# ForgeMesh Library BX Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library BX Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Returns a ranked list of up to 735 public-domain books in the BX classification (religious/theological works) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/bx
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-bx-shelf-298be961
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jD0MoJphtQEks3wOddvGq

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-bx-shelf-298be961 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me up to 30 public-domain religious and theological books from the BX shelf on ForgeMesh Library so I can browse titles and get links to read the full texts.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to browse or catalog public-domain religious and theological texts (BX classification) without needing a license or API key. It is ideal for agents building reading lists, conducting digital humanities research on religious literature, or surfacing classic theology books. Prefer over full-text search when the goal is broad discovery of titles rather than finding specific passages.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting more than 50 results returns only 50 (max cap enforced)
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance is insufficient — call will not execute
- Empty or unexpected limit value may cause a validation error
- Server-side availability issues may return a non-200 response with no book data

## How this service works

Curated shelf: BX — 735 public-domain books including Apologia pro vita sua : $b being a history of his religious opinions, Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern, The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2). Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain books in the BX Dewey classification (religious/theological), including titles such as 'Apologia pro vita sua', 'Jesus the Christ', and 'The Works of Mr. George Gillespie'. Each entry includes a title, author, and a drill-down route to retrieve the full text. Up to 50 results can be returned per call (default 20).

## 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": "Apologia pro vita sua : $b being a history of his religious opinions",
    "author": "Newman, John Henry",
    "book_id": 22088,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 18980
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "BX",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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