# Scribed Glossary — Moral Virtue Definition

> Scribed Glossary — Moral Virtue 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 'Moral Virtue' from the Scribed philosophical essay repository, payable via x402 micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/moral-virtue?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-moral-virtue-definition-37065c02
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_UNDcV0RqCR4xy2n4y5VqW

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-moral-virtue-definition-37065c02
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'moral virtue' from Scribed's glossary on PennyPress? It costs a penny per lookup.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a machine-readable philosophical or ethical glossary definition specifically from the Scribed/PennyPress repository, which frames concepts around freedom, truth, and social structures. Best suited for AI agents that can handle x402 micropayment protocols and need citable, structured definitions rather than general web search results.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not accepted or insufficient funds — micropayment via x402 fails, definition not delivered
- Term not found — if the URL path does not resolve to a valid glossary entry
- Network error — endpoint unreachable, returns no content
- Payment protocol mismatch — client does not support x402 micropayment flow

## 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 name ('Moral virtue'), a glossary definition or gloss delivered after micropayment, and the publication identifier ('Scribed').

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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