# library.forgemesh.io Boys Juvenile Fiction Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Boys Juvenile Fiction 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 boys' juvenile fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/boys-juvenile-fiction
- 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-boys-juvenile-fiction-shelf-cc311a31
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tmBkPf4AabVFFTXTTk17o

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-boys-juvenile-fiction-shelf-cc311a31 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 30 public-domain boys' juvenile fiction books from the forgemesh library — I'm looking for classic adventure stories like The Launch Boys or Tom the Bootblack?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-categorized list of public-domain boys' juvenile fiction titles specifically, rather than running a full-text search across the entire corpus. It's ideal for browsing or seeding a reading list without knowing specific titles in advance. Prefer the full-text search sibling endpoint if you need to find passages or specific content within books.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds maximum of 50 — likely returns an error or caps at 50
- payment not included or invalid x402 credentials — returns 402 Payment Required
- service temporarily unavailable — returns 5xx error
- limit set to 0 or negative integer — may return empty list or error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Boys -- Juvenile fiction — 229 public-domain books including The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters, Bert Lloyd's Boyhood: A Story from Nova Scotia, Tom, The Bootblack; or, The Road to Success. 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 boys' juvenile fiction books (up to 50 entries, default 20), each with title information and 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": "The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters",
    "author": "Ellis, Edward Sylvester",
    "book_id": 25849,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 9253
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Boys -- Juvenile fiction",
  "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-boys-juvenile-fiction-shelf-cc311a31/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)