# library.forgemesh.io Bildungsromans Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Bildungsromans 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 curated public-domain bildungsroman books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/bildungsromans
- 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-bildungsromans-shelf-ea177b84
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-meoIh5joUUIu7jArNEzo

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-bildungsromans-shelf-ea177b84 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 20 public-domain bildungsroman novels from the library shelf — I want the ranked list with links so I can dive into the full text of whichever one looks interesting?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of public-domain bildungsroman novels with ready-made full-text access routes, and no API key or license is required. Prefer this over general web searches when you want an authoritative canonical shelf of coming-of-age classics rather than ad-hoc search results.

## Known failure modes

- Limit value exceeds 50 — server may return an error or cap results at 50
- Invalid input type for limit field (non-integer) causes a validation error
- Network or service unavailability returns a connection error
- Payment of 0.003 USDC not processed correctly via x402 protocol, blocking access

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Bildungsromans — 215 public-domain books including Middlemarch, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain bildungsroman books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), including titles such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 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": "Middlemarch",
    "author": "Eliot, George",
    "book_id": 145,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 75709
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Bildungsromans",
  "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-io-bildungsromans-shelf-ea177b84/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)