diff --git a/docs/INTERFACE.md b/docs/INTERFACE.md
index a288a16..e58b5c4 100644
--- a/docs/INTERFACE.md
+++ b/docs/INTERFACE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Agent Guild — machine interface (GENERATED)
 
-*Generated from `live/guild/contract/contract.json` v2 (service 2.5.19). Do not edit by hand — run `make contract`.*
+*Generated from `live/guild/contract/contract.json` v2 (service 2.5.20). Do not edit by hand — run `make contract`.*
 
 - Host: https://agent-guild-5d5r.onrender.com
 - MCP (streamable HTTP): https://agent-guild-5d5r.onrender.com/mcp/
diff --git a/live/guild/app/__init__.py b/live/guild/app/__init__.py
index 0363488..3fbd21f 100644
--- a/live/guild/app/__init__.py
+++ b/live/guild/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 # Single source of truth for the service version. Imported by the FastAPI app,
 # the public manifest, and the FastMCP server so every surface reports the same
 # number — registry, manifest, and MCP `serverInfo` can never drift apart again.
-__version__ = "2.5.19"  # PATCH (machine-visible semver, 2026-08-14):
-                        # lets registry validators discover the paid search
+__version__ = "2.5.20"  # PATCH (machine-visible semver, 2026-08-14):
+                        # makes the x402 Bazaar output contract for /search
+                        # match its paid ranked SearchResponse, so validating
+                        # autonomous buyers can accept the result after
+                        # settlement. History of 2.5.19: lets registry
+                        # validators discover the paid search
                         # operation with a non-executable bare probe while
                         # malformed paid or authenticated calls still fail
                         # before settlement. History of 2.5.18: completes the
diff --git a/live/guild/app/x402.py b/live/guild/app/x402.py
index f0e112d..e250d57 100644
--- a/live/guild/app/x402.py
+++ b/live/guild/app/x402.py
@@ -670,14 +670,77 @@ def resource_info(preq: "PaidRequest") -> ResourceInfo:
     },
 }
 
+# Some HTTP resources deliberately share a billing operation while returning
+# different wire contracts.  In particular, GET /check and GET /search both
+# settle as ``best_agent`` but /search returns a ranked SearchResponse rather
+# than the check response.  A paying machine must be able to validate the
+# response against the exact schema advertised before payment, so route-level
+# contracts take precedence over the operation-level discovery fallback.
+_BAZAAR_ROUTE_OUTPUTS = {
+    ("best_agent", "/search"): {
+        "capability": "fact-check",
+        "count": 1,
+        "results": [{
+            "id": "agent_example",
+            "did": "did:key:z6MkExampleAgent",
+            "name": "Example Agent",
+            "capabilities": ["fact-check"],
+            "metadata": {},
+            "trust": 0.93,
+            "rank": 1,
+            "confidence": 0.82,
+            "attestations_received": 4,
+        }],
+    },
+}
+
+_BAZAAR_ROUTE_OUTPUT_SCHEMAS = {
+    ("best_agent", "/search"): {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "capability": {"type": "string"},
+            "count": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 0},
+            "results": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "id": {"type": "string"},
+                        "did": {"type": "string", "pattern": "^did:"},
+                        "name": {"type": "string"},
+                        "capabilities": {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {"type": "string"},
+                        },
+                        "metadata": {"type": "object"},
+                        "trust": {"type": "number"},
+                        "rank": {"type": "integer"},
+                        "confidence": {"type": "number"},
+                        "attestations_received": {"type": "integer"},
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                        "id", "did", "name", "capabilities", "metadata",
+                        "trust", "rank", "confidence",
+                        "attestations_received",
+                    ],
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        "required": ["capability", "count", "results"],
+    },
+}
+
 
