# Scribed Glossary — Axioms Definition

> Scribed Glossary — Axioms Definition is a paid API for AI agents from www.pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Returns the glossary definition of the term 'axioms' from Scribed's machine-readable essay repository, delivered after micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/axioms?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-axioms-definition-d3790cbc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_g16B1M3MZoIivga2A9dfT

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-axioms-definition-d3790cbc
```

Example prompt: Can you look up how Scribed defines 'axioms' in their glossary — it's on PennyPress and costs a penny per lookup.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, essay-informed definition of 'axioms' specifically from the Scribed/PennyPress publication, particularly in contexts involving philosophy, freedom, and truth. It is purpose-built for machine consumption with micropayment access, making it suitable for agents that need structured, citation-ready glossary content from an independent editorial source rather than a general-purpose encyclopedia or dictionary API.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or insufficient — endpoint returns HTTP 402 before delivering the gloss
- Term not found in glossary — may return empty or error response
- Network timeout if the PennyPress server is slow
- Malformed properties parameter — may result in unexpected or empty response
- Payment confirmed but gloss field still shows placeholder '(delivered after payment)' due to server error

## 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 term ('axioms'), its glossary definition (the 'gloss' field, delivered after payment), and the publication name ('Scribed').

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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