# library.forgemesh.io Classics of Literature Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Classics of Literature 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 184 public-domain classic literature books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/classics-of-literature
- 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-classics-of-literature-shelf-151d168a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z_P77kGYGtgfMZaALnVdZ

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-classics-of-literature-shelf-151d168a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 30 classic literature books from the public-domain library shelf — things like Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, and A Christmas Carol.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of canonical public-domain classic literature titles with paths to full text. It is ideal when the user wants to browse or discover well-known literary works (e.g. Victorian novels, Gothic fiction, Romantic-era texts) without needing an API key or license. Prefer this over general web search when structured, pre-curated book metadata with full-text drill-down is needed.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid limit value (exceeds max of 50 or negative integer) may result in an error or clamped response
- Network or payment failure with x402 micropayment protocol could prevent access
- If the shelf index is temporarily unavailable, an empty or error response may be returned

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Classics of Literature — 1157 public-domain books including Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet. 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 (default 20) public-domain classic literature books drawn from a corpus of 184 titles, including titles such as A Christmas Carol, Pride and Prejudice, and Frankenstein. Each entry includes drill-down routes enabling full-text retrieval of the selected 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": "Classics of Literature",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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