# Scribed Glossary – Capital Formation Definition

> Scribed Glossary – Capital Formation 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 machine-readable glossary definition of 'capital formation' from the Scribed essay repository, delivered after a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/capital-formation?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-capital-formation-definition-a7c2a483
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_D8q75s4z13Jfp0QW5tEOT

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-capital-formation-definition-a7c2a483
```

Example prompt: Look up the definition of 'capital formation' from the Scribed glossary on PennyPress — it costs a penny per lookup and returns the machine-readable gloss.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/PennyPress editorial definition of 'capital formation' — particularly when you want a perspective grounded in essays on freedom and societal structures, and when machine-readable JSON output with micropayment access is acceptable. Not suitable for bulk glossary lookups or when a free/open definition source suffices.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not made or declined — endpoint returns HTTP 402 and no definition is delivered
- Invalid or malformed request — endpoint may return an error with no content
- Term not found in glossary — possible empty or null gloss response
- Network timeout or service unavailability

## 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 ('Capital formation'), a gloss (the definition, delivered post-payment), and the publication name ('Scribed'). The definition reflects the editorial perspective of the Scribed essay repository on freedom and economic structures.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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