# openlibrary-mcp-server MCP Server

Search books and authors, fetch editions, browse subjects, and resolve cover images.

**Tools observed.** Pod connected on 2026-09-13 and the server listed 10 tools directly. Verified.

## At a glance

**Source code:** [Open repository](https://github.com/cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server)

**Package usage:** 974 npm downloads in the last 30 days.

**GitHub popularity:** 4 stars on [cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server](cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server), recorded 2026-09-14.

## Status

Pod connected to openlibrary-mcp-server on 2026-09-13. It answered and listed its tools, responding in 555ms.

It identifies itself as `openlibrary-mcp-server` version 0.2.4, speaking sse. That name comes from the server's own handshake, not from the registry entry, so it is the one field here that a mislabelled listing cannot fake.

## Tools

Pod observed 10 tools when it connected:

- `openlibrary_search_books`
- `openlibrary_search_inside`
- `openlibrary_get_work`
- `openlibrary_get_editions`
- `openlibrary_get_edition`
- `openlibrary_search_authors`
- `openlibrary_get_author`
- `openlibrary_get_author_works`
- `openlibrary_get_subject`
- `openlibrary_get_cover_url`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openlibrary-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Published as `@cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server` on npm. Runs locally.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openlibrary-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Published as `@cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server` on npm. Runs locally.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openlibrary-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

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## For agents

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<details>
<summary>See setup and API details</summary>

### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find openlibrary-mcp-server, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "openlibrary-mcp-server",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

Prefer HTTP? Search the same canonical index directly:

```bash
curl --get 'https://api.askpod.ai/v1/mcps' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=openlibrary-mcp-server' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

This listing is also available as [Markdown](/mcp/openlibrary-mcp-server.md) and structured [JSON](/mcp/openlibrary-mcp-server.json) for download or programmatic use. Prefer JSON when you need fields rather than prose.

</details>

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