Gutenberg MCP server

by cyanheads·io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server·v0.1.8

MCP server for Project Gutenberg — 75,000+ public-domain ebooks with full plain-text retrieval.

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

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

Is Gutenberg MCP server safe?: Not known yet: the safety scan has not run. New listings are scanned within a few days.
How do I install Gutenberg?: It runs remotely at gutenberg.caseyjhand.com. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Gutenberg need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 6 settings from the environment.
Is Gutenberg maintained?: The latest release is v0.1.8.
Is Gutenberg up?: 100% of our last 1 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Gutenberg?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time MCP server.

Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.

GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time
One section in, one section out — on Markdown/GEML files, bad writes refused.
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With the gateway added, ask your agent for it by name:

agent prompt

call io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server → <tool>

Free per call. Metered, capped by your key, logged for reliability.

MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
MCP_HTTP_HOSTThe hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORTThe port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHThe endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODEAuthentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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