# ForgeMesh Library — Science Fiction Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library — Science Fiction Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain science fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/science-fiction
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-science-fiction-shelf-4f63833f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z_-lrfOs0DAb3LSSaY89d

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-science-fiction-shelf-4f63833f -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the full list of science fiction books available on ForgeMesh Library — I want to see all 50 titles so I can pick something classic to read?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a browsable, ranked catalog of public-domain science fiction titles with routes to full text, especially when you want to discover what's available before drilling into a specific book. Prefer this over the book-specific Q&A endpoints (e.g. /frankenstein) when you don't yet know which title you want or need to enumerate the full collection. It's ideal for building reading lists, checking availability, or letting a user choose from the catalog.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting more than 50 books returns an error or is capped at the maximum
- Invalid limit parameter type (non-integer) may cause a validation error
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not provided or rejected results in 402 Payment Required
- Network or service unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Science fiction — 3203 public-domain books including Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Sex Life of the Gods. 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 science fiction books, each with metadata (title, author) and drill-down routes that can be used for full-text retrieval of individual books. No authentication or license is required to access any returned content.

## 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": "Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus",
    "author": "Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft",
    "book_id": 84,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 75458
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Science fiction",
  "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-science-fiction-shelf-4f63833f/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)