About io.github.cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server is an MCP server in the Security category: read-only access to Open Library — 20M+ book editions, authors, subjects, and cover images.
Install
claude mcp add io-github-cyanheads-openlibrary-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-servernpx -y @cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-serverThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (10)
openlibrary_get_authorFetch author detail by Open Library Author ID (OL…A) — bio, dates, photo IDs, and linked identifiers from Wikidata, VIAF, ISNI, Goodreads, and LibraryThing
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openlibrary_get_author_worksList works by an author — titles, cover IDs, and Work OLIDs for drilling into editions or details
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openlibrary_get_cover_urlResolve a cover image URL for a book or author photo in S/M/L size — returns a direct HTTPS URL embeddable in markdown
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openlibrary_get_editionResolve 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
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openlibrary_get_editionsList editions of a work — publishers, languages, formats, ISBNs, and print run details
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openlibrary_get_subjectBrowse works by subject tag — returns matching works with edition counts and cover IDs plus the total work count
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openlibrary_get_workFetch a work by Open Library Work ID (OL…W) — title, description, subjects, cover IDs, and author IDs
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openlibrary_search_authorsSearch authors by name — returns Author IDs, birth/death dates, top works, and subject associations
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openlibrary_search_booksFull-text book search with field filters (title, author, subject, publisher, ISBN, language), sort options, pagination, and optional live reading availability
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openlibrary_search_insideFull-text search inside the scanned text of Internet Archive books — returns matching items with snippets
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