MCP server

Library of Alexandria

io.github.ltvspot/library-of-alexandria

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Classic books in 25 languages: search, print editions, the free shelf. Read-only, no sign-in.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

22

Token cost

About 6,570 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 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 library-of-alexandria https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.library-of-alexandria]
url = "https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"library-of-alexandria":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"library-of-alexandria":{"url":"https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"library-of-alexandria":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add library-of-alexandria https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp

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":"library-of-alexandria","server_url":"https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"library-of-alexandria","server_url":"https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp"}

Tools

• browse_collection Browses the web · ~386 tokens
  Browse a ready-made shelf of the library: the free books, the easy, medium or challenging reading levels, the lost books, the titles with a 15-minute summary, or the most popular titles. Returns up to 8 titles at a time, with a cursor for the next page.
• explain_phrase ~275 tokens
  Explain a saying or idiom: what it means, where it comes from, and which titles of the library use it. A phrase that is not in the collection gets the closest phrases that are.
• find_quote_source ~320 tokens
  Find where a quotation comes from: give at least six words of it and get the title, chapter and paragraph of the open texts of the library that contain it, with the address to read it there. It answers only for texts that are open and never returns the words of the book.
• get_book ~302 tokens
  Get the catalogue facts of one title: title, subtitle, author and original title in the chosen language, the cover picture address, the print editions, and the title page address in each language of the catalogue.
• get_book_facts ~329 tokens
  Get the reading facts of one title: its reading level, word count, estimated reading time at three paces, page counts of the print editions, audio length, number of chapters, year of first publication, and whether a 15-minute summary is open. Facts that are not known yet are listed as not available
• get_book_outline ~278 tokens
  List the chapters and their access for the signed-in member. Only open titles are shown, and no chapter text is returned.
• get_chapter_summary ~366 tokens
  Get the summary of one chapter, act or section of a title, or, without a number, the list of its chapters with their titles. Each summary is a few hundred words at most and points to the next one. A title whose chapter summaries are not open yet says that they open here soon.
• get_listen_link ~309 tokens
  Get the listen page address of an open title for the signed-in member. No audio is returned, and access is checked by the listen page.
• get_my_plan ~71 tokens
  Read the plan and daily words left for the signed-in member. Passages come only from titles open to you, within a daily word limit.
• get_passage ~183 tokens
  Read a located paragraph with nearby paragraphs for the signed-in member. Access is checked again and each passage is limited to 400 words.
• get_print_options ~304 tokens
  Get the print editions of one title (standard and large print; paperback or hardcover) with the normal price in US dollars where it exists, ISBN-13 and page count where known, and the address of each product page.
• get_publisher_info ~66 tokens
  Get the publisher's standard description, the languages of the catalogue and the address of the terms page.
• get_sample ~355 tokens
  Read the free opening of one title: the first chapter of its text, in pages of at most 400 words. Pass 'page' for the next page; every answer says how many pages there are and where the text continues. Until the text is open the answer says that it opens here soon.
• get_summary ~360 tokens
  Read the 15-minute summary of one title: the first key idea in full, with its heading, and the headings of the other key ideas, which open in the library. Choose a key idea with 'part'. A title or a language whose summary is not open yet answers that it opens here soon.
• get_themes ~308 tokens
  Get the study guide of one title: its main themes, symbols, setting and recurring motifs, each in a few sentences, with the address of the full study guide. A title or language whose guide is not open yet says that it opens here soon.
• list_free_shelf ~286 tokens
  List the titles on the free shelf, optionally for one language and one subject, with the address of each reading page.
• list_my_library ~172 tokens
  List the saved books of the signed-in member with their reader addresses. Returns at most 50 books at a time and never returns book text.
• open_in_reader ~338 tokens
  Get a chapter address for the signed-in member to open in the reader. Only open titles are linked, and the reader checks chapter access.
• read_free_chapter ~411 tokens
  Read one chapter of a title on the free shelf, in pages of at most 400 words. Chapter numbers are those of the reader's contents list; without 'chapter' the first chapter of the text is read. Every answer points to the next page. Until the text is open the answer says that it opens here soon.
• recommend_classics ~399 tokens
  Recommend classics: give the title of a book you liked, or its id, and get the books its readers also enjoyed; or give a topic or a mood and get titles that match it. Filter by reading level or by the free shelf.
• search_books ~401 tokens
  Search the catalogue of Library of Alexandria Press by words from a title or an author's name, or by a topic word, in any language of the catalogue (Chinese in simplified and traditional characters). Returns up to 8 titles with id, title, subtitle, author, language, whether print editions are availa
• search_in_book ~351 tokens
  Find paragraphs by keywords in chapters open to the signed-in member. Returns at most five short snippets, within word and reading limits.

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