# ForgeMesh Library – Ghost Stories Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Ghost Stories 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 ghost story books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/ghost-stories
- 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-ghost-stories-shelf-b37f3cbc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yh3Qndcb2CH1muJugFn_R

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-ghost-stories-shelf-b37f3cbc -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the ForgeMesh library's ghost stories shelf and show me the top 10 classic public-domain ghost story books available, including titles like A Christmas Carol and The Turn of the Screw?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain ghost story books specifically, particularly when you want drill-down access to full texts. Prefer it over generic web search when you need structured, machine-readable book metadata for supernatural/ghost fiction from the public domain. It requires no API key and charges a flat $0.003 USDC per call via x402.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds 50 — likely returns error or capped result
- Payment failure (x402 protocol) — call rejected if 0.003 USDC not provided
- Network timeout if the library index is temporarily unavailable
- Empty result if the shelf index is corrupted or misconfigured

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Ghost stories — 8 public-domain books including A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, A Christmas Carol, The Turn of the Screw. 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 ghost story books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), including titles such as A Christmas Carol and The Turn of the Screw, along with 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": "A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas",
    "author": "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870",
    "book_id": 46,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 70650
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Ghost stories",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-ghost-stories-shelf-b37f3cbc/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)