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Calibre MCP

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Enables read-only search, browsing, and metadata retrieval from a local Calibre e-book library using natural language queries.

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About Calibre MCP

Calibre MCP is an MCP server published by benoute in the Developer Tools category: enables read-only search, browsing, and metadata retrieval from a local Calibre e-book library using natural language queries. It has been installed 0 times through Conduid.

The repository has 1 stars and 1 forks, with the last commit 9 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues (0) before depending on it in production.

Install

Install
npx calibre-mcp

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README

Calibre MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to a local Calibre library.

Features

  • Search books by title, author, tags, or other metadata
  • Retrieve detailed book information
  • Access EPUB book chapters and content
  • Search within EPUB book text content
  • Supports both stdio and HTTP streamable transports

Usage

Build

go build ./cmd/calibre-mcp

Run

Stdio mode (for local MCP clients)

./calibre-mcp -transport=stdio -library-path=/path/to/calibre/library

HTTP mode (for remote access)

./calibre-mcp -transport=http -port=8080 -library-path=/path/to/calibre/library

Tools

search_books

Search for books in the Calibre library by title, author, tags, or other metadata. Returns a list of matching books with basic information. Supports limit and offset for fast pagination through results.

Parameters:

  • query: Search query string
  • limit: Maximum number of results (optional)
  • offset: Offset for pagination (optional)

get_book

Retrieve detailed information about a specific book by its ID from the Calibre library.

Parameters:

  • id: Book ID

get_epub_chapters

Get the list of chapters in an EPUB book from the Calibre library by its ID.

Parameters:

  • book_id: Book ID

get_epub_chapter_content

Get the text content of a specific chapter in an EPUB book from the Calibre library.

Parameters:

  • book_id: Book ID
  • chapter_index: Chapter index (starting from 0)

search_epub_content

Search for text within the content of an EPUB book from the Calibre library and return matching paragraphs with chapter information. Supports limit and offset for fast pagination - use offset to walk through results.

Parameters:

  • book_id: Book ID
  • query: Search query string
  • limit: Maximum number of results (optional)
  • offset: Offset for pagination (optional)

Requirements

  • Go 1.25+
  • Access to a local Calibre library directory containing metadata.db

README mirrored from the source repository a month ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Calibre MCP

How do I install Calibre MCP?

Run npx calibre-mcp, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration. Conduid has recorded 0 installs, so the command is known to work with current clients.

Is Calibre MCP safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 43 out of 100 (fair). It passes 0 of 1 static security checks; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Calibre MCP still maintained?

The last commit was 9 months ago, with 0 open issues. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.