# ForgeMesh Library – Social Classes Fiction Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Social Classes 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 fiction books themed around social class, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/social-classes-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-social-classes-fiction-shelf-67a207a7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hdyC9g3-kknFsTPdEQnJH

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-social-classes-fiction-shelf-67a207a7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the curated list of public-domain social-class fiction from ForgeMesh Library — show me the top 10 titles?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of public-domain fiction specifically themed around social class — ideal for building reading lists, literature curricula, or exploring classic novels in this genre without needing a search query or API key. Prefer it over general web search when you want structured metadata and drill-down full-text access in one call.

## Known failure modes

- limit exceeds 50 returns an error or is capped at max
- payment of 0.003 USDC not processed via x402 results in 402 response
- invalid limit value (non-integer) causes schema validation error
- network or server error returns 5xx with no book list

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Social classes -- Fiction — 9 public-domain books including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, The Prince and the Pauper. 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 fiction books on social-class themes, including titles, authors, and drill-down routes for accessing the full text of each book.

## 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": "Pride and Prejudice",
    "author": "Austen, Jane, 1775-1817",
    "book_id": 1342,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 59636
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Social classes -- Fiction",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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