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io.github.cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server

Search books and authors, fetch editions, browse subjects, and resolve cover images.

MCP server · by cyanheads

About

io.github.cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). We first saw it on 2026-10-11 and have recorded no change since. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12.

What it asks for

  • Runs remotely
  • Settings: 7

What it declares, asks for and runs, in full

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Package

npm @cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server (@cyanheads/openlibrary-mcp-server on npm)

  • npm downloads/week: 429 (2026-10-12)
  • npm downloads/month: 1 332 (2026-10-12)
  • Latest version on npm: 0.3.1, published 2026-10-08

npm facts come from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org, api.npmjs.org). Each figure is the registry's own and is never added to another. A registry that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

Works with

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Copilot CLI

A one-click link opens the client, which asks you to confirm before it adds the server.

From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.

Connect

Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.

As a remote MCP server

Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.

Claude CodeTerminal
claude mcp add --transport http openlibrary-mcp-server https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Codex~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.openlibrary-mcp-server]
url = "https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openlibrary-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Where it is published

MarketplaceStatusVersionFiguresVerifiedFirst seen
Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) Listed 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 332
Downloads/week (npm): 429
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 4
Not marked

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.

What changed

Nothing has moved on this plugin since we started watching it.

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