# ForgeMesh Library – Children's Literature Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Children's Literature 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 children's books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/children-s-literature
- 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-children-s-literature-shelf-8935eecb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_9d9GV3CJsMK83KSoa6knr

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-children-s-literature-shelf-8935eecb -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 30 public-domain children's books from the ForgeMesh library shelf, including titles like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Little Women, so I can build a reading list.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain children's literature titles with full-text access routes, without needing an API key or negotiating licensing. Prefer it over a generic web search when you want structured, reliable bibliographic data for classic children's books including titles like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Little Women, and A Christmas Carol.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds 50 — may be capped or return an error
- limit set to 0 or negative — may return empty list or validation error
- payment not processed correctly via x402 — returns 402 Payment Required
- service temporarily unavailable — returns 5xx error
- corpus may not reflect the very latest Project Gutenberg additions

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Children's Literature — 304 public-domain books including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island. 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 children's books (default 20), each entry including the book title, author, and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text 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": "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",
    "author": "Carroll, Lewis",
    "book_id": 11,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 82955
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Children's Literature",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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