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8enSmith/mcp-open-library

Name: 8enSmith/mcp-open-library
Author: Various

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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About 8enSmith/mcp-open-library

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the Internet Archive's Open Library API. It lets AI assistants search for books and authors by querying Open Library's public data.

Best for

Developers building AI assistants that need quick access to book and author metadata

Use cases

Look up book details by title or author
Retrieve author information and bibliography
Integrate book search into AI-powered research or reading apps

Notes

74 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-04-22. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Leverages the extensive Open Library catalog with millions of records
Simple MCP interface makes it easy to plug into any MCP-compatible AI assistant
Written in TypeScript for type safety and maintainability

Cons

Depends on Open Library's public API, which may have rate limits or downtime
Limited to book and author data; no support for other media types
Relatively small community (74 stars) may mean slower updates or fewer contributions

Key facts

What we have checked

Days since the last commit: 3; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub forks: 26; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub stars: 100; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Days to a first reply on issues: 0.3; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Open issues: 0; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Releases in the last 90 days: 12; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npx vitest run src/tools/get-book-by-id/index.test.ts

Tools exposed

get_book_by_title
get_authors_by_name
get_author_info
get_author_photo
get_book_cover
get_book_by_id

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-open-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-open-library"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install

Add 8enSmith/mcp-open-library to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio 8ensmith-mcp-open-library -- npx -y mcp-open-library@1.2.6

Version 1.2.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "8ensmith-mcp-open-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-open-library@1.2.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.2.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "8ensmith-mcp-open-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-open-library@1.2.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.2.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "8ensmith-mcp-open-library": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-open-library@1.2.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.2.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.8ensmith-mcp-open-library]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-open-library@1.2.6"]

Version 1.2.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What 8enSmith/mcp-open-library connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.2.6Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.2.6Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.2.6Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.2.6Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.2.6Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Health and security

Is 8enSmith/mcp-open-library looked after, and what do its setup files show

Health score

65 out of 100

Does someone look after this repository? It does not say the code is good or safe. Worked out from GitHub signals checked 26 Oct 2026. How it is worked out

Part	Points	What we saw
Recent activity	30 of 30	Last push 3 days ago
Releases	15 of 15	12 releases in 90 days
Issue replies	20 of 20	First reply in 0.3 days (median)
Maintainer	0 of 15	Owned by a single user
Official source	0 of 20	Community server

Sources

Where this comes from

GitHubRegistry
Checked 26 Oct 2026 · Days since the last commit, GitHub forks, GitHub stars, Days to a first reply on issues, Open issues, Releases in the last 90 days

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