# ForgeMesh Library — BJ (Ethics & Moral Philosophy) Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library — BJ (Ethics & Moral Philosophy) Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain books in the BJ (Ethics, Moral Philosophy) Dewey classification with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/bj
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-bj-ethics-moral-philosophy-shelf-520aa11a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_HVGaCyh18G-bKzEXxaigq

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 forgemesh-library-bj-ethics-moral-philosophy-shelf-520aa11a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the ForgeMesh library's ethics and moral philosophy shelf and show me the top 20 public-domain books on conduct and character?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need to browse or discover public-domain books in the ethics, moral philosophy, conduct, or character (BJ Dewey classification) category — particularly when you want a curated, ranked list with paths to full text rather than a keyword search. Prefer this over the full-text search endpoint when the goal is shelf-browsing or reading list generation rather than answering a specific question.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds 50 — likely capped or returns an error
- Payment not processed (x402) — endpoint requires $0.003 USDC per call
- No results if the shelf index is temporarily unavailable
- Malformed limit value (non-integer) may cause a validation error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: BJ — 260 public-domain books including The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings, The Book of Business Etiquette, The Map of Life Conduct and Character. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 50 public-domain books in the BJ ethics/moral philosophy classification, including titles and drill-down routes that can be used for full-text retrieval of each book.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings",
    "author": "Abercrombie, John",
    "book_id": 22364,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 7858
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "BJ",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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