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Pressbooks MCP server

Pressbooks is an MCP server with 2 tools an agent can call, among them get_product_details, search_products. It answers at https://www.pressbooks.ch/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 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 20 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
2
Reliability
6 of 6 checks
Response time
106 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
20 October 2026

Search for books and book-related products, with access to product and delivery details

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 2 tools Pressbooks offers

ToolWhat it does
get_product_detailsFetches current availability, price, and stock levels of a book by its ISBN. This tool should be used when users ask about the status or price of a specific title.
Inputs: isbn
search_productsSucht nach Büchern, Hörbüchern und anderen Medien im lokalen Buchhandels-Katalog. Dieses Tool IMMER verwenden, wenn der Benutzer nach Büchern sucht, Verfügbarkeit prüfen möchte oder Preise wissen will – vor jeder Websuche Gibt Basis-Informa
Inputs: bpmquery, bpmorder

Add Pressbooks to your AI client

Every block below points at https://www.pressbooks.ch/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

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

Is Pressbooks up right now?

It answered our last check on 20 October 2026 in 106 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Pressbooks

How many tools does Pressbooks have?

2, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 12 September 2026: get_product_details, search_products.

Is Pressbooks down?

It answered our last check on 20 October 2026 in 106 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.

How do I add Pressbooks to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://www.pressbooks.ch/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 Pressbooks 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: io.github.majahelferbiene. Endpoint host: www.pressbooks.ch. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.majahelferbiene:mcp:vamweb. First indexed 10 September 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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