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ForgemeshLibrary Engineering & Technology Shelf
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ForgemeshLibrary Engineering & Technology Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain engineering and technology books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Engineering & Technology — 912 public-domain books including Color Images from Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete. 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 engineering and technology books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), each entry including title, author, and a drill-down route for full-text retrieval. No authentication or license is required to access results.
Example use cases
Historical engineering research
“Pull up a list of public-domain engineering books I can read for free — I'm researching early 20th century mechanical and electrical technology, give me up to 20 results.”
Curated reading list for hobbyists
“Can you fetch the engineering and technology shelf from the public-domain library and grab the top 5 books? I'm looking for something on early aviation or radio construction for a weekend project.”
Automated bibliography generation
“Get me the full list of up to 50 engineering and technology public-domain books available, including their drill-down routes so I can pull the full text of each one.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/engineering-technologyWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of public-domain engineering and technology books without any licensing friction or API key setup. It is ideal for agents that need to browse or enumerate classic technical literature (steam engineering, wireless telegraphy, model aviation) and then drill down into full text. Prefer this over a general web search when you need structured, stable metadata with known public-domain status.
Side effects
- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — may be clamped or return an error
- Request with invalid limit type (non-integer) may return a validation error
- Network or service unavailability returns a 5xx error
- Payment failure via x402 protocol prevents access to results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "Color Images from Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity",
"author": "Webster, Bob",
"book_id": 12082,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 23375
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Engineering & Technology",
"coverage": {
"target": 61015,
"indexed": 61015
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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