# Scribed Glossary — Techno-Feudal Term Lookup

> Scribed Glossary — Techno-Feudal Term Lookup 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 a machine-readable glossary definition of the term 'techno-feudal' from Scribed's curated essays on freedom and societal structures, gated by a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/techno-feudal?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-techno-feudal-term-lookup-bc2309f6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yMbhRzxERUXqJvF1644ax

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-techno-feudal-term-lookup-bc2309f6
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'techno-feudal' from Scribed's glossary? It's a penny per lookup.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need a critical-theory or political-philosophy oriented definition of 'techno-feudal' as curated by Scribed/PennyPress, and when you are operating in a micropayment-enabled (x402) context. Prefer this over generic dictionary APIs when the user wants an essay-grounded, opinionated definition with editorial provenance rather than a neutral lexical definition.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not submitted or insufficient — endpoint returns HTTP 402 Payment Required and no content is delivered
- Invalid or malformed request properties — returns an error with no glossary entry
- Term not found or endpoint-specific path unavailable — may return empty or error response
- Network timeout on payment verification — transaction may need to be retried

## 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 ('techno-feudal'), its glossary definition (delivered after the $0.01 USDC micropayment clears), and the publication name ('Scribed'). The definition reflects Scribed's editorial perspective on freedom, technology, and societal structures.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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