# Scribed Glossary — Poignant

> 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.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pennypress.org/glossary/poignant?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-poignant-9722764c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZduIxP4TXbycWnCYpjFIa

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-poignant-9722764c
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'poignant' from the Scribed glossary on pennypress — go ahead and pay the penny fee to get the full entry.

## When to prefer this

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.

## Known failure modes

- 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

## 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').

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-poignant-9722764c/health.json
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