Open Library vs Book Search (Open Library)
Open Library is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
Open Library is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bharat Kalluri. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Book Search (Open Library) is an MCP server published by invokera.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bharatkalluri/openlibrary-plugin | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Open Libraryno longer listed · | Book Search (Open Library) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (invokera.com/r/book-search) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bharatkalluri/openlibrary-plugin | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 22 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of Open Library
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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reapx books - Open Library editions and authors
Scrape Open Library book editions, authors, subjects and identifiers. Pay per row.
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Open Library tools for books, openlibrary, library by UnClick.
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Books MCP — wraps Open Library API (free, no auth)
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Search Google Books and Open Library for book metadata, covers, and publication info.
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Gutendex MCP — wraps Gutendex API for Project Gutenberg books (free, no auth)
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openlibrary-mcp-server io.github.cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server
Search books and authors, fetch editions, browse subjects, and resolve cover images.
What each says it does
Open Library
Research book editions and prepare reviewed, validated batches for Open Library.
Book Search (Open Library)
Search books and authors across Open Library, the Internet Archive open catalog.
How to run each
Open Library
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Book Search (Open Library) As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http book-search https://invokera.com/r/book-searchCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Book Search (Open Library) has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Open Library · What it can do: Book Search (Open Library) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.