# Scribed Glossary – Venerable Term Lookup

> Scribed Glossary – Venerable 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 the glossary definition of the term 'venerable' from the Scribed essay repository, delivered in machine-readable JSON after a micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/glossary/venerable?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-venerable-term-lookup-42f4a5d3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_t5_9btN0SIj_-gFDk9Nnf

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-venerable-term-lookup-42f4a5d3
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the glossary definition of 'venerable' from Scribed — the essay repository on freedom and truth — and tell me what it says?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the Scribed/pennypress.org editorial definition of 'venerable' in a machine-readable format, particularly for agents that can handle x402 micropayments. Prefer this over generic dictionary APIs when you want a philosophically or politically inflected definition aligned with Scribed's essay tradition on freedom and truth.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not completed — 402 response returned with payment requirements before content is unlocked
- Term not found — endpoint is path-specific and only resolves the 'venerable' glossary entry
- Malformed request — incorrect properties parameter causes schema mismatch
- Service unavailable — pennypress.org is down or the endpoint is temporarily unreachable

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

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