gutenberg-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-serverVersion 0.3.3

MCP server for Project Gutenberg: 78,000+ public-domain ebooks with full plain-text retrieval.

Status

Responds593 msNov 14, 2026, 14:48 UTCAnswered our handshake without sign-in.

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Last checked: Nov 14, 2026, 14:48 UTC
Latency: 593 ms
Remotes responding: 1 of 1
Sign-in: No sign-in
Hosting: Hosted outside the EU (detected)
Registry data as of: Nov 14, 2026, 22:14 UTC

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Connect

Streamable HTTP

https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcpResponds593 msNov 14, 2026, 14:48 UTC

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http gutenberg-mcp-server https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

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Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: gutenberg-mcp-server
Remote MCP server URL: https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gutenberg-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"gutenberg-mcp-server","type":"http","url":"https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}'

Streamable HTTP

npm: @cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server 0.3.3

Package only

npm (npx)

claude mcp add gutenberg-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server@0.3.3

Streamable HTTP

npm: @cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server 0.3.3

Package only

npm (npx)

claude mcp add gutenberg-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server@0.3.3

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Tools

4 tools

Tools of gutenberg-mcp-server
	Description		Read-only	Idempotent	Open world
`gutenberg_browse_popular`Browse 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; truncated results include executable search continuation. Use this for discovery — "what are the most popular classics in French?".	Browse 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; truncated results include executable search continuation. Use this for discovery — "what are the most popular classics in French?".	Not declared	Yes	Yes	Yes
`gutenberg_get_book`Fetch 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_readable before gutenberg_get_text; source_notes may identify specific editions.	Fetch 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_readable before gutenberg_get_text; source_notes may identify specific editions.	Not declared	Yes	Yes	Yes
`gutenberg_get_text`Retrieve the plain-text content of a Project Gutenberg book, stripped of the standard license header and footer. Front matter such as producer credits, the title page, contents, and prefaces stays in the text. For long works — novels routinely run 500KB–2MB — use offset and limit to read in chunks rather than fetching the whole book at once, or pass find to jump to a known passage without paging. The response reports totalChars and remainingChars for reliable pagination. Prefers UTF-8 plain text; falls back to an HTML edition converted to text; refuses audio books (media_type "Sound") with a clear error.	Retrieve the plain-text content of a Project Gutenberg book, stripped of the standard license header and footer. Front matter such as producer credits, the title page, contents, and prefaces stays in the text. For long works — novels routinely run 500KB–2MB — use offset and limit to read in chunks rather than fetching the whole book at once, or pass find to jump to a known passage without paging. The response reports totalChars and remainingChars for reliable pagination. Prefers UTF-8 plain text; falls back to an HTML edition converted to text; refuses audio books (media_type "Sound") with a clear error.	Not declared	Yes	Yes	Yes
`gutenberg_search_books`Search the Project Gutenberg catalog of 78,000+ books. Every query word matches a title or author substring; filter by topic, language, translator, author lifespan, IDs, MIME prefix or copyright status. More than four query words, and the translator filter, require the local mirror. Empty matches succeed with criteria and a notice. Default popularity uses downloads in the last 30 days at the source snapshot. Returns IDs, titles, authors, languages, subjects, counts, and is_readable — use gutenberg_get_book for full metadata.	Search the Project Gutenberg catalog of 78,000+ books. Every query word matches a title or author substring; filter by topic, language, translator, author lifespan, IDs, MIME prefix or copyright status. More than four query words, and the translator filter, require the local mirror. Empty matches succeed with criteria and a notice. Default popularity uses downloads in the last 30 days at the source snapshot. Returns IDs, titles, authors, languages, subjects, counts, and is_readable — use gutenberg_get_book for full metadata.	Not declared	Yes	Yes	Yes

Details

Registry status: Active
Published: Nov 11, 2026
Updated: Nov 11, 2026
Website: Not given
Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Categories (suggested): Project managementSuggested categories are assigned automatically from the registry text and may be wrong. Verified operators can correct them.
GDPR: Not declared

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