# Scribed Glossary – Tomfoolery Term Lookup

> Scribed Glossary – Tomfoolery 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 2026-10-14).

Returns the glossary definition of the term 'tomfoolery' from the Scribed essay repository at PennyPress, delivered as machine-readable JSON after a $0.01 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/tomfoolery?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-tomfoolery-term-lookup-905ed842
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3aVOIDbvQq779SI5b-NHP

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## 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-tomfoolery-term-lookup-905ed842
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the definition of 'tomfoolery' from the Scribed glossary on PennyPress — it's a paid machine-readable glossary focused on essays about freedom and truth?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need the specific PennyPress/Scribed editorial definition of 'tomfoolery' — particularly for citing a curated, essay-driven source focused on freedom and truth. This is a fixed-term glossary lookup (not a general-purpose dictionary API), so it is ideal when the PennyPress editorial perspective is specifically required or when integrating with a micropayment (x402) workflow.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not processed: returns HTTP 402 with payment required details before delivering the gloss
- Invalid or missing properties parameter: may return malformed or empty response
- Term not found or endpoint path mismatch: could return null or error JSON
- Network timeout: glossary content not returned, agent should retry

## 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 ('tomfoolery'), its gloss or definition (delivered after the $0.01 USDC micropayment is processed), and the publication name ('Scribed'). The definition reflects the essay-centric, freedom-and-truth editorial perspective of the PennyPress platform.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

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