# Library ForgeMesh – Children's Stories Shelf

> Library ForgeMesh – Children's Stories 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 children's books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/children-s-stories
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-children-s-stories-shelf-4d747b4c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7XIvgAC6aYa4y4asSh1-c

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 library-forgemesh-children-s-stories-shelf-4d747b4c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up a list of 50 classic public-domain children's books — including things like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — with links so I can read the full text?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked catalog of public-domain children's books (559 titles) with routing information for full-text access. Prefer it over a full-text search endpoint when you want a browsable shelf rather than keyword-driven results, and over generic web search when you need structured, license-free book metadata with direct drill-down routes.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — server may return an error or clamp to 50
- limit parameter set to 0 or negative — may return empty list or validation error
- service temporarily unavailable — returns HTTP 5xx
- payment not completed via x402 protocol — returns 402 Payment Required

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Children's stories — 559 public-domain books including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Fifty-Two Stories For Girls, Through the Looking-Glass. 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 children's books, including titles such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Fifty-Two Stories For Girls, along with drill-down route references for retrieving the full text of each book. No license or API key is required to use the content.

## 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": "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",
    "author": "Carroll, Lewis",
    "book_id": 11,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 82955
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Children's stories",
  "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/library-forgemesh-children-s-stories-shelf-4d747b4c/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)