MCP server

Book Search (Open Library)

com.invokera/book-search

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search books and authors across Open Library, the Internet Archive open catalog.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

invokera.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

2

Token cost

About 309 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http book-search https://invokera.com/r/book-search

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.book-search]
url = "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"book-search":{"httpUrl":"https://invokera.com/r/book-search"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"book-search":{"url":"https://invokera.com/r/book-search"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"book-search":{"type":"http","url":"https://invokera.com/r/book-search"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add book-search https://invokera.com/r/book-search

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"book-search","server_url":"https://invokera.com/r/book-search","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"book-search","server_url":"https://invokera.com/r/book-search"}

Tools

• search_authors ~106 tokens
  Search authors by name. Returns author records (name, birth date, top work, work count) matching the query. Returns: Matching author records..
• search_books ~203 tokens
  Search books by keyword. Full-text search across titles, authors and subjects. Keep "fields" small to avoid huge responses. Returns: Matching book records..

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