Book Search (Open Library)
Search books and authors across Open Library, the Internet Archive open catalog.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
A
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~281Tokens (tool definitions)
~1001 BTypical response size
Minimal attention impact (0.22% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"book-search": {
"url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://invokera.com/r/book-searchstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (2)
🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢search_authors(q)
Search authors by name. Returns author records (name, birth date, top work, work count) matching the query. Returns: Matching author records..
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Author name to search for, e.g. \"Ursula K. Le Guin\"."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢search_books(q, limit, fields)
Search books by keyword. Full-text search across titles, authors and subjects. Keep "fields" small to avoid huge responses. Returns: Matching book records..
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search keywords, e.g. a title, author or subject."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"default": 10,
"description": "Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 10."
},
"fields": {
"type": "string",
"default": "title,author_name,first_publish_year,key",
"description": "Comma-separated list of fields to include in each result. A compact default keeps responses small."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
Evidence
Recent observations
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