# anna-book-search

> Use this tool when you need to search and discover books across large datasets, such as Anna's Archive and Goodreads. It solves problems like finding books by ISBN, md5, or similar matches, and provides outputs like full-text search results and optional download URLs. Ideal for use cases requiring comprehensive book discovery and retrieval, with inputs including search queries, ISBNs, and md5 hashes.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/kevinbatdorf-anna  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kevinbatdorf-anna

## Description

Self-hosted MCP server for searching and discovering books using Anna's Archive and Goodreads datasets, enabling full-text search, ISBN/md5 lookup, similarity matching, and optional download URL retrieval.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qfb99hqabk)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/KevinBatdorf/anna>

## 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": "kevinbatdorf-anna"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kevinbatdorf-anna` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kevinbatdorf-anna/pull`

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