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Book Search (Open Library)

MCP serverVerified domain · invokera.comRemote● LiveFree to try

Search books and authors across Open Library, the Internet Archive open catalog.

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to invokera.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http book-search-open-library https://invokera.com/r/book-search · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

  • search_authors — Search authors by name. Returns author records (name, birth date, top work, work count) matching the query. Returns: Matching author records
  • search_books — Search books by keyword. Full-text search across titles, authors and subjects. Keep "fields" small to avoid huge responses. Returns: Matchin

KitScout test notes

Not tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.

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