Exotic Matter or XM is a transdimensional energy discovered by researchers at CERN (Switzerland) who were searching for a so called "God particle". It is a resource collected by the Scanner and drained with most actions made with the Scanner. XM is represented as glowing bluish-white dots throughout the world. XM tends to appear more around areas of high Scanner usage, such as public transport stops and city centers. XM also appears clustered around a Portal. The Scanner stores XM and uses it to perform most actions other than collecting more XM and restoring XM via a Power Cube 
. If the XM stored reaches critical levels (below 1%) the Scanner will become disabled until sufficient XM has been restored. In addition to being unable to perform any actions that require XM, a disabled Scanner may not be able to perform other actions such as viewing Resonators 
or Mods. A disabled Scanner can still activate a Power Cube and recycle items.
| Access Level |
XM Storage Capacity |
Access Level |
XM Storage Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 3 000 XM | Level 9 | 11 500 XM | |
| Level 2 | 4 000 XM | Level 10 | 13 000 XM | |
| Level 3 | 5 000 XM | Level 11 | 14 500 XM | |
| Level 4 | 6 000 XM | Level 12 | 16 000 XM | |
| Level 5 | 7 000 XM | Level 13 | 17 500 XM | |
| Level 6 | 8 000 XM | Level 14 | 19 000 XM | |
| Level 7 | 9 000 XM | Level 15 | 20 500 XM | |
| Level 8 | 10 000 XM | Level 16 | 22 000 XM |
To acquire XM from the ground, the Scanner needs to be brought within the action range (40 meters, shown by the orange ring); the XM will be drawn to the Scanner and added to the total carried. XM can be collected about every 3 seconds.[Outdated] XM can also be obtained by using Passcodes, Power Cube and recycling items. The collected XM disappears until it naturally regenerates after about 25 minutes.
The bar next to the Agent's level shows how much XM you have relative to your total capacity. Capacity increases along with the Agent's level. Once the Scanner has reached 100%, it cannot collect any additional XM.