# ForgeMesh Library – Classical Antiquity Shelf

> 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.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/classical-antiquity
- 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-classical-antiquity-shelf-57d1f0bb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lXTX2WDFCZyw_oC9HcuRl

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-classical-antiquity-shelf-57d1f0bb -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 10 public-domain books from Classical Antiquity on the ForgeMesh library shelf — I want titles like The Iliad and The Odyssey with links so I can read the full text.

## When to prefer this

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.

## Known failure modes

- 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

## 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.

## 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 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"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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