# library.forgemesh.io Horror Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Horror 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 20 public-domain horror books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/horror
- 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-horror-shelf-197c30d1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bMuPp9fksICqk-Y9947EO

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-horror-shelf-197c30d1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you give me a list of public-domain horror books from the ForgemMesh library — show me up to 30 titles so I have plenty to choose from?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs to discover or list public-domain horror fiction titles quickly without any licensing overhead or API key setup. Prefer it over general web search when you need structured, ranked results with drill-down routes for full-text access, especially for classic titles like Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or Metamorphosis.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — likely clamped or returns error
- payment not processed (x402 protocol failure) — no results returned
- service unavailable — HTTP 5xx with no book list
- invalid limit type (non-integer) — request rejected with schema validation error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Horror — 20 public-domain books including The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Metamorphosis, Dracula. 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 20 (or requested limit) public-domain horror book entries, each including title metadata and drill-down routes that allow agents to retrieve the full text of individual books.

## 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 strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
    "author": "Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894",
    "book_id": 42,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 19761
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Horror",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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