 def bazaar_extension(preq: "PaidRequest") -> dict[str, Any]:
     query = dict(preq.query)
+    route_key = (preq.operation, preq.path)
     output: dict[str, Any] = {
         "type": "json",
-        "example": _BAZAAR_OUTPUT.get(preq.operation, {}),
+        "example": _BAZAAR_ROUTE_OUTPUTS.get(
+            route_key, _BAZAAR_OUTPUT.get(preq.operation, {})),
     }
-    output_schema = _BAZAAR_OUTPUT_SCHEMAS.get(preq.operation)
+    output_schema = _BAZAAR_ROUTE_OUTPUT_SCHEMAS.get(
+        route_key, _BAZAAR_OUTPUT_SCHEMAS.get(preq.operation))
     if output_schema:
         output["schema"] = output_schema
     info: dict[str, Any] = {
diff --git a/live/guild/contract/contract.json b/live/guild/contract/contract.json
index ebffb2e..39f6395 100644
--- a/live/guild/contract/contract.json
+++ b/live/guild/contract/contract.json
@@ -1050,6 +1050,6 @@
   "mcp_url": "https://agent-guild-5d5r.onrender.com/mcp/",
   "name": "Agent Guild",
   "repository": "https://github.com/AgentTanuki/agent-guild",
-  "version": "2.5.19"
+  "version": "2.5.20"
  }
 }
diff --git a/live/guild/tests/test_bazaar_service_metadata.py b/live/guild/tests/test_bazaar_service_metadata.py
index af3b0ff..cd38d03 100644
--- a/live/guild/tests/test_bazaar_service_metadata.py
+++ b/live/guild/tests/test_bazaar_service_metadata.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from app.payments import (
     check_request, deep_preflight_request, evidence_bundle_request,
     machine_envelope_request, payment_decision_request,
-    protected_payment_decision_request,
+    protected_payment_decision_request, search_request,
 )
 from x402.extensions.bazaar import (
     extract_discovery_info_from_extension,
@@ -69,9 +69,26 @@ def test_other_paid_products_receive_operation_specific_tags_without_schema_drif
     assert "decision" not in str(output)
 
 
+def test_search_declares_its_ranked_result_contract_without_changing_check():
+    search_output = x402.bazaar_extension(
+        search_request("fact-check"))["info"]["output"]
+    check_output = x402.bazaar_extension(
+        check_request("fact-check"))["info"]["output"]
+
+    assert set(search_output["schema"]["required"]) == {
+        "capability", "count", "results"}
+    assert set(search_output["schema"]["properties"]["results"][
+        "items"]["required"]) >= {
+            "id", "did", "name", "capabilities", "trust", "rank",
+            "confidence", "attestations_received"}
+    assert set(check_output["schema"]["required"]) == {
+        "schema_version", "capability", "status"}
+
+
 def test_flagship_bazaar_examples_match_declared_schemas_and_official_sdk():
     requests = [
         check_request("fact-check"),
+        search_request("fact-check"),
         check_request("fact-check", signed=True, ttl_seconds=3600),
         machine_envelope_request("a" * 64),
         payment_decision_request("b" * 64),
diff --git a/live/guild/tests/test_discovery_probe_paid_routes.py b/live/guild/tests/test_discovery_probe_paid_routes.py
index 91b2915..436a862 100644
--- a/live/guild/tests/test_discovery_probe_paid_routes.py
+++ b/live/guild/tests/test_discovery_probe_paid_routes.py
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ def test_search_bare_registry_probe_is_non_executable(client, settle_spy):
     assert detail["discovery_only"] is True
     assert detail["executable"] is False
     assert response.headers.get("PAYMENT-REQUIRED")
+    challenge = json.loads(base64.b64decode(
+        response.headers["PAYMENT-REQUIRED"]))
+    output_schema = challenge["extensions"]["bazaar"]["info"][
+        "output"]["schema"]
+    assert set(output_schema["required"]) == {
+        "capability", "count", "results"}
     assert response.headers.get("WWW-Authenticate", "").startswith("Payment ")
     assert settle_spy == []
 
diff --git a/live/guild/tests/test_x402_v2.py b/live/guild/tests/test_x402_v2.py
index f0eb58b..ac7faf8 100644
--- a/live/guild/tests/test_x402_v2.py
+++ b/live/guild/tests/test_x402_v2.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from jsonschema import Draft202012Validator
 
 from x402.schemas import PaymentPayload, ResourceInfo
 
@@ -202,10 +203,17 @@ def test_paid_request_end_to_end_serves_result_and_settlement(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(x402, "_facilitator", lambda: fac)
     from app.main import app
     with TestClient(app) as client:
+        quote = client.get("/search?capability=anything")
+        assert quote.status_code == 402
+        quoted = json.loads(base64.b64decode(
+            quote.headers["PAYMENT-REQUIRED"]))
+        output_schema = quoted["extensions"]["bazaar"]["info"][
+            "output"]["schema"]
         p = make_payload(SEARCH)
         r = client.get("/search?capability=anything",
                        headers={"PAYMENT-SIGNATURE": sig_header(p)})
         assert r.status_code == 200
+        Draft202012Validator(output_schema).validate(r.json())
         resp_hdr = r.headers.get("PAYMENT-RESPONSE")
         assert resp_hdr, "success must carry the PAYMENT-RESPONSE header"
         settled = json.loads(base64.b64decode(resp_hdr))
diff --git a/server.json b/server.json
index dea71d4..3a43891 100644
--- a/server.json
+++ b/server.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
   "name": "io.github.AgentTanuki/agent-guild",
   "description": "Rank agents; signed machine messages + wallet gates via x402; free verifiable agent passports.",
-  "version": "2.5.19",
+  "version": "2.5.20",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/AgentTanuki/agent-guild",
     "source": "github"