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by caelum29

The most capable Calibre MCP server — full read/write tools plus multilingual semantic search over your whole ebook library or a single book. For Claude & any MCP client.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructions

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'calibre-mcp' -- 'npx' '-y' 'skills@latest' 'add' 'caelum29/calibre-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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19 of 19 tools

Documented tools (19)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

calibre_add_book

write

calibre_build_index

read

calibre_bulk_update

write

calibre_extract_isbn

write

calibre_find_duplicates

read

calibre_get_book

read

calibre_get_content

read

calibre_get_figures

read

calibre_list_categories

read

calibre_list_libraries

read

calibre_manage_bundles

write

calibre_merge_books

write, destructive

calibre_ping

read

calibre_quality_report

read

calibre_recover_metadata

read

calibre_remove_book

write, destructive

calibre_search

read

calibre_semantic_search

read

calibre_update_book

write

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

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FAQ

Questions about Calibre MCP Server

How do I connect Calibre MCP Server to Claude?
Run `claude mcp add calibre-mcp -- npx -y skills@latest add caelum29/calibre-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Calibre MCP Server free?
The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Calibre MCP Server do?
Calibre MCP Server documents 19 tools to the agent, including calibre_add_book, calibre_build_index, calibre_bulk_update. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.