# Scribed Glossary — Poignant Definition

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

Returns the glossary definition of the term 'poignant' from Scribed's machine-readable essay repository, delivered after a micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/poignant?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-poignant-definition-c13a418f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_i2XjlWAHovZBiGUu-gu0x

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-definition-c13a418f
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'poignant' from Scribed on PennyPress? It costs a penny per call and gives back the machine-readable glossary entry.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/PennyPress definition of the term 'poignant' in machine-readable JSON form, especially in contexts where micropayment-gated, editorially curated philosophical definitions are preferred over standard dictionary lookups. Best suited for agents that can handle x402 micropayments.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or insufficient — endpoint returns HTTP 402 with payment instructions before delivering content
- Invalid or missing properties parameter — returns malformed or empty response
- Term not found — if the endpoint is term-specific and the term doesn't exist in the glossary, returns an error or empty gloss
- Network timeout or service unavailability

## 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 ('poignant'), its glossary definition (delivered post-payment), and the publication name ('Scribed'). The definition reflects Scribed's editorial perspective on freedom, truth, and societal structures.

## 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"
 }
}
```

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