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Most Recommended Books MCP server

Connect Most Recommended Books and your agent gets 6 tools, among them get_book_recommenders, get_list, get_person_recommendations. It answers at https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp 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
6
Official
yes, served from mostrecommendedbooks.com
Reliability
10 of 10 checks
Response time
405 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
18 October 2026

Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 6 tools Most Recommended Books offers

ToolWhat it does
get_book_recommendersReturn every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?'
Inputs: title
get_listReturn one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use th
Inputs: list, limit
get_person_recommendationsReturn every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books
Inputs: person, limit
get_series_reading_orderReturn the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter
Inputs: series
get_summaryReturn MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set
Inputs: title, full_text
search_booksSearch Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Us
Inputs: query, limit

Add Most Recommended Books to your AI client

Every block below points at https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http most-recommended-books https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: Most Recommended Books
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Most Recommended Books
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "most-recommended-books": {
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmostrecommendedbooks.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=most-recommended-books&name=Most%20Recommended%20Books

Is Most Recommended Books up right now?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 405 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Most Recommended Books

Is there an official Most Recommended Books MCP server?

Yes. It is published by mostrecommendedbooks.com and served from mostrecommendedbooks.com, the vendor's own domain: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp.

How many tools does Most Recommended Books have?

6, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 31 August 2026: get_book_recommenders, get_list, get_person_recommendations, get_series_reading_order, get_summary, search_books.

Is Most Recommended Books down?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 405 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10.

How do I add Most Recommended Books to Cursor?

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

Does Most Recommended Books 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.mostrecommendedbooks. Endpoint host: mostrecommendedbooks.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.mostrecommendedbooks:mcp:books. 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.

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