MCP Open Library
@smithery/cli · by 8enSmith
Search books and authors on the Internet Archive's Open Library
No known CVEs
MIT license
Maintained
Last commit 48d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
6 tools · ~544 tok
Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx
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MCP Open Library is an MCP server that search books and authors on the Internet Archive's Open Library. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 79/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-open-library": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Mcp Open Library does
Search books and authors on the Internet Archive's Open Library
Test This Server
Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked - your result helps other developers.
npx -y '@smithery/cli' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
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Why this score
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Score breakdown
79/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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Security
OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mcp Open Library safe to use?
- Mcp Open Library has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Mcp Open Library?
- Mcp Open Library supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Mcp Open Library do?
- Mcp Open Library provides 6 tools: get_book_by_title, get_authors_by_name, get_author_info, get_author_photo, get_book_cover and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Mcp Open Library?
- Mcp Open Library is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Mcp Open Library actively maintained?
- Mcp Open Library is recently maintained - last commit was 48 days ago. It has 96 GitHub stars.
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