Most Recommended Books
Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.
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Install
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"books": {
"url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (6)
🟢search_books(query, limit)
Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Use this when a user asks about a specific book, an author's books, or wants recommendations matching a title they half-remember. For 'who recommends X?' prefer get_book_recommenders; for 'what does person X recommend?' prefer get_person_recommendations.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title or author name, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' or 'Cormac McCarthy'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25,
"description": "Max results (default 6)"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string"
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {}
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url",
"mode",
"items"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_person_recommendations(person, limit)
Return every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books does Naval Ravikant recommend?', 'Tim Ferriss's favorite books', or wants reading habits of a specific public figure. Accepts a name ('Naval Ravikant') or MRB slug ('naval-ravikant').
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"person": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Person's name or MRB slug, e.g. 'Naval Ravikant'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Max books to return (default 20)"
}
},
"required": [
"person"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string"
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {}
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url",
"mode",
"items"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_book_recommenders(title)
Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinions on a specific title. Accepts a title ('Sapiens') or author+title for disambiguation.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One'"
}
},
"required": [
"title"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_series_reading_order(series)
Return the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter books in order', or how many books a series has. Accepts a series or author name ('Jack Reacher', 'Brandon Sanderson').
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"series": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Series or author name, e.g. 'Jack Reacher' or 'John Grisham'"
}
},
"required": [
"series"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_list(list, limit)
Return one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use this when a user asks for 'the best X books' and you want a ranking backed by multiple experts rather than one opinion. Accepts a topic name ('startup', 'personal finance') or MRB list slug.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"list": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Topic or list slug, e.g. 'startup' or 'stoicism'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Max books to return (default 20)"
}
},
"required": [
"list"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_summary(title, full_text)
Return MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set full_text=true only when the user explicitly wants the complete chapter notes — they can be very long.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title, e.g. 'Atomic Habits'"
},
"full_text": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Include full chapter contents (default false: overview + chapter titles)"
}
},
"required": [
"title"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"const": "mostrecommendedbooks.com"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": true,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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