MCP server

Books

io.github.pipeworx-io/books

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

Books MCP — wraps Open Library API (free, no auth)

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

46

Token cost

About 26,866 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 books https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.books]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"books":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"books":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"books":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add books https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/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":"books","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"books","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp"}

Tools

• get_author ~115 tokens
  Fetch an author's profile from Open Library by their author key (e.g., 'OL23919A'). Returns name, birth_date, death_date, biographical summary, and Wikipedia URL.
• get_book ~117 tokens
  Fetch Open Library edition details for a book by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13. Returns title, publish_date, number_of_pages, subjects (up to 10), description, cover_url, and author_keys for follow-up get_author calls.
• get_book_work ~181 tokens
  Fetch the canonical Open Library "work" record (the concept of a book across all its editions), by work ID (e.g. "OL45804W"). Returns title, description, first publish date, subjects, and author keys. Use search_books to find a work_id (the W-suffixed key); use get_book for a specific edition by ISB
• search_books ~150 tokens
  Search for books by title, author, or keyword. Returns title, author, year, ISBN, and cover image URL. Use this to discover books before fetching full details.

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