# ForgeMesh Library – Italy Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Italy 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 books related to Italy, including Dante's Divine Comedy and its translations, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/italy
- 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-italy-shelf-6547cad3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_uhqYme5-loD9oj21kJig_

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-italy-shelf-6547cad3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 10 public-domain books about Italy from ForgeMesh Library, including Dante's Divine Comedy and its translations?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need a curated, ranked list of public-domain books related to Italy — especially Italian literary classics like the Divine Comedy — without needing an API key or license. Prefer it over generic book search APIs when you want pre-curated relevance and drill-down access to full text at very low cost.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting more than 50 books returns an error or is capped at maximum
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not provided results in 402 Payment Required
- Invalid limit type (non-integer) causes a validation error
- Network timeout if the library index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Italy — 10 public-domain books including Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell, The divine comedy, The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Complete. 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 books related to Italy (default 20), including titles, authors, and drill-down routes that allow the agent to retrieve full text. Current corpus includes works such as Dante's Divine Comedy in multiple editions and Longfellow's translation.

## 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": "Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell",
    "author": "Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321",
    "book_id": 1001,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 5785
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Italy",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

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