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Scribed Glossary — Poignant
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Scribed Glossary — Poignant is a paid API for AI agents from pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).
Returns the glossary definition of the term 'poignant' from the Scribed penny-press publication, delivered after a $0.01 USDC micropayment.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
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 glossary term ('poignant'), its full definition/gloss (delivered post-payment), and the publication name ('Scribed').
Example use cases
AI agent fact-checking essay vocabulary
“I'm writing about emotional rhetoric and need the precise definition of 'poignant' from Scribed's glossary — can you fetch it and pay the micropayment to get the full gloss?”
Building a philosophy term reference tool
“Pull the glossary entry for 'poignant' from the Scribed penny-press publication so I can include it in my reference database — it's okay to spend the one-cent fee.”
Researcher exploring paywalled definitions
“I want to see how Scribed defines 'poignant' in their machine-readable glossary — go ahead and authorize the $0.01 USDC payment and show me what they say.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://pennypress.org/glossary/poignant?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/pennypress.org editorial definition of the term 'poignant' and can authorize a $0.01 USDC micropayment. Prefer this over generic dictionary APIs when you want a curated, editorial perspective on language from an essay-focused publication rather than a standard lexical definition.
Side effects
- Payment failure: insufficient USDC balance results in 402 response with no content delivered
- Invalid or missing payment header returns 402 Payment Required
- Term not found if the URL path is mistyped or the term doesn't exist in the glossary
- Network timeout on the pennypress.org server
- Malformed response if the server-side essay content is unavailable
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"term": "poignant",
"gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
"publication": "Scribed"
}
}Tags
x402
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