# Book Metadata

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve detailed information about books, including metadata, covers, and publication details. It solves problems related to book research, cataloging, and referencing by providing accurate and up-to-date data from Google Books and Open Library. With title or author inputs, it outputs comprehensive book information, making it ideal for use cases such as bibliography creation, book reviews, and library management.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-vetnet183-book-metadata-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-vetnet183-book-metadata-mcp

## Description

Search Google Books and Open Library for book metadata, covers, and publication info.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.1.1
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-05-09

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.vetnet183%2Fbook-metadata-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": "io-github-vetnet183-book-metadata-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-vetnet183-book-metadata-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-vetnet183-book-metadata-mcp/pull`

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