# Scribed — Techno-Feudalism at the UN Essay

> Scribed — Techno-Feudalism at the UN Essay is a paid API for AI agents from www.pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Retrieves the full markdown text of the essay 'Techno-Feudalism at the UN: Corporate Capture and the Geopolitics of AI' from the Scribed/PennyPress repository, payable per-access via x402 micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.pennypress.org/essays/techno-feudalism-un?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-techno-feudalism-at-the-un-essay-e225fef5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FwsHTq2M6PfKS9xLTzvzQ

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-techno-feudalism-at-the-un-essay-e225fef5
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch and read me the Scribed essay called 'Techno-Feudalism at the UN' from PennyPress — I want the full markdown content about AI, corporate capture, and UN geopolitics?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs the full text of this specific essay on AI, corporate power, and UN governance from the Scribed/PennyPress publication. Prefer this over generic web scraping when you want a structured, machine-readable markdown response with metadata (title, description, slug) and are comfortable with a $0.05 x402 micropayment per access.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or rejected — x402 payment required before content is served
- Slug mismatch or essay not found — 404 if path is incorrect
- Network or server error — 5xx response from pennypress.org
- Insufficient USDC balance — micropayment of $0.05 fails before request is fulfilled

## 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

Returns a JSON object containing the essay slug, content type ('prose'), per-access price, full markdown content of the essay, a short description, the essay title, format ('markdown'), and publication name ('Scribed').

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "slug": "techno-feudalism-un",
  "type": "prose",
  "price": "$0.05",
  "title": "Techno-Feudalism at the UN: Corporate Capture and the Geopolitics of AI",
  "format": "markdown",
  "content": "The United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence on international peace and security. This…",
  "description": "An essay on AI, corporate capture, and the geopolitics of power.",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

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