# GAD-7

GAD-7

Status: LIVE
Price: $0.005 USDC
`GET /api/calc/gad_7`
HTML: https://magentlab.com/docs/gad-7
Markdown: https://magentlab.com/docs/gad-7.md

Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.

## What it computes

Sum seven caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 integers (0-3) and return the published 0-21 total, 5/10/15 severity cuts, and ≥10 case-finding flag.

## When to use

When an agent has already assigned the seven Spitzer 2006 item scores and needs the published GAD-7 total, severity cuts, and ≥10 case-finding flag, not a diagnosis, PHQ-9, or GAD-2.

## When not to use

- Not a medical device and not a GAD diagnosis.
- nervous, control_worry, worry_too_much, relaxing, restless, irritable, and afraid are caller-assigned integers 0-3 (0 not at all, 1 several days, 2 more than half the days, 3 nearly every day). magent does not interpret the items.
- Cut points are Spitzer 2006 5 / 10 / 15 (mild / moderate / severe). Scores 0-4 are below the mild cut of 5 and return severity minimal; that is not an extra named class in the paper.
- case_finding_ge_10 is this paper's GAD-7 ≥10 operating point (sensitivity 89% and specificity 82% for GAD). Not a treatment order. Not PHQ-9. Not GAD-2.

## Formula

```
GAD-7 = nervous + control_worry + worry_too_much + relaxing + restless + irritable + afraid; each caller-assigned 0-3; max 21
```

## Citation

[A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7](https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092)
Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B
Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097
DOI: [10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092](https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092)

## Worked example

### All items 0

Given: `afraid=0, control_worry=0, irritable=0, nervous=0, relaxing=0, restless=0, worry_too_much=0`

1. nervous 0 + control_worry 0 + worry_too_much 0 + relaxing 0 + restless 0 + irritable 0 + afraid 0
2. Score = 0 (max 21); severity minimal; case_finding_ge_10 false


### Five items at 2

Given: `afraid=0, control_worry=2, irritable=0, nervous=2, relaxing=2, restless=2, worry_too_much=2`

1. Score = 10
2. severity moderate; case_finding_ge_10 true (Spitzer 2006 ≥10 operating point)


### All items 3

Given: `afraid=3, control_worry=3, irritable=3, nervous=3, relaxing=3, restless=3, worry_too_much=3`

1. Score = 21 (max 21)
2. severity severe; case_finding_ge_10 true


## Also searched as

- GAD-7
- GAD7
- generalized anxiety disorder 7
- Spitzer GAD-7
- GAD-7 score
- anxiety GAD-7
- GAD seven

## Parameters

- `nervous` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 1 points (integer 0-3): feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge. magent does not interpret the item.
- `control_worry` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 2 points (integer 0-3): not being able to stop or control worrying. magent does not interpret the item.
- `worry_too_much` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 3 points (integer 0-3): worrying too much about different things. magent does not interpret the item.
- `relaxing` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 4 points (integer 0-3): trouble relaxing. magent does not interpret the item.
- `restless` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 5 points (integer 0-3): being so restless that it is hard to sit still. magent does not interpret the item.
- `irritable` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 6 points (integer 0-3): becoming easily annoyed or irritable. magent does not interpret the item.
- `afraid` (integer, required): Caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 item 7 points (integer 0-3): feeling afraid as if something awful might happen. magent does not interpret the item.

## Bulk (POST)

POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.

Method: `POST /api/calc/gad_7`
Max items: 25
Price: unit_amount + extra_item_amount * (n - 1) (unit 5000 atomic, extra 2000 atomic)
Status: PREVIEW

- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.

Example request:

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "afraid": "0",
      "control_worry": "0",
      "irritable": "0",
      "nervous": "0",
      "relaxing": "0",
      "restless": "0",
      "worry_too_much": "0"
    },
    {
      "afraid": "0",
      "control_worry": "0",
      "irritable": "0",
      "nervous": "0",
      "relaxing": "0",
      "restless": "0",
      "worry_too_much": "0"
    }
  ]
}
```

Human paywall (two-item fixture): https://api.magentlab.com/paywall/bulk/gad-7

Example 200:

```json
{
  "count": 2,
  "path": "/api/calc/gad_7",
  "items": [
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "nervous",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "control_worry",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "worry_too_much",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "relaxing",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "restless",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "irritable",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "afraid",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        }
      ],
      "severity": "minimal",
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B",
        "doi": "10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092",
        "id": "spitzer-2006",
        "pmid": "16717171",
        "source": "Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097",
        "title": "A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7"
      },
      "formula": "gad_7",
      "formula_expression": "GAD-7 = nervous + control_worry + worry_too_much + relaxing + restless + irritable + afraid; each caller-assigned 0-3; max 21",
      "max_score": 21,
      "score": 0,
      "case_finding_ge_10": false
    },
    {
      "components": [
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "nervous",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "control_worry",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "worry_too_much",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "relaxing",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "restless",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "irritable",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        },
        {
          "value": 0,
          "factor": "afraid",
          "points": 0,
          "present": true
        }
      ],
      "severity": "minimal",
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B",
        "doi": "10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092",
        "id": "spitzer-2006",
        "pmid": "16717171",
        "source": "Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097",
        "title": "A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7"
      },
      "formula": "gad_7",
      "formula_expression": "GAD-7 = nervous + control_worry + worry_too_much + relaxing + restless + irritable + afraid; each caller-assigned 0-3; max 21",
      "max_score": 21,
      "score": 0,
      "case_finding_ge_10": false
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response fields

