# ForgeMesh Library – Humorous Stories Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Humorous 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 humorous fiction books (e.g. Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Emma) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/humorous-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-humorous-stories-shelf-8ba79049
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_8xxtM2ZwhIcedvdaUNZ-F

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-humorous-stories-shelf-8ba79049 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 10 public-domain humorous novels from ForgeMesh Library's humor shelf — I want titles like Huckleberry Finn or Emma with links so I can read the full text?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of classic public-domain humorous fiction titles with access to full text, without needing to supply search queries or manage licensing. Ideal when the user wants to browse or discover humor/comedy classics rather than search by keyword. Prefer over general web search when structured book metadata and drill-down text routes are required.

## Known failure modes

- limit exceeds 50 — may return an error or be clamped to 50
- payment not processed (x402) — request rejected before returning data
- shelf temporarily unavailable — 5xx server error
- no books match shelf criteria — empty list returned

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Humorous stories — 336 public-domain books including A Room with a View, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete, History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. 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 humorous fiction books, each including title, author, rank position, and a drill-down route URL for full-text retrieval. The shelf currently includes 14 books such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Emma.

## 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 Room with a View",
    "author": "Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)",
    "book_id": 2641,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 101658
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Humorous stories",
  "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-humorous-stories-shelf-8ba79049/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)