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Google Books MCP Connector for Claude

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Search and explore millions of books on Google Books — find titles, authors, reviews, previews and full text from any AI agent.

8 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to Google Books and explore the world's largest searchable book index through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Book Search — Search millions of books by title, author, publisher, ISBN, subject or keyword with advanced query operators
  • Book Details — Get comprehensive info including authors, publisher, publication date, page count, categories, ratings and preview links
  • Public Bookshelves — Browse curated reading lists and collections from other users
  • My Library — Access your personal bookshelves (favorites, purchased, reviewed) with OAuth authentication
  • Filtering — Filter by free ebooks, paid ebooks, language, newest first and print type

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Google Books API Key
  3. Start exploring millions of books from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more navigating the Google Books website to find book details or reading lists. Your AI acts as a dedicated literary research assistant.

Who is this for?

  • Readers — quickly find books by title or author, check descriptions and ratings before purchasing
  • Researchers — search academic books by subject, publisher or ISBN with precise query operators
  • Book Clubs — browse public bookshelves for curated reading recommendations
  • Students — find textbooks, check page counts and discover free ebook editions
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8 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_book

Requires the Google Books volume ID (found from search results). Get detailed info for a specific book by volume ID

get_bookshelf

Returns the shelf title, description, volume count, accessibility and self-link. Shelf IDs are numeric (e.g. "0", "1", "2") or named (e.g. "favorites", "purchased"). Get a specific public bookshelf

get_my_bookshelf_volumes

Each volume includes title, authors, publisher, description and image links. Requires an OAuth 2.0 token. Optionally set maxResults (1-40). List books in the authenticated user's bookshelf

get_my_bookshelves

Each bookshelf includes its ID, title, volume count and accessibility. Requires an OAuth 2.0 token (the API key alone is not sufficient for private shelves). List the authenticated user's bookshelves

get_volume_by_isbn

Returns the book details including title, authors, publisher, description, page count and image links. Useful for quickly finding a specific edition when you have the ISBN. This is equivalent to using search_books with the isbn: operator but returns a single result directly. Look up a book by its ISBN number

list_bookshelf_volumes

Each volume includes title, authors, publisher, description, page count, categories and image links. Useful for browsing curated reading lists. Optionally set maxResults (1-40). List books in a public bookshelf

list_bookshelves

Each bookshelf includes its ID, title, volume count, accessibility (public/private) and description. Useful for discovering reading lists and curated collections. List public bookshelves for a Google Books user

search_books

Supports powerful search operators: intitle: (search in title only), inauthor: (search by author), inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:, lccn:, oclc:. Use quotes for exact phrase matching ("the great gatsby") and - to exclude terms. Optionally set maxResults (1-40), startIndex for pagination, filter (free-ebooks, paid-ebooks), language restriction, order by (relevance, newest) and print type (books, magazines). Search for books on Google Books

See how to talk to your AI agent using Google Books.

Search for 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Found 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published by Scribner, 180 pages. First published in 1925. Average rating: 3.9/5 from 4M+ ratings. Available as preview and purchase. Categories: Fiction, Classics, American Literature.

Find free ebooks about machine learning published in the last year.

Found 15 free ebooks about machine learning. Top results include 'Introduction to Machine Learning with Python' by Sarah Guido, 'Hands-On Machine Learning' (free chapters), and several open-source textbooks. Results sorted by relevance. Would you like details on any specific title?

Search for books by ISBN 9780743273565.

Found 'The Great Gatsby' (Scribner edition, ISBN 9780743273565). 180 pages, paperback. Published May 2004. This is the widely-used Scribner trade paperback edition with an introduction by Ruth Prigozy.

Go to [**Google Cloud Console**](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/books.googleapis.com), create or select a project, enable the Books API and create credentials (API key). Copy the key — it starts with `AIzaSy`.

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