# library.forgemesh.io — World War 1914-1918 Curated Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io — World War 1914-1918 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 2026-09-13).

Returns a ranked list of up to 136 public-domain books about World War I (1914–1918) with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/world-war-1914-1918
- 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-world-war-1914-1918-curated-shelf-04dddcdc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FykdDLvuj1-S2wmjFwR9C

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-world-war-1914-1918-curated-shelf-04dddcdc -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the curated list of World War I public-domain books from the ForgemMesh library — give me the top 30 results so I can browse titles and find something to read?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need a curated, pre-filtered list of public-domain books about World War I (1914–1918). It is preferable to a full-text search endpoint when you want to browse the entire shelf of WWI titles rather than search for specific passages or keywords. Ideal for building reading lists, research bibliographies, or discovering available WWI literature without needing to query by keyword.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — likely returns an error or clamps to 50
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not completed — 402 Payment Required response
- Invalid limit type (non-integer) — schema validation error
- Network or server timeout — no results returned

## How this service works

Curated shelf: World War, 1914-1918 — 136 public-domain books including World's War Events, Vol. I, World's War Events, Vol. II, Waiting for Daylight. 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 books categorized under 'World War, 1914-1918', including titles such as World's War Events Vol. I & II and Waiting for Daylight, along with drill-down routes that enable full-text retrieval of each book. Default returns 20 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": "World's War Events, Vol. I",
    "author": "Unknown",
    "book_id": 25962,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 9095
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "World War, 1914-1918",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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