# library.forgemesh.io – Ask The Count of Monte Cristo

> library.forgemesh.io – Ask The Count of Monte Cristo is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Performs full-text semantic search over The Count of Monte Cristo and returns the most relevant verbatim passages with chapter and location citations.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/ask-count-of-monte-cristo
- Price: $0.01/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-ask-the-count-of-monte-cristo-7cb0c2d0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_MZdDIOBRynO-hu9WNM0Wb

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-ask-the-count-of-monte-cristo-7cb0c2d0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search The Count of Monte Cristo for passages about how Edmond Dantès escapes from the Château d'If — return up to 8 of the most relevant excerpts with their chapter citations.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need verbatim, cited passages from The Count of Monte Cristo rather than a generated summary or AI-written answer. Ideal for literary research, quote verification, or grounding a downstream response in the actual text of the novel. Prefer it over general web search when you want precise chapter-level citations from the canonical text.

## Known failure modes

- Question field missing or empty — request rejected
- Limit exceeds 15 — likely capped or returns error
- Payment of $0.01 USDC not received — 402 Payment Required returned
- Very broad or off-topic question returns low-relevance passages
- No passages found matching a highly specific or obscure query

## How this service works

Ask a question about The Count of Monte Cristo 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 verbatim passages from The Count of Monte Cristo (up to 15, default 5), each annotated with its chapter number and location within the book, enabling direct citation of the source text.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max passages (default 5, max 15)"
  },
  "question": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Your question about the book, e.g. \"how does Dantes escape prison?\""
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 3,
  "title": "The Count of Monte Cristo",
  "author": "Dumas, Alexandre",
  "method": "full-text retrieval — returns the most relevant passages from the book for your question; no summarization or generation",
  "book_id": 1184,
  "passages": [
   {
    "text": "…Dantès, thanks to the practice he had undergone, had become as strong and supple as an athlete…",
    "chapter": 20,
    "location": "chapter 20, passage #150"
   }
  ],
  "question": "how does Dantes escape prison"
 }
}
```

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