# Scribed Glossary — Metropoles Definition

> Scribed Glossary — Metropoles Definition is a paid API for AI agents from www.pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Returns the glossary definition of the term 'metropoles' from the Scribed essay repository, delivered after a micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/metropoles?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-metropoles-definition-dc5d3b84
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Rjve0I92yTrStZ25NQNeS

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-metropoles-definition-dc5d3b84
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'metropoles' from the Scribed glossary on PennyPress — it costs a penny per lookup.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the definition of 'metropoles' as defined by the Scribed publication on PennyPress, particularly in the context of essays on freedom, truth, and social structures. Prefer this over general dictionary APIs when you want an editorially curated, publication-specific definition from a niche political/philosophical essay repository.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received — glossary content withheld, placeholder gloss returned
- Invalid or missing properties parameter — may return empty or error response
- Term not found in glossary — undefined term error
- Network timeout during micropayment settlement

## 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 ('metropoles'), its gloss (the definition, delivered post-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": "metropoles",
  "gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

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