Is Mcp Open Library safe to use?

Mcp Open Library has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. 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 actively maintained — last commit was 26 days ago. It has 72 GitHub stars.

Mcp Open Library

Name: Mcp Open Library
Author: 8enSmith

@smithery/cli · by 8enSmith

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.

72 14.1k/wk 6 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 26d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

6 tools · ~544 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

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

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

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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87/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Tools (6)

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~544 tokens total

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Is Mcp Open Library safe to use?: Mcp Open Library has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. 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 actively maintained — last commit was 26 days ago. It has 72 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

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

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

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"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

MCP Open Library

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

Overview

This project implements an MCP server that provides tools for AI assistants to interact with the Open Library. It allows searching for book information by title, searching for authors by name, retrieving detailed author information using their Open Library key, and getting URLs for author photos using their Open Library ID (OLID). The server returns structured data for book and author information.

Features

Book Search by Title: Search for books using their title (get_book_by_title).
Author Search by Name: Search for authors using their name (get_authors_by_name).
Get Author Details: Retrieve detailed information for a specific author using their Open Library key (get_author_info).
Get Author Photo: Get the URL for an author's photo using their Open Library ID (OLID) (get_author_photo).
Get Book Cover: Get the URL for a book's cover image using various identifiers (ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, OLID, ID) (get_book_cover).
Get Book by ID: Retrieve detailed book information using various identifiers (ISBN, LCCN, OCLC, OLID) (get_book_by_id).

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Open Library for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @8enSmith/mcp-open-library --client claude

Manual Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/8enSmith/mcp-open-library.git
cd mcp-open-library

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Usage

Running the Server

Ensure you are running node v22.21.1 (it'll probably work on a newer version of node but this is what Im using for this test). If you have nvm installed run nvm use.
In the mcp-open-library root directory run npm run build
Next run npm run inspector. Once built, click the URL with the MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN query string parameter to open the Inspector.
In the Inspector, choose 'STDIO' transport
Make sure the command is set to 'build/index.js'
Click the 'Connect' button in the Inspector - you'll now connect to the server
Click 'Tools' in the top right menu bar
Try running a tool e.g. click get_book_by_title
Search for a book e.g. In the title box enter 'The Hobbit' and then click 'Run Tool'. Server will then return book details.

Using with an MCP Client

This server implements the Model Context Protocol, which means it can be used by any MCP-compatible AI assistant or client e.g. Claude Desktop. The server exposes the following tools:

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

... View full README on GitHub

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

87/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−13

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @smithery/cli against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (6)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~544 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp Open Library safe to use?: Mcp Open Library has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. 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 actively maintained — last commit was 26 days ago. It has 72 GitHub stars.