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ForgeMesh Library – Classical Antiquity Shelf
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ForgeMesh Library – Classical Antiquity 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 Classical Antiquity books (including The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Confessions of St. Augustine) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Classical Antiquity — 13 public-domain books including The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Confessions of St. Augustine. 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 Classical Antiquity books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), each entry including title, author, and a drill-down route for full-text retrieval.
Example use cases
Ancient epic research reading list
“Pull up to 20 classical antiquity public-domain books from the ForgeMesh library — I'm putting together a reading list of ancient epics and early philosophical works and need the titles with links to the full text.”
Homeschool curriculum ancient texts
“Give me the full list of classical antiquity books available on ForgeMesh — I'm building a homeschool curriculum around ancient Greece and Rome and want to see every title with where I can read it.”
Quick reference to St. Augustine's Confessions
“Find The Confessions of St. Augustine in the ForgeMesh classical antiquity shelf and give me the drill-down route so I can access the full text right away.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/classical-antiquityWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked catalog of Classical Antiquity public-domain literature (Greek epics, early Christian writings, ancient philosophy) with ready-to-use full-text drill-down routes. Prefer it over generic book search APIs when you specifically want pre-vetted ancient texts with no licensing concerns and no API key required — just a small per-call USDC payment.
Side effects
- limit exceeds 50 — API may reject or cap silently
- invalid limit type (non-integer) causes validation error
- payment of 0.003 USDC not fulfilled via x402 protocol — request rejected
- service temporarily unavailable returning 5xx error
- empty response if the shelf index is being rebuilt
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "The Iliad",
"author": "Homer, 751? BCE-651? BCE",
"book_id": 2199,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 7982
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Classical Antiquity",
"coverage": {
"target": 860,
"indexed": 860
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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