MCP Open Library

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

Install

How to run this server

[ { "cmd": "npx -y @smithery/cli", "imports": [] } ]

server path: mcp-open-library

Tools

What this server exposes

get_book_by_title

Search for book information by title

get_authors_by_name

Search for author information by name

get_author_info

Get detailed information for a specific author using their Open Library Author Key

get_author_photo

Get the URL for an author's photo using their Open Library Author ID (OLID)

get_book_cover

Get the URL for a book's cover image using a specific identifier (ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, OLID, or ID)

get_book_by_id

Get detailed book information using a specific identifier (ISBN, LCCN, OCLC, or OLID)

Configuration

Environment & auth

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envMCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN

Resources