# worldcat-mcp-server

> worldcat-mcp-server — smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve bibliographic records from WorldCat's vast library catalog. It solves problems related to finding and exporting citation information, editions, and bibliographic data in various formats. The tool accepts natural language queries as input and returns relevant records and exports in multiple formats.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server

## Description

Enables searching WorldCat's library catalog for bibliographic records, editions, citations, and exports in various formats via natural language.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **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/g30nvisiu4)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/SMABoundless/worldcat-mcp-server>

## 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": "smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/smaboundless-worldcat-mcp-server/pull`

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