# Scribed Glossary — Sacrosanct Definition

> Scribed Glossary — Sacrosanct 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 machine-readable glossary definition of the term 'sacrosanct' from Scribed's essay repository, gated by a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/sacrosanct?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-sacrosanct-definition-42a83494
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XxzSzJOLtgCsIdec0cf12

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-sacrosanct-definition-42a83494
```

Example prompt: Look up the definition of 'sacrosanct' from Scribed's glossary — I need the machine-readable entry on freedom and truth concepts.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/PennyPress editorial definition of 'sacrosanct' — particularly in contexts involving freedom, truth, and societal structures, where a curated essay-based gloss is more valuable than a dictionary definition. Prefer this over generic dictionary APIs when provenance and editorial perspective matter.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or invalid — 402 response returned with payment requirements
- Micropayment facilitator unavailable — payment cannot be processed
- Term not found or endpoint misconfigured — may return empty or error response
- Network timeout on the PennyPress server

## 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 ('sacrosanct'), its gloss (definition text, delivered after 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": "sacrosanct",
  "gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

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