# ForgemeshLibrary PoliticalFiction Shelf

> ForgemeshLibrary PoliticalFiction 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 curated public-domain political fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/political-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/forgemeshlibrary-politicalfiction-shelf-2b4ea23d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_NuP1oXILdMkyiDpXwQ0uu

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 forgemeshlibrary-politicalfiction-shelf-2b4ea23d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the ForgemeshLibrary political fiction shelf and show me the top 10 public-domain political novels available, like Uncle Tom's Cabin or The Jungle?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain political fiction titles with links to retrieve full texts, without any licensing or authentication overhead. Prefer it over general web search or full-text APIs when you want a pre-vetted, politically-themed literary catalog that includes canonical works like Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Jungle, and Notes from the Underground.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — may return an error or be capped at the maximum
- Limit parameter is 0 or negative — may return empty list or validation error
- Service unavailable or payment processing failure — returns a non-200 status
- Network timeout on full-text drill-down routes if followed immediately

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Political fiction — 171 public-domain books including The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale, The Candidate: A Political Romance, Uncle Tom's Cabin. 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 political fiction books, each with title, author, rank position, and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve 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": "The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale",
    "author": "Conrad, Joseph",
    "book_id": 974,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 29226
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Political 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/forgemeshlibrary-politicalfiction-shelf-2b4ea23d/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)