# Scribed Glossary — Canonized Term Lookup

> Scribed Glossary — Canonized Term Lookup 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 a machine-readable glossary definition for the term 'canonized' from the Scribed essay repository, after a micropayment of $0.01 USDC.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/canonized?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-canonized-term-lookup-39e4a36d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kP2jheRGxznqfThCyLAY6

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-canonized-term-lookup-39e4a36d
```

Example prompt: Look up the definition of 'canonized' from the Scribed glossary on PennyPress — it costs a penny per call and returns the machine-readable gloss for that term.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/PennyPress glossary definition of the term 'canonized' as used in their essay corpus on freedom, truth, and social structures. It is appropriate when you want a philosophical or editorial definition rather than a dictionary definition, and when you are comfortable with a $0.01 USDC micropayment per lookup via the x402 protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not completed — 402 returned with no content if micropayment is not authorized
- Term not found — if the glossary entry for 'canonized' is missing or unavailable
- Invalid properties parameter — malformed input may return an error or empty response
- Network timeout — the endpoint may be slow or unavailable intermittently

## 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 ('canonized'), its gloss (the definition, delivered after payment), and the publication name ('Scribed'). The gloss is the substantive philosophical definition of 'canonized' as used in this essay repository's conceptual framework.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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