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Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House MCP Connector for Claude

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Access the global Penguin Random House catalog—search for authors, titles, works, and literary categories directly from your AI agent.

13 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect the Penguin Random House Open Service to your AI agent to explore one of the world's largest trade book catalogs. Retrieve detailed metadata for millions of titles, authors, and literary events through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Author Discovery — List authors, illustrators, and narrators. Filter by tour status or last initial to find specific contributors.
  • Title & ISBN Lookup — Fetch complete metadata for specific book editions using ISBNs, including format details, sale dates, and award status.
  • Work Grouping — Access 'Works' which group different formats (hardcover, ebook, audio) of the same book under a single identifier for better organization.
  • Category Hierarchy — Explore the complex tree of book categories and genres to discover new content or classify existing lists.
  • Event Tracking — List upcoming author events and tours to stay updated on the literary world.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Penguin Random House API Key
  3. Start querying the catalog from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Content Creators & Researchers — quickly verify book details, author bios, and publication dates without manual web searches.
  • Developers & Librarians — integrate professional-grade book metadata into workflows or personal databases.
  • Book Enthusiasts — find upcoming releases, award-winning titles, and author tour dates through simple chat.
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13 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

list_categories

List book categories

list_events

List author events (signings, talks)

list_series

List book series

get_category_hierarchy

Get category hierarchy view

list_authors

Can be scoped to a domain and filtered by tour status or last initial. List authors, illustrators, narrators, and contributors

list_titles

Can be scoped to a domain and filtered by format, sale dates, etc. List book editions identified by ISBN

list_works

A work groups different formats (hardcover, ebook, etc.) under a single ID. List works (groups of different formats of the same book)

predictive_search

Predictive search for autocomplete

search

Responses include a facets array for filtering results. Full-text search powered by Apache Solr

get_series

Get details for a specific series

get_title

Get details for a specific title by ISBN

get_work

Get details for a specific work

get_author

Get details for a specific author

See how to talk to your AI agent using Penguin Random House.

List all authors whose last names start with 'S' and show if they are on tour.

I've found several authors. For example, George Saunders (ID: 27103) is currently listed. Would you like to see his full bio or check his upcoming events?

Get the full details for the book with ISBN 9780525559474.

That ISBN corresponds to 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig. It's a Hardcover edition published under the Viking imprint. It has won several awards and has a high print score. Would you like the work summary?

Search for upcoming author events in the PRH.US domain.

I've retrieved the latest events for the US domain. There are tours scheduled for several bestselling authors this month. Should I list the specific dates and locations for a particular author?

A 'Title' refers to a specific edition (identified by ISBN), while a 'Work' (using `get_work`) groups all formats of that book—like hardcover, paperback, and ebook—under a single record.

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