# library.forgemesh.io – Dime Novels Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io – Dime Novels 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, pageable list of up to 277 public-domain dime novels with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/dime-novels
- 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-dime-novels-shelf-a2331dba
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XSpT9pgthZwB5t_2xu_Mt

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-dime-novels-shelf-a2331dba -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me a list of up to 30 public-domain dime novels from the forgemesh library — I want titles and links so I can read or search the full texts.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated list of dime-novel titles from the public-domain forgemesh library, especially when you want to paginate or limit results before drilling into full text. Prefer it over full-text search when discovery and browsing is the goal rather than answering a specific question.

## Known failure modes

- limit exceeds maximum of 50 — API may return an error or clamp to 50
- service unavailable or payment failure returns a 402 or 5xx error
- empty or partial results if the corpus index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Dime novels — 277 public-domain books including Only a girl's love, The Mystery of a Turkish Bath, Addie's Husband; or, Through clouds to sunshine. 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 dime novel records (defaulting to 20), each with title, author, and a drill-down route for full-text retrieval. No API key or license required.

## 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": "Only a girl's love",
    "author": "Garvice, Charles",
    "book_id": 53416,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 48001
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Dime novels",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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