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io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server · v0.2.0
New (7 days)Tools changed (7 days)
Measured by MCP Station
| Last check | Reachable |
|---|---|
| Checked at | — |
| Check success 7 / 30 days | — |
| First-try success 30 days | — |
| Median response | — |
| Lookups 30 days | — |
| Authentication | No auth |
| MCP version | 2025-06-18 |
| Rank score | — |
| Declared risk | Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint) |
| Capabilities declared | logging, prompts, resources, tools |
| Tool definitions | 4 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100% |
Description written by the publisher, not verified
MCP server for Project Gutenberg: 78,000+ public-domain ebooks with full plain-text retrieval.
Connect
streamable-http · https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http gutenberg-mcp-server https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"gutenberg-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}Tools as reported by the server
gutenberg_search_booksSearch the Project Gutenberg catalog of 78,000+ books. Every query word matches a title or author substring; filter by topic, language, author lifespan, IDs, MIME prefix or copyright status. More than four query words require the local mirror. Empty matches succeed with criteria and a notice. Defaulgutenberg_get_bookFetch complete metadata for a Project Gutenberg book by ID — title, authors (with birth/death years), translators, editors, source bibliographic notes, subjects, bookshelves, languages, copyright status, and the full formats map with download URLs (plain text, HTML, EPUB, cover image, etc.). Use is_gutenberg_get_textRetrieve the plain-text content of a Project Gutenberg book, stripped of the standard license header and footer so the response contains only the literary work. For long works — novels routinely run 500KB–2MB — use offset and limit to read in chunks rather than fetching the whole book at once. The rgutenberg_browse_popularBrowse Project Gutenberg books ordered by downloads in the last 30 days at the source snapshot. Returns up to 32 titles with IDs, authors, languages, download counts, and is_readable. Filter by language, topic, MIME prefix or copyright status. Empty matches succeed with criteria and a notice; trunca
Tool changes
- 2026-10-18: gutenberg_search_books, gutenberg_get_book, gutenberg_get_text, gutenberg_browse_popular
- 2026-10-17: gutenberg_search_books, gutenberg_get_book, gutenberg_get_text, gutenberg_browse_popular
- 2026-10-16: gutenberg_search_books, gutenberg_get_book, gutenberg_get_text, gutenberg_browse_popular
Repository · JSON · Text for agents · Registry updated 2026-10-17