mcp-open-library

Name: mcp-open-library
Author: 8enSmith

@8enSmith

mcp-open-library について

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Internet Archive's Open Library API that enables AI assistants to search for book and author information.

#books #ai #mcp #internet-archive #authors #open-library #openlibrary #assistants #open-library-api #mcp-server #modelcontextprotocol

基本情報

カテゴリ

開発者ツール

ライセンス

MIT

ランタイム

node

トランスポート

stdio

公開者

8enSmith

投稿者

Ben Smith

設定

以下の設定を使って、このサーバーを MCP 対応クライアントに追加してください。

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-open-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli",
        "install",
        "@8enSmith/mcp-open-library",
        "--client",
        "claude"
      ]
    }
  }
}

ツール

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概要

What is mCP-Open-Library?

mcp-open-library is an MCP server that provides AI assistants with tools to search the Open Library API for book and author information, including titles, authors, covers, and author photos.

How to use mCP-Open-Library?

Install via Smithery (npx -y @smithery/cli install @8enSmith/mcp-open-library --client claude) or manually by cloning the repo, running npm install and npm run build. Then point any MCP‑compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop) to the build/index.js entry point, or use the MCP Inspector with npm run inspector.

Key features of mCP-Open-Library

Search books by title (get_book_by_title)
Search authors by name (get_authors_by_name)
Retrieve detailed author information by Open Library key
Get author photo URL using Open Library ID
Get book cover URL by ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, OLID, or ID
Get full book details by ISBN, LCCN, OCLC, or OLID

Use cases of mCP-Open-Library

AI assistant answering book queries in a chat interface
Building a reading list or author biography tool
Fetching book covers or author photos for display
Looking up edition details and availability data

FAQ from mCP-Open-Library

What is mCP-Open-Library?

It is an MCP server that wraps the Open Library API, exposing tools for AI assistants to search books and authors, retrieve details, covers, and photos.

How do I install mCP-Open-Library?

You can install it automatically via Smithery or manually by cloning the repository, installing dependencies with npm install, and building with npm run build.