Google Books MCP server

by mrfentmen·io.github.mrfentmen/google-books-mcp·v1.0.0

Query Google Books: volume search and details with covers, pages, categories.

C65/100grade C

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C65/100

Adoption

New

546 downloads/wk

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

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan7 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10

Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 65/100; higher than 20% of 3,470 Web search servers
Tools: 2; the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things: 0%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week: 546; more than 86% of 827 Web search servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 2 read

Runs npx -y google-books-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add google-books-mcp -- npx -y google-books-mcp

Is Google Books MCP server safe?: With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Google Books safety report
How do I install Google Books?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Google Books need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Google Books maintained?: The latest release is v1.0.0.
What can I use instead of Google Books?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Workopia — Job Search MCP server, LetsFG — Flights & Hotels MCP server and Exa Search MCP server.
How does Google Books compare with other Web search MCP servers?: safety score 65/100 (higher than 20% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 2 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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

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Exa Search
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