# ForgeMesh Library – Folklore Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Folklore 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 8 curated public-domain folklore books (including Aesop, Blue Fairy Book, Myths and Legends of China) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/folklore
- 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-folklore-shelf-cbc32d8c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zDoc0gzEh8pShNf4Pth3M

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-folklore-shelf-cbc32d8c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the folklore shelf and show me up to 8 of the top public-domain folk tale and fairy tale books available, including things like Aesop's Fables and the Blue Fairy Book?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain folklore, fairy tale, or mythology texts — particularly classic titles like Aesop's Fables, the Blue Fairy Book, or Myths and Legends of China — without any licensing concerns. Prefer this over generic web search when you want pre-vetted, public-domain books with direct full-text drill-down routes.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid 'limit' value (e.g. exceeds 50 or is negative) may result in an error or clamped response
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks access
- Shelf may return fewer than requested items if the indexed corpus is smaller than the limit

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Folklore — 8 public-domain books including The Aesop for Children
With pictures by Milo Winter, The Blue Fairy Book, Myths and Legends of China. 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 8 public-domain folklore books (default up to 20, max 50 if more are indexed), each with metadata such as title and drill-down routes enabling full-text retrieval. No authentication or license required.

## 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 Aesop for Children\r\nWith pictures by Milo Winter",
    "author": "Aesop, 621? BCE-565? BCE",
    "book_id": 19994,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 1713
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Folklore",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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