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Google Books

Google Books MCP Connector for Claude

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Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books, manage personal bookshelves, and retrieve detailed literary metadata.

12 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect your Google Books library to any AI agent to explore millions of titles and organize your reading life through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Deep Search — Perform full-text searches using advanced filters like title, author, publisher, subject, or ISBN.
  • Volume Metadata — Fetch complete details for any book or magazine, including descriptions, page counts, categories, and preview links.
  • Bookshelf Management — List and inspect public bookshelves from other users or manage your own private library.
  • Library Curation — Add, remove, or move volumes within your personal bookshelves (requires OAuth).
  • Format Filtering — Restrict searches to specific formats like EPUB or filter by availability (free vs. paid ebooks).

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Google Books API Key (for searching) or OAuth Access Token (for library management)
  3. Start exploring literature from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Researchers & Students — Quickly find relevant literature and extract bibliographic metadata for citations.
  • Avid Readers — Organize your 'To Read' lists and manage your digital library without leaving your workspace.
  • Content Creators — Verify book details, authors, and publication dates instantly during the writing process.
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12 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

add_volume_to_my_bookshelf

0 access token. Add a volume to a bookshelf

clear_my_bookshelf

0 access token. Remove all volumes from a bookshelf

get_my_bookshelf

0 access token. Retrieve metadata for a specific bookshelf of the authenticated user

get_user_bookshelf

Retrieve a specific public bookshelf for a user

get_volume

Retrieve a volume by ID

list_my_bookshelf_volumes

0 access token. Retrieve volumes on a specific bookshelf of the authenticated user

list_my_bookshelves

0 access token. Retrieve the authenticated user's bookshelves

list_user_bookshelf_volumes

Retrieve volumes on a user's public bookshelf

list_user_bookshelves

Retrieve public bookshelves for a specific user

move_volume_in_my_bookshelf

0 access token. Change the position of a volume on a bookshelf

remove_volume_from_my_bookshelf

0 access token. Remove a volume from a bookshelf

search_volumes

Use keywords like intitle:, inauthor:, inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:. Search for books and magazines

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

Search for books about 'Artificial Intelligence' written by 'Stuart Russell'.

I found several volumes. The most prominent is 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach' (Volume ID: `zyTCAlS7f7cC`). Would you like to see the full description or check its availability?

List all the volumes currently in my 'To Read' bookshelf.

Accessing your library... You have 3 books in your 'To Read' shelf (ID: 2): 'Dune', 'Foundation', and 'Neuromancer'. Would you like the metadata for any of these?

Get the full details for the book with ID '7_f_DwAAQBAJ'.

Retrieving volume data... This is 'Project Hail Mary' by Andy Weir. It has 496 pages, published by Ballantine Books, and is categorized under Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Exploration.

Yes. Use the `search_volumes` tool and include `isbn:` followed by the number in the query string (e.g., `isbn:9780141036144`).

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