# ForgeMesh Library — TX Subject Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library — TX Subject Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain books from the TX (Home Economics) subject shelf, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/tx
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-tx-subject-shelf-cf68501c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VlCHsoFVSun7CuyzvKB6N

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-tx-subject-shelf-cf68501c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the list of public-domain books on the TX home economics shelf — give me up to 30 results so I can browse titles on domestic economy, household management, and related topics?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain books specifically in the TX (Home Economics) Library of Congress subject area — covering domestic economy, household management, etiquette, and related topics. Prefer this over full-text search when you want to browse an entire subject shelf rather than find passages matching a specific query. It requires no API key and has a very low per-call cost.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — likely returns capped results or an error
- Payment of 0.003 USDC not processed — 402 Payment Required response blocking access
- Invalid limit type (non-integer) — schema validation error
- Shelf temporarily unavailable — service error response

## How this service works

Curated shelf: TX — 430 public-domain books including A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School, The servant's behaviour book : $b or, Hints on manners and dress for maid servants in small households, The Suffrage Cook Book. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain books from the TX (Home Economics) Library of Congress subject classification, including book titles and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve full text. Defaults to 20 results, configurable up to 50.

## 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 Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School",
    "author": "Beecher, Catharine Esther",
    "book_id": 21829,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 13551
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "TX",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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