# ForgeMesh Library – Domestic Fiction Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Domestic Fiction 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 domestic fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/domestic-fiction
- 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-domestic-fiction-shelf-f413dc1f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4kHzlCrv87Ih4GwPsWPhH

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-domestic-fiction-shelf-f413dc1f -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 10 public-domain domestic fiction books from the ForgeMesh library shelf — I want titles like Pride and Prejudice and Little Women with links to read the full text.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked catalog of public-domain domestic fiction titles with navigable links to full text, and you want a no-key, pay-per-call approach. Prefer it over a general web search when you specifically need domestic fiction classics and want structured drill-down routes rather than raw search results.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds 50 — API may return an error or cap at maximum
- limit of 0 or negative integer — may return empty list or validation error
- Network/payment failure (x402 micropayment not processed) — request rejected before list is returned
- Shelf content changes — titles listed in description may differ from live response

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Domestic fiction — 335 public-domain books including Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Sense and Sensibility. 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 domestic fiction books (default 20), each with metadata and drill-down routes that link to full-text retrieval endpoints. Includes titles such as Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, and Ulysses.

## 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": "Pride and Prejudice",
    "author": "Austen, Jane",
    "book_id": 1342,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 136926
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Domestic fiction",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-domestic-fiction-shelf-f413dc1f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from library.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/library.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)