# library.forgemesh.io – DH Curated Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io – DH Curated Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Returns a ranked list of up to 133 public-domain books tagged with the subject 'DH' (Digital Humanities / Belgium history), with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/dh
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-io-dh-curated-shelf-094f4c67
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_uQt2X2Wu-zO7eYBjvkTr7

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-dh-curated-shelf-094f4c67 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me the top 20 public-domain books from the DH shelf on library.forgemesh.io — I'm looking for titles about Belgium, Flanders, and Brussels history.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you want a curated, ranked list of public-domain books specifically from the DH (Belgium/Flanders/Digital Humanities) subject shelf on library.forgemesh.io. Prefer this over full-text search when you want to browse all available titles in the category rather than search for specific passages or keywords.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — may return error or be capped
- No matching books if shelf is empty or misconfigured
- Payment failure if x402 USDC transaction is not completed
- Network timeout if the service is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: DH — 133 public-domain books including Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day, The Spell of Flanders An Outline of the History, Legends and Art of Belgium's Famous Northern Provinces, The Story of Brussels. 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 public-domain book entries (default 20) from the DH shelf, each including title, author, and a drill-down route for full-text retrieval. Titles include works like 'Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day', 'The Spell of Flanders', and 'The Story of Brussels'.

## 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": "Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day",
    "author": "Cammaerts, Emile",
    "book_id": 27442,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 9828
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "DH",
  "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-dh-curated-shelf-094f4c67/health.json
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