# calibre-library-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI functionality with a self-hosted Calibre library, enabling metadata queries, full-text search, and book details retrieval over SSH. It solves problems of remote library access and information retrieval for AI agents, providing a standardized interface for querying library data. This tool accepts search queries as input and returns relevant book metadata and details as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/halimchaibi-calibre-library-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/halimchaibi-calibre-library-mcp

## Description

A local stdio MCP server that enables AI tools to search a self-hosted Calibre library over SSH, supporting metadata queries, full-text search, and book details.

## 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:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/i21csx3o8u)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/halimchaibi/calibre-library-mcp>

## 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": "halimchaibi-calibre-library-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/halimchaibi-calibre-library-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/halimchaibi-calibre-library-mcp/pull`

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