Open Library vs Project Gutenberg MCP
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. Project Gutenberg MCP is an MCP server published by bobbyhouse. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Project Gutenberg MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 · | Project Gutenberg MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 5, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bharatkalluri/openlibrary-plugin | github.com/bobbyhouse/project-gutenberg-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
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.
Project Gutenberg MCP
Read Project Gutenberg books via MCP. Search, fetch metadata, and retrieve text in passages.
How to run each
Open Library
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Project Gutenberg MCP As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL=<YOUR_GUTENBERG_BASE_URL>" --env "GUTENBERG_TOOLS=<YOUR_GUTENBERG_TOOLS>" --transport stdio project-gutenberg-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e GUTENBERG_BASE_URL -e GUTENBERG_TOOLS run roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0Requires: GUTENBERG_BASE_URL, GUTENBERG_TOOLS
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Open Library publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Open Library · What it can do: Project Gutenberg MCP · Compare two other plugins
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