How do I connect Openlibrary MCP Server to Claude?

The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.

Is Openlibrary MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. 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 Openlibrary MCP Server do?

Openlibrary MCP Server documents 10 tools to the agent, including openlibrary_get_author, openlibrary_get_author_works, openlibrary_get_cover_url. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Openlibrary MCP Server

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Search books and authors, fetch editions, browse subjects, and resolve cover images from Open Library via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

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10 of 10 tools

Documented tools (10)

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

openlibrary_get_author

Fetch author detail by Open Library Author ID (OL…A) — bio, dates, photo IDs, and linked identifiers from Wikidata, VIAF, ISNI, Goodreads, and LibraryThing

openlibrary_get_author_works

List works by an author — titles, cover IDs, and Work OLIDs for drilling into editions or details

openlibrary_get_cover_url

Resolve a cover image URL for a book or author photo in S/M/L size — returns a direct HTTPS URL embeddable in markdown

openlibrary_get_edition

Resolve up to 50 editions in one call by ISBN-10, ISBN-13, OCLC, LCCN, or Open Library Edition ID (OL…M), reporting per-identifier misses

openlibrary_get_editions

List editions of a work — publishers, languages, formats, ISBNs, and print run details

openlibrary_get_subject

Browse works by subject tag — returns matching works with edition counts and cover IDs plus the total work count

openlibrary_get_work

Fetch a work by Open Library Work ID (OL…W) — title, description, subjects, cover IDs, and author IDs

openlibrary_search_authors

Search authors by name — returns Author IDs, birth/death dates, top works, and subject associations

openlibrary_search_books

Full-text book search with field filters (title, author, subject, publisher, ISBN, language), sort options, pagination, and optional live reading availability

openlibrary_search_inside

Full-text search inside the scanned text of Internet Archive books — returns matching items with snippets

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Questions about Openlibrary MCP Server

How do I connect Openlibrary MCP Server to Claude?: The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
Is Openlibrary MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. 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 Openlibrary MCP Server do?: Openlibrary MCP Server documents 10 tools to the agent, including openlibrary_get_author, openlibrary_get_author_works, openlibrary_get_cover_url. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.