# Scribed Glossary – Materialism Definition

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

Returns the machine-readable glossary entry for the term 'materialism' from Scribed's curated repository of essays on freedom, truth, and social structures.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pennypress.org/glossary/materialism?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-materialism-definition-49616294
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WY6ROEIR7D6ceZY1L08RU

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-materialism-definition-49616294
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the Scribed glossary definition of materialism from PennyPress — it's a paid machine-readable entry about philosophy and social structures?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, philosophy-oriented definition of 'materialism' specifically from the Scribed publication, particularly in contexts involving freedom, truth, or social critique. Ideal for agents that can handle x402 micropayments and need structured, machine-readable glossary content rather than scraped web content.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not processed — gloss not returned, placeholder response only
- Term not found — endpoint may return empty or error if the glossary entry does not exist
- Network error or timeout accessing pennypress.org
- Malformed response if the x402 payment flow is not correctly completed

## 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 ('materialism'), its glossary definition or gloss (delivered after micropayment), 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": "materialism",
  "gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

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