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library.forgemesh.io — DG Shelf (Ancient History & Biography)
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library.forgemesh.io — DG Shelf (Ancient History & Biography) 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 books in the DG subject category (ancient history, Roman/Greek biography, Italian history) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.
Price / call$0.003
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: DG — 259 public-domain books including The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete, Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 1 of 2), The dogaressas of Venice (the wives of the doges). 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 book entries from the DG subject category (covering ancient and Italian history, Roman/Greek biography), including titles and authors, plus drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve full text of individual books. Up to 50 results returned based on the limit parameter.
Example use cases
Research ancient Roman emperors
“Pull up the full list of public-domain books on the DG shelf — I need sources about the lives of the Roman Caesars and want to see what's available before I pick one to read in full.”
Explore Venetian and Italian history
“Give me up to 20 books from the DG public-domain shelf — I'm specifically interested in Venetian history and Renaissance figures like Lorenzo de Medici.”
Build a reading list for classics course
“List all the public-domain books available on the DG shelf, up to 50, so I can put together a reading list covering ancient Roman and Italian history for a university course.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/dgWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to discover or browse the curated public-domain book collection in the DG subject area (ancient history, Roman biography, Italian/Venetian history, Renaissance). Prefer it over full-text search when you want a ranked overview of available titles rather than querying for specific passages. No API key required, just a small USDC micropayment.
Side effects
- Payment failure (x402 protocol error) if USDC funds are insufficient
- limit parameter out of range (>50) returns an error or is clamped
- Empty result set if the shelf index is temporarily unavailable
- Network timeout on the POST request
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete",
"author": "Suetonius",
"book_id": 6400,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 35782
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "DG",
"coverage": {
"target": 61015,
"indexed": 61015
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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