# ForgeMesh Top Tech Stories Feed

> ForgeMesh Top Tech Stories Feed is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the current top 30 tech stories ranked by community interest, including title, article link, point score, author, and comment count as normalized JSON, refreshed every 3 minutes.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/top-tech-stories
- 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-top-tech-stories-feed-fac35223
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Esxsu86nj0-QOZNCZIYn1

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-top-tech-stories-feed-fac35223 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the top tech stories the developer community is buzzing about right now? Give me a ranked list with scores, authors, and comment counts.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-ranked, normalized JSON snapshot of top tech community stories without scraping or parsing raw aggregator pages yourself. Ideal for trend-detection bots, newsletter automation pipelines, or content agents that need a ready-to-use, community-scored list of current tech discussions refreshed every 3 minutes.

## Known failure modes

- Service temporarily unavailable — returns 5xx error
- Payment not processed — returns 402 if x402 payment fails
- Empty result set if data source is temporarily unreachable
- Rate limit exceeded if called too frequently without valid payment
- Stale data if refresh cycle is delayed beyond 3-minute window

## How this service works

The current top 30 tech stories ranked by community interest, each with title, outbound article link, point score, author, and comment count as normalized JSON. Built for trend-detection bots, tech newsletter pipelines, and content agents that want a snapshot of what the tech community is discussing right now. Refreshed every 3 minutes.

## Output

An array of up to 30 tech story objects, each containing the story title, outbound article URL, community point score, author name, and comment count, normalized as JSON and reflecting a snapshot refreshed within the last 3 minutes.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "hits": [
    {
     "url": "https://example.com",
     "title": "Show HN: ...",
     "points": 312,
     "num_comments": 148
    }
   ]
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-top-tech-stories-feed-fac35223/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)