# ForgeMesh Library – BT (Religion & Theology) Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – BT (Religion & Theology) 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 BT (Religion & Theology) Dewey class, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/bt
- 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-bt-religion-theology-shelf-5b56c694
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4pxvych2EmIZMLCRylesL

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-bt-religion-theology-shelf-5b56c694 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up a list of 30 public-domain theology books — things like works on theodicy, parables, or covenanting — from the ForgeMesh library's religion shelf?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked browse of public-domain Religion & Theology (BT class) books with links to full text, rather than doing a keyword search across the entire corpus. It is ideal for agents building reading lists, populating a theology research tool, or surfacing classic religious texts without needing a search query. Use the full-text search sibling endpoint instead if you have a specific topic or passage query.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — server may return an error or cap to 50
- Network or payment failure (x402 micropayment not completed) — no results returned
- Empty or malformed request body — may default to 20 results or return a validation error
- Shelf temporarily unavailable — service may return a 5xx error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: BT — 193 public-domain books including The Parables of Our Lord, The Ordinance of Covenanting, A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory. 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 BT (Religion & Theology) classification, including titles such as The Parables of Our Lord, The Ordinance of Covenanting, and A Theodicy. Each entry includes drill-down routes enabling full-text retrieval of the book content.

## 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 Parables of Our Lord",
    "author": "Arnot, William",
    "book_id": 21328,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 12571
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "BT",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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