# goodreads-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve book information, ratings, and reviews without authentication, or when you want to explore book recommendations, series, and author bibliographies. It enables LLMs to search for books and retrieve detailed info using public data sources. Ideal for use cases requiring access to Goodreads data, such as book discovery, research, or content generation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/shreeyachand-goodreads-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shreeyachand-goodreads-mcp

## Description

A read-only MCP server for Goodreads that enables LLMs to search for books, retrieve detailed book info with ratings and reviews, and explore recommendations, series, and author bibliographies using public data sources without requiring authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jsyawqf15d)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/shreeyachand/goodreads-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": "shreeyachand-goodreads-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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