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library.forgemesh.io – Ask Sherlock Holmes is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Performs full-text retrieval over The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, returning the most relevant passages with chapter and location citations for a given question.
Price / call$0.01
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How this service works
Ask a question about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and get back the most relevant passages from the book itself, with chapter and location citations. Retrieval only — full-text search, not a generated summary or answer. No license, no API key required.
Output
Returns a ranked list of up to 15 verbatim passages from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes that are most relevant to the input question, each accompanied by chapter identification and location metadata within the book. No AI-generated summaries or paraphrases — raw text from the source only.
Example use cases
Character quote research
“Find me passages from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes where Holmes talks about the science of deduction — give me up to 10 results with chapter references.”
Scene location for literary analysis
“Search the Sherlock Holmes adventures for every scene where Watson describes Holmes's physical appearance or habits, and return the top 5 passages with citations.”
Trivia fact-checking from the source text
“I want to verify what The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes actually says about Irene Adler — can you pull the most relevant passages directly from the book, up to 8 results?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/ask-sherlock-holmesWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need precise, citable verbatim passages from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes specifically — not AI-generated answers or summaries. Ideal for literary research, trivia verification, quote sourcing, or any task requiring direct textual evidence from the canonical Doyle text. Prefer the sibling full-corpus search endpoint if the query spans multiple books or authors.
Side effects
- Question too vague returns low-relevance passages
- Limit parameter exceeds 15 is rejected or clamped
- Missing question field returns a validation error
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC not provided blocks the request
- Obscure topics not covered in this specific book return empty or low-confidence results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max passages (default 5, max 15) |
| question | string | Your question about the book, e.g. "how does Holmes describe Irene Adler?" |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"count": 2,
"title": "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes",
"author": "Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930",
"method": "full-text retrieval — returns the most relevant passages from the book for your question; no summarization or generation",
"book_id": 1661,
"passages": [
{
"text": "To Sherlock Holmes she is always [the] woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name…",
"chapter": 1,
"location": "chapter 1, passage #6"
}
],
"question": "how does Holmes describe Irene Adler"
}
}Tags
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