# ForgeMesh Library Shelf F001 — 170 Public-Domain Books

> ForgeMesh Library Shelf F001 — 170 Public-Domain Books 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 170 public-domain books from curated shelf F001, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/f001
- 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-shelf-f001-170-public-domain-books-a32c8582
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xHziVIGTxsUzf3xhwDnUn

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-shelf-f001-170-public-domain-books-a32c8582 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me up to 30 public-domain books from the ForgeMesh F001 shelf — I'm looking for classic American history titles like Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated ranked list of public-domain titles specifically from shelf F001 (170 books, early American and colonial history focus) with full-text drill-down routes. Prefer this over a full-text search endpoint when the user wants to browse or discover titles rather than search for specific passages. Use it when no API key or license is needed and the user wants ready-to-read public-domain classics.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds maximum of 50 — server may return an error or clamp to 50
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not provided — request rejected with 402 Payment Required
- Network timeout or server unavailability
- Empty result set if shelf index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: F001 — 170 public-domain books including A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men, Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts. 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 170 public-domain book titles from shelf F001 (default 20, configurable up to 50), each accompanied by drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. Books include works such as A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men, and Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation.

## 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 Pickle for the Knowing Ones",
    "author": "Dexter, Timothy",
    "book_id": 43453,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 42818
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "F001",
  "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-shelf-f001-170-public-domain-books-a32c8582/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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