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ForgeMesh Library – History Shelf
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ForgeMesh Library – History 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 curated public-domain history books (ancient to modern), including title, author, year, book ID, and drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf of public-domain history texts spanning ancient to modern periods, ranked by historical popularity. Returns title, author, year, book_id, and drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.
Output
A ranked list of up to 50 public-domain history books, each with title, author, year, book_id, and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text of each work.
Example use cases
Building a history reading list
“Give me the top 30 most popular public-domain history books available — I want a ranked list covering ancient through modern periods so I can put together a solid reading list.”
Sourcing free historical texts for a project
“I'm writing a research paper and need free, no-license history books I can actually read in full — can you get me the top 20 from the public-domain history shelf?”
Exploring classic historical works
“Show me up to 50 public-domain history books ranked by popularity — I'd like the titles, authors, and publication years so I can pick a few classics to explore.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/historyWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, popularity-ranked browse of public-domain history titles (ancient through modern) and want structured metadata (title, author, year, book_id) plus links to full text — rather than searching by keyword or querying a specific title directly. Prefer sibling endpoints for poetry, philosophy, science, fiction, or full-text search.
Side effects
- Limit exceeds maximum of 50 — API may return an error or clamp to 50
- No books returned if the index is empty or unavailable
- Payment of 0.003 USDC not processed — request blocked before reaching the endpoint
- Drill-down routes returned may be stale if underlying corpus changes
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": "1996",
"title": "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire",
"author": "Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794",
"book_id": 731,
"subjects": [
"Rome -- History"
],
"download_count": 3000
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "History",
"coverage": {
"target": 1000,
"indexed": 865
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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