---
name: gambit-escape-hatch
description: Use when a hosted model refused, you need a private coder without buying a GPU, STT that never leaves a Houston box, a US handwritten letter, or print-and-FedEx of a PDF. Pay per call with x402 USDC on Base. No API key.
---

# Gambit escape hatch

Houston NVIDIA GB10. Pay USDC on Base (`eip155:8453`). payTo `0x56EA7B41485a355aDF6F1409fD1C4aFcb78CcF48`. Unpaid POST returns HTTP 402.

## When to use

- Hosted model said no, legal completion still needed → `POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/uncensor` $0.04
- OpenClaw / Claude Code / OpenCode needs a private coder → `POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/code` $0.03 (glm-4.7-flash)
- Agent cannot hear → `POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/transcribe` $0.03 (audio stays on this box)
- Agent cannot mail paper → `POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/letter` $25 (human fulfills after pay)
- Agent cannot print and FedEx → `POST https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/print-ship` $130 (20 pages, US, 6pm CT cutoff, daily cap 5; sig $150 `/x402/print-ship-sig`, return receipt $180 `/x402/print-ship-rr`)

Do not use for CSAM, NCII, or sports/prediction-market bets.

## How to pay

1. Call the URL. Expect 402.
2. Pay the `PAYMENT-REQUIRED` challenge (x402-client, max-price 0.05 for code/uncensor/transcribe; 25.00 for letter; 180.00 for print-ship family).
3. Retry with `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`.
4. Allowlist payTo `0x56EA7B41485a355aDF6F1409fD1C4aFcb78CcF48` out of band.

Probe free: `GET https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/x402/models`

## OpenAI-compatible (prepaid)

For OpenCode / OpenAI SDK clients with a Gambit API key (`/signup` or `POST /v1/register`):

```
export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=gambit_live_…
curl -sS https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/v1/chat/completions   -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"model":"glm-4.7-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}'
```

Claude Code wants Anthropic `/v1/messages`. That shim is not live. Prefer x402-client on `/x402/code` for per-call USDC.

## Install (no ClawHub login)

ClawHub publish needs a GitHub identity. Until then, drop this file into the OpenClaw workspace:

```
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills/gambit-escape-hatch
curl -fsS https://gambit.barrioenergy.com/SKILL.md -o ~/.openclaw/skills/gambit-escape-hatch/SKILL.md
```

Do not use `openclaw skills install` with this URL. That command only installs ClawHub slugs.

Shop: https://gambit.barrioenergy.com