# Scribed Glossary — Luddites Definition

> Scribed Glossary — Luddites 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 'Luddites' from Scribed's machine-readable essay and terminology repository, gated behind a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/luddites?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-luddites-definition-d92cdc9c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_82po3cmk2gMnvynjnsZ6R

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-luddites-definition-d92cdc9c
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'Luddites' from Scribed on PennyPress? It costs a penny per call and returns a machine-readable glossary entry.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, essay-quality definition of the term 'Luddites' from a human-authored source focused on freedom, truth, and social critique. Prefer it over general-purpose encyclopedias when you want a perspective-driven or editorially considered definition suitable for research, writing enrichment, or agent context injection. It is path-specific; use sibling endpoints for other glossary terms.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not processed — gloss field returns placeholder text '(delivered after payment)' rather than actual definition
- Network error or HTTP 402 not resolved — endpoint returns no content
- Invalid or malformed request — schema mismatch may produce empty or error response
- Term not found if URL path is wrong — endpoint is path-specific to /glossary/luddites

## 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 three fields: 'term' (the glossary term, i.e. 'Luddites'), 'gloss' (the full definition/essay excerpt delivered after payment), and 'publication' (the source publication name, 'Scribed'). The definition is only revealed after the $0.01 USDC micropayment is processed via x402.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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