# ForgeMesh Library – Reports & Conference Proceedings Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Reports & Conference Proceedings 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 405 public-domain reports and conference proceedings books, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/reports-conference-proceedings
- 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-reports-conference-proceedings-shelf-17f7b7d1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_9eoK5Z4PoexmwYeKjaVwr

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-reports-conference-proceedings-shelf-17f7b7d1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull up the top 30 public-domain reports and conference proceedings from the ForgeMesh library — I want to browse what's available, especially older historical journals.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to browse or discover public-domain reports, academic journals, historical periodicals, or conference proceedings — especially when you want a curated ranked list rather than a keyword search. It is best for exploration and discovery of titles in this specific category rather than targeted full-text queries.

## Known failure modes

- limit exceeds maximum of 50 — server may return an error or cap results at 50
- payment not processed — x402 payment required before results are returned
- service unavailable — endpoint may be temporarily down, returning a 5xx error
- empty result set — unlikely given 405 books, but possible if shelf index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Reports & Conference Proceedings — 405 public-domain books including The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851, The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886. 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 in the reports and conference proceedings category (default 20), including titles like The Journal of Negro History, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, and The Quarterly Review, along with drill-down routes to access full text for each title.

## 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 Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920",
    "author": "Various",
    "book_id": 23200,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 11879
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Reports & Conference Proceedings",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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