# ForgeMesh Library – Space Ships Fiction Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – Space Ships 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 space-ships fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/space-ships-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-space-ships-fiction-shelf-619536d4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_qPK21ywr0fcWDFnBufmzW

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-space-ships-fiction-shelf-619536d4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 10 public-domain space ships fiction books from the ForgeMesh library catalog — I want titles and links to read the full text.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain space ships fiction books without any licensing burden or API key. Prefer it over general web search when you want structured, drill-down-ready book metadata and guaranteed open-access full texts. Ideal for building reading lists, populating fiction catalogs, or feeding downstream full-text retrieval calls on the same ForgeMesh platform.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid limit value (e.g. exceeds 50 or is negative) may return a validation error
- Service may be temporarily unavailable, returning a 5xx error
- Payment of 0.003 USDC via x402 protocol must succeed before results are returned; failed payment yields 402 response
- Empty result set unlikely but possible if catalog index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Space ships -- Fiction — 192 public-domain books including The Misplaced Battleship, Plague Ship, From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon. 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 space-ships fiction books, each entry including title, author, ranking metadata, and drill-down route URLs for full-text retrieval. No authentication or license is required to access the results.

## 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 Misplaced Battleship",
    "author": "Harrison, Harry",
    "book_id": 22541,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 48226
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Space ships -- 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-space-ships-fiction-shelf-619536d4/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)