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Scribed — Confidence Game Essay
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Scribed — Confidence Game Essay is a paid API for AI agents from pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).
Fetches the full markdown-formatted essay 'Confidence Game' from the Scribed pay-per-read platform for $0.01 USDC per access
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
A repository of essays on freedom, truth, and the structures around us, in machine-readable form. Free for humans. Pennies for machines.
Output
Returns a JSON object with the essay slug ('confidence-game'), content type ('fragment'), price ('$0.01'), title ('Confidence Game'), format ('markdown'), full markdown essay content, a short description of the piece, and the publication name ('Scribed').
Example use cases
Philosophical reading for daily reflection
“Pull up the 'Confidence Game' essay from Scribed on PennyPress — I want to read that piece about acting with conviction even when the outcome is uncertain.”
Curating content for a newsletter
“Fetch the full text of the Confidence Game essay from Scribed so I can reference it in my weekly newsletter on mindset and resilience — I need the markdown version.”
AI agent ingesting paid essay content
“Access the Confidence Game essay on PennyPress and give me the full content and description so I can summarize the key ideas about leverage and deliberate action.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://pennypress.org/essays/confidence-game?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you specifically want to access the 'Confidence Game' essay from Scribed/PennyPress in machine-readable markdown format and are willing to pay $0.01 USDC per retrieval. Ideal for AI agents that need to ingest, summarize, or relay premium essay content gated by micropayments via the x402 protocol.
Side effects
- Payment failure: USDC transaction not completed or insufficient funds returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid slug: requesting a non-existent essay path returns 404 Not Found
- Network timeout: server unreachable returns 503 or connection error
- Malformed response: incomplete JSON if content delivery is interrupted
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"slug": "confidence-game",
"type": "fragment",
"price": "$0.01",
"title": "Confidence Game",
"format": "markdown",
"content": "Life is a game of confidence; you must play it like you've already won. As if physics is on your side, and leverage is in your hands. Be deliberate despite uncertainty, and…",
"description": "A fragment about playing against the odds.",
"publication": "Scribed"
}
}Tags
x402
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