# library.forgemesh.io Adventure Stories Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Adventure 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 adventure books (28 titles including Moby-Dick and Huckleberry Finn) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/adventure-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-io-adventure-stories-shelf-9741ca73
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Jck5AZnMfGyciZNJ3M_Ui

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-io-adventure-stories-shelf-9741ca73 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 30 adventure books from the forgemesh public-domain library shelf and give me the list with links to read them?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-curated, ranked list of classic public-domain adventure novels with full-text access routes, without needing to manage licensing or API keys. Ideal for reading apps, research tools, or agents surfacing literary recommendations in the adventure genre specifically.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance (x402 payment required at $0.003 per call)
- Limit parameter exceeds maximum of 50 — may be capped or return an error
- Network timeout or service unavailability returning no results

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Adventure stories — 1382 public-domain books including Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Yeoman Adventurer. 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 adventure books (28 available), including titles like Moby-Dick and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, along with 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": "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale",
    "author": "Melville, Herman",
    "book_id": 2701,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 160099
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Adventure stories",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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