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Openlibrary search
An MCP tool from the Public Knowledge server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Search books by title, author or subject (Open Library): title, authors, first publication year, edition count, ISBNs, subjects, cover and Open Library link.
Name on the gateway: knowledge__openlibrary_search · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query required | string | Free text, e.g. "the pragmatic programmer". |
author | string | Author name filter. |
limit | integer | Results (default 10, max 50). |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "knowledge__openlibrary_search",
"arguments": {
"query": "…"
}
}Or connect the Public Knowledge server directly, which lists 47 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-knowledge https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/knowledge \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the openlibrary search tool with query set to ….