# library.forgemesh.io French Literature Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io French 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 50 curated public-domain French literature books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/french-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-french-literature-shelf-0122efff
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_e16w-9BmvUJ5HS-jcwveU

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-french-literature-shelf-0122efff -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Give me a list of up to 30 public-domain French literature books — things like The Count of Monte Cristo or Arsène Lupin — along with links I can use to read the full text.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked list of public-domain French literature titles with full-text access routes — specifically for French-authored or French-language classics like Dumas, Voltaire, or Leblanc. Prefer this over general web search when you need structured book metadata with reliable full-text drill-down links and no licensing concerns.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting a limit above 50 may be capped or return an error
- Network or service unavailability returning a 5xx response
- Payment failure via x402 protocol preventing access
- Empty or partial results if the corpus is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: French Literature — 1293 public-domain books including The Count of Monte Cristo, Carmen, The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar. 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 French literature books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), each entry including title, author, and a drill-down route that can be used to retrieve the full text of the 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": "The Count of Monte Cristo",
    "author": "Dumas, Alexandre",
    "book_id": 1184,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 77916
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "French Literature",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

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