# library.forgemesh.io Human-Alien Encounters Fiction Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Human-Alien Encounters Fiction 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 9 curated public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/human-alien-encounters-fiction
- 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-human-alien-encounters-fiction-shelf-1d70cafd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3uITexFfB5XZpGcsjuW-M

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-human-alien-encounters-fiction-shelf-1d70cafd -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the curated shelf of public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books — show me up to 9 results so I can pick one to read?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-curated, ranked list of public-domain human-alien encounter fiction specifically, without needing to query a general search engine or full-text index. It is ideal for reading recommendations, literary research, or building a reading list in this niche genre — no API key or license required, and cost is minimal at $0.003 USDC per call.

## Known failure modes

- limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — clamp or reject
- limit of 0 or negative returns empty list or error
- network timeout if upstream text store is slow
- payment failure via x402 protocol if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction — 454 public-domain books including Triplanetary, This star shall be free, The Martian: A Novel. 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 9 public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books (defaulting to all available), each with metadata and drill-down routes that link to full-text retrieval. Titles include works such as Zero Hour, The Venus Evil, and Atavism.

## 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": "Triplanetary",
    "author": "Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)",
    "book_id": 20782,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 18723
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Human-alien encounters -- Fiction",
  "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-human-alien-encounters-fiction-shelf-1d70cafd/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from library.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/library.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)