What tools does the calibreweb-mcp MCP server provide?

calibreweb-mcp exposes 6 tools: get_cover, get_shelf_books, get_stats, list_books, list_shelves, search_books. This list was read from the published package source; the server runs locally and has no endpoint to query.

Does calibreweb-mcp require an API key?

Yes — calibreweb-mcp declares required environment variables: CALIBRE_WEB_URL, CALIBRE_WEB_URL.

How do I install calibreweb-mcp?

Run: CALIBRE_WEB_URL=... claude mcp add calibreweb-mcp -- npx -y calibreweb-mcp@0.3.0. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

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calibreweb-mcp

Read-only MCP server for Calibre-Web: library search, browsing and covers via the OPDS feed

Web search & scraping

Tools 6

GitHub stars —

Installs / wk 412

Licence MIT

Transport stdio

Last checked never

Tools & capabilities

6 tools

Read from the published package source — this server runs locally, so there is no endpoint to query. Names are taken from the code, not observed at runtime, and descriptions are often absent.

get_cover from source

get_shelf_books from source

get_stats from source

list_books from source

list_shelves from source

search_books from source