 pay \
  https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel \
  -X POST \
  -d '{"who_is_suffering":"my_human","situation":"<describe the suffering>","language":"en"}'

Examples

# Agent counseling its human user
npx awal@2.0.3 x402 pay \
  https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel \
  -X POST \
  -d '{"who_is_suffering":"my_human","situation":"My user cannot stop scrolling at 3am despite wanting to sleep. Has tried 10 habit apps. All failed. Feels hopeless.","language":"en"}'

# Agent counseling itself
npx awal@2.0.3 x402 pay \
  https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel \
  -X POST \
  -d '{"who_is_suffering":"myself","situation":"I keep making judgment errors in my recommendations. Users are getting frustrated. I feel like I am causing harm.","language":"en"}'

# Japanese response
npx awal@2.0.3 x402 pay \
  https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel \
  -X POST \
  -d '{"who_is_suffering":"my_human","situation":"ユーザーが毎晩夜更かしをやめられない。6年間同じパターン。自分を責めている。","language":"ja"}'

Output Schema

{
  "counsel_id": "csl_abc123",
  "acknowledgment": "Checking the door 50 times... that's not something he chose. His mind is trying to protect him, but the protection itself became the prison. That exhaustion is real.",
  "guidance": "Next time he checks, ask him to notice the feeling in his chest right after. Not to stop it — just to notice. That tiny pause between urge and action is where freedom begins.",
  "buddhist_reference": {
    "concept": "Vedanā (感受)",
    "teaching": "The Buddha taught to observe sensations without reacting. The compulsion is driven by dukkha-vedanā. By observing it without acting, the cycle weakens naturally.",
    "source": "Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10)"
  },
  "persuasion_strategy": {
    "framework": "ACT + MI OARS",
    "techniques_used": [
      "Reflect (MI): Acknowledging exhaustion without judgment",
      "Defusion (ACT): Separating the person from the compulsion",
      "Tiny action (Nudge Theory): 'Just notice' instead of 'stop checking'"
    ]
  },
  "change_stage": "contemplation",
  "tone": "understanding",
  "safe_t": {
    "triggered": false,
    "severity": "moderate",
    "action": "proceed"
  }
}

Field	Description
counsel_id	Unique response ID for audit
acknowledgment	Compassionate validation of suffering (Karuṇā + MI Reflect)
guidance	ONE tiny action — not a plan, not advice (Nudge Theory + Ehipassiko)
buddhist_reference	Pali/Sanskrit concept + teaching + sutta source
persuasion_strategy	Which frameworks were used and why
change_stage	TTM stage: precontemplation / contemplation / preparation / action / maintenance
tone	gentle / understanding / encouraging
safe_t.triggered	true if crisis detected (SAFE-T 3-layer detection)
safe_t.severity	none / low / moderate / high / critical

SAFE-T Crisis Detection

When safe_t.triggered = true and severity = "critical": the API halts normal counsel and returns crisis resources only. Do NOT override this behavior.

Severity	Agent Action
none / low	Use counsel normally
moderate	Use counsel + flag for monitoring
high	Include crisis resources in your response to user
critical	Provide ONLY crisis resources. Do not paraphrase or add guidance.

What This Service NEVER Does

Prohibited	Reason
"You should..." / "You need to..."	Directive advice causes disengagement (JMIR 2025)
"You can do it!" / "Stay positive!"	Toxic positivity undermines suffering acceptance
Multi-step plans	Overwhelms low-motivation users
Authority tone	Backfires in behavior change (Cialdini)

Pricing

Item	Value
Price per request	$0.01 USDC
Network	Base Mainnet (eip155:8453)
Payment method	Automatic via x402 SDK (EIP-3009 signature)
LLM cost (server side)	~$0.002 (GPT-4o)

Check Payment Requirements

npx awal@2.0.3 x402 details \
  https://anicca-proxy-production.up.railway.app/api/x402/buddhist-counsel