# Scribed Glossary — August Term Definition

> Scribed Glossary — August Term Definition 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).

Returns the machine-readable glossary definition of the term 'august' from the Scribed essays publication, gated by a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pennypress.org/glossary/august?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-august-term-definition-1a5a173b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KolALEpz4G9AHdFrR4gDs

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 scribed-glossary-august-term-definition-1a5a173b
```

Example prompt: Look up the definition of 'august' in Scribed's glossary — it's a penny per lookup and I need the machine-readable result.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed-curated definition of the term 'august' as used in philosophical essays on freedom and truth, and when your agent supports x402 micropayment flows. Each endpoint on pennypress.org corresponds to a single glossary term, so this is the correct endpoint for 'august' specifically.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure or insufficient funds — glossary content not returned
- Invalid or malformed request — no term matched
- Network timeout before payment confirmation
- Term not found in glossary — empty or error response
- x402 facilitator unavailable — payment cannot be processed

## 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

A JSON object containing the glossary term ('august'), its definition/gloss delivered after payment, and the publication name ('Scribed'). The gloss is only revealed upon successful $0.01 USDC micropayment via the x402 protocol.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "term": "august",
  "gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

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