# books-catalog

> Use this tool when you need to access a catalog of public-domain books, and leverage features like search, filtering, and ratings to find specific titles or discover new ones. It solves problems such as locating hard-to-find books, exploring books by genre, and analyzing catalog statistics. The tool takes queries and filters as input and returns relevant book information and catalog data as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cggazca-mcp-quickstart  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cggazca-mcp-quickstart

## Description

A well-documented MCP server that exposes a local SQLite catalog of public-domain books through tools like search, get, filter by genre, top-rated, and catalog stats.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/owwcswzmu9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cggazca/mcp-quickstart>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cggazca-mcp-quickstart"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cggazca-mcp-quickstart` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cggazca-mcp-quickstart/pull`

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