How do I install mcp-books?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is mcp-books official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 31 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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mcp-books MCP Server

Name: mcp-books MCP Server
Author: smeet666

Search the Internet Archive, the Library of Congress and data.bnf.fr at once, in one answer.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smeet666-mcp-books": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-books@2.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BOOKS_USER_AGENT": "",
        "BOOKS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "",
        "BOOKS_TIMEOUT_MS": "",
        "BOOKS_MAX_RETRIES": "",
        "BOOKS_CACHE_TTL_MS": "",
        "BOOKS_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "",
        "BOOKS_LOG_LEVEL": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Name	Required	Notes
BOOKS_USER_AGENT	No	Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so an archive can always reach a human.
BOOKS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS	No	Widen the gap between two requests to one archive. Each archive keeps its own spacing when this is unset, and this can only make it wider.
BOOKS_TIMEOUT_MS	No	Deadline for one request to an archive, in milliseconds. Default 45000.
BOOKS_MAX_RETRIES	No	Retries on rate limiting and transient failures. Default 3.
BOOKS_CACHE_TTL_MS	No	In-memory cache lifetime, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Set 0 to turn it off.
BOOKS_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES	No	In-memory cache size. Default 200.
BOOKS_LOG_LEVEL	No	silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr.

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