- `formula` (string): gad_7
- `formula_expression` (string): Exact expression used
- `score` (integer): GAD-7 points 0-21
- `max_score` (integer): 21
- `severity` (string): Spitzer 2006 cut points: minimal (0-4, below the mild cut of 5), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), severe (15-21). Not extra named classes.
- `case_finding_ge_10` (boolean): true iff score ≥ 10 (Spitzer 2006: GAD-7 score ≥10 sensitivity 89% and specificity 82% for GAD). Not a GAD diagnosis.
- `components` (array): Per-item caller-assigned points
- `citation` (object): Spitzer et al. Arch Intern Med 2006 citation
- `disclaimer` (string): Not-a-device notice

## Example JSON

Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.

```json
{
  "components": [
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "nervous",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "control_worry",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "worry_too_much",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "relaxing",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "restless",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "irritable",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    },
    {
      "value": 0,
      "factor": "afraid",
      "points": 0,
      "present": true
    }
  ],
  "severity": "minimal",
  "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
  "citation": {
    "authors": "Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B",
    "doi": "10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092",
    "id": "spitzer-2006",
    "pmid": "16717171",
    "source": "Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097",
    "title": "A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7"
  },
  "formula": "gad_7",
  "formula_expression": "GAD-7 = nervous + control_worry + worry_too_much + relaxing + restless + irritable + afraid; each caller-assigned 0-3; max 21",
  "max_score": 21,
  "score": 0,
  "case_finding_ge_10": false
}
```

## Errors

- HTTP 400 `invalid_gad7_item`: each GAD-7 item must be an integer from 0 to 3 (Spitzer 2006: 0 not at all, 1 several days, 2 more than half the days, 3 nearly every day). Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_items`: POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item_count`: items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item`: each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged.

Shared HTTP 402 and 503: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

## Related tools

- [PHQ-9](https://magentlab.com/docs/phq-9) — Sum nine caller-assigned Kroenke 2001 PHQ-9 integers (0-3) and return the published total (max 27), severity cutpoints, and ≥10 screen.
- [CAGE](https://magentlab.com/docs/cage) — Sum the four Ewing 1984 CAGE items and return whether two or more answers are affirmative.
- [AUDIT-C](https://magentlab.com/docs/audit-c) — Sum three caller-assigned Bush 1998 AUDIT-C integers (0-4) and return this paper's ≥3 and ≥4 screens.

## Payment

Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s.

- GET the tool with Accept: application/json (do not send Accept: text/html unless you want the human paywall).
- HTTP 402 means you have not paid. Decode the base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote.
- Sign accepts[0] (exact, EIP-3009) with validBefore = now + maxTimeoutSeconds (600 seconds), or accepts[1] (batch-settlement deposit/voucher) on product GET. Ping and POST {items} stay exact. Magent retries transient facilitator 429/5xx before answering.
- Retry the same URL with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (base64 JSON of accepted and payload). Magent attaches canonical extensions.bazaar on CDP verify/settle; echoing 402 bazaar is optional.
- Success is HTTP 200 JSON plus PAYMENT-RESPONSE. exact settles before the tool. batch-settlement verifies (and deposit-settles) before the tool and commits the charge after HTTP 2xx. HTTP 503: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Mint a new exact nonce only after a new HTTP 402.

- offered `exact` on eip155:8453: Fixed-price USDC on Base. The buyer authorizes the advertised amount (EIP-3009). magent settles before the tool runs (paymentFlow upfront). extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=upfront.
- offered `batch-settlement` on eip155:8453: Payment-channel vouchers claimed later in batches. Exact stays accepts[0]. Same-path POST {items} is still exact. extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=authorization.

- not offered `upto`: Not offered. Usage-based: buyer authorizes a ceiling, seller settles the actual amount after work. Reserved for a future metered tool. Not for current calculators or code search.

Same-path POST {items} is still scheme exact: one EIP-3009 authorization for GET unit plus $0.002 per extra item. That is not x402 batch-settlement (payment channels / vouchers).

Shared HTTP 402 and 503 table: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

Stdio MCP (one process per host): https://magentlab.com/docs/mcp

## Guarantees

- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.
