# Prepper's Paradise – Carpentry Made Simple (Complete Manuscript)

> Prepper's Paradise – Carpentry Made Simple (Complete Manuscript) is a paid API for AI agents from preppers-paradise.com, paid per call via x402, $0.99/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the full paid Markdown manuscript of 'Carpentry Made Simple' after USDC micropayment settlement via x402 on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://preppers-paradise.com/library/complete/carpentrymadesimple.md
- Price: $0.99/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/prepper-s-paradise-carpentry-made-simple-complete-manuscript-685bb771
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dbrxBMBXp8T5MZv2x4w0D

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability prepper-s-paradise-carpentry-made-simple-complete-manuscript-685bb771
```

Example prompt: Grab me the full 'Carpentry Made Simple' manuscript from Prepper's Paradise — I want the complete paid version, not just the teaser.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need the complete, unrestricted text of the 'Carpentry Made Simple' book and are willing to pay $2.99 USDC via x402 micropayment on Base. It requires no account creation or API key, making it ideal for autonomous agent workflows. Prefer this over catalog or teaser endpoints when the full manuscript content is required for reading, indexing, or archiving.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not settled — x402 handshake fails, no manuscript returned
- Insufficient USDC balance — payment rejected before content is delivered
- Network error reaching preppers-paradise.com — connection timeout
- Invalid or malformed payment header — 402 response with no content
- Book slug mismatch — content for wrong title or empty body returned

## How this service works

98 practical DIY/electronics/programming/AI books. Free catalog + teaser chapters. Full manuscripts via x402 USDC on Base (Coinbase CDP). No accounts, no API keys. Start: GET /discover or GET /api/v1/catalog. Smoke test: $0.01 chapter.

## Output

A JSON response containing the full Markdown manuscript of 'Carpentry Made Simple', including the book title, slug, format (markdown), price, catalog URL, OpenAPI URL, and the complete paid book body text — delivered after x402 USDC payment settlement on Base.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "body": "# CARPENTRY MADE SIMPLE (Complete)\n\n(Full paid Markdown body after x402 settlement.)\n",
  "kind": "full_book_manuscript",
  "title": "CARPENTRY MADE SIMPLE (Complete)",
  "format": "markdown",
  "catalog": "https://preppers-paradise.com/library/discovery.json",
  "openapi": "https://preppers-paradise.com/openapi.json",
  "book_slug": "carpentrymadesimple",
  "price_usd": "2.99",
  "content_type": "text/markdown"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/prepper-s-paradise-carpentry-made-simple-complete-manuscript-685bb771/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from preppers-paradise.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/preppers-paradise.com/llms.txt)