# OpenLibrary MCP

> Use this tool when you need to find books by title, author, or keywords, and integrate book search functionality into AI assistants. It solves problems related to book discovery and information retrieval, providing relevant search results through the OpenLibrary API. The tool takes in search queries as input and returns book metadata as output, making it ideal for use cases involving literature research, reading recommendations, or educational content.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/uysalserkan-openlibrary-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/uysalserkan-openlibrary-mcp

## Description

Enables searching for books using the OpenLibrary API; provides a search_books tool for AI assistants to find books by title, author, or keywords.

## 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/fnyu7et2ao)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/uysalserkan/openlibrary-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": "uysalserkan-openlibrary-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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