# library.forgemesh.io Comedy Plays Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Comedy Plays 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 8 public-domain comedy plays (including works by Wilde and Shaw) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/comedy-plays
- 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-comedy-plays-shelf-70ce40c4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_q2mfcn_vMZEezlAubteph

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-comedy-plays-shelf-70ce40c4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me up to 20 classic public-domain comedy plays — I'm looking for things like The Importance of Being Earnest or Pygmalion — ranked by popularity, with links I can use to read the full text.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of public-domain comedy plays specifically (Wilde, Shaw, etc.) without needing to construct a search query. It is ideal for browsing or seeding a reading list, as opposed to asking a semantic question about a specific book's content (use the Q&A endpoints for that). Prefer it over generic web search when you want structured metadata with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — likely capped or returns an error
- Payment not processed (x402) — endpoint requires $0.003 USDC per call
- Network timeout or service unavailability — empty or error response
- Limit of 0 or negative integer — undefined behavior, may return empty list or error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Comedy plays — 222 public-domain books including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost. 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 8 public-domain comedy plays including metadata such as title, author, rank, and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text of each work. No authentication or license required to access.

## 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": "A Midsummer Night's Dream",
    "author": "Shakespeare, William",
    "book_id": 1514,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 33713
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Comedy plays",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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