Index / MCP servers / Book Search (Open Library)

Book Search (Open Library) MCP server

Book Search (Open Library) is a remote MCP server that gives an AI agent 2 tools, among them search_authors, search_books. It answers at https://invokera.com/r/book-search over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 10 of 10 times since 5 September 2026; the last check, on 18 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
2
Official
yes, served from invokera.com
Reliability
10 of 10 checks
Response time
311 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
18 October 2026

Search books and authors across Open Library, the Internet Archive open catalog.

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 2 tools Book Search (Open Library) offers

ToolWhat it does
search_authorsSearch authors by name. Returns author records (name, birth date, top work, work count) matching the query. Returns: Matching author records..
Inputs: q
search_booksSearch books by keyword. Full-text search across titles, authors and subjects. Keep "fields" small to avoid huge responses. Returns: Matching book records..
Inputs: q, limit, fields

Add Book Search (Open Library) to your AI client

Every block below points at https://invokera.com/r/book-search. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http book-search-open-library https://invokera.com/r/book-search
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "serverUrl": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: Book Search (Open Library)
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Book Search (Open Library)
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://invokera.com/r/book-search
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "httpUrl": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "book-search-open-library": {
      "url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Finvokera.com%2Fr%2Fbook-search&type=streamable_http&id=book-search-open-library&name=Book%20Search%20%28Open%20Library%29

Is Book Search (Open Library) up right now?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 311 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

MCP servers similar to Book Search (Open Library)

Questions about Book Search (Open Library)

Is there an official Book Search (Open Library) MCP server?

Yes. It is published by invokera.com and served from invokera.com, the vendor's own domain: https://invokera.com/r/book-search.

How many tools does Book Search (Open Library) have?

2, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 31 August 2026: search_authors, search_books.

Is Book Search (Open Library) down?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 311 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10.

How do I add Book Search (Open Library) to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://invokera.com/r/book-search. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does Book Search (Open Library) need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: com.invokera. Endpoint host: invokera.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.invokera:mcp:book-search. First indexed 31 August 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

Is this your server? Get a message the day it stops answering or its tools change: monitoring, 14 days free. Or claim the domain to manage how it is listed.