Mcp Open Library
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.
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Quick Install
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-open-library": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Should you use this server?
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.
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Is it safe?
No known CVEs for @smithery/cli.
No authentication — any process on your machine can connect.
MIT. View license →
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Is it maintained?
Last commit 58 days ago. 66 stars. 19,929 weekly downloads.
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Will it work with my client?
Transport: stdio, sse, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.
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Context cost
6 tools. ~500 tokens (0.3% of 200K).
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Tools (6)
get_book_by_titleSearch for book information by title
get_authors_by_nameSearch for author information by name
get_author_infoGet detailed information for a specific author using their Open Library Author Key
get_author_photoGet the URL for an author's photo using their Open Library Author ID (OLID)
get_book_coverGet the URL for a book's cover image using a specific identifier (ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, OLID, or ID)
get_book_by_idGet detailed book information using a specific identifier (ISBN, LCCN, OCLC, or OLID)
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