Audiobookshelf MCP server
io.github.sierikov/audiobookshelf-mcp·v0.2.0·1 starsBrowse Audiobookshelf libraries and listening stats; opt-in tools fix chapters, genres and tags.
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Audiobookshelf tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
How Audiobookshelf compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 70/100
- higher than 35% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 65% of 28,688 servers
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-06-21, latest 2026-11-01, typically one every 133 days.
Install Audiobookshelf in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
The registry entry has no remote endpoint or installable package.
What the publisher says
From the Audiobookshelf repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Audiobookshelf MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server for Audiobookshelf - gives AI assistants access to your self-hosted audiobook and podcast library.
MCP Registry name: mcp-name: io.github.sierikov/audiobookshelf-mcp
What can it do?
Ask your AI assistant things like:
- "What am I currently listening to?"
- "Search for Dune in my library"
- "What are my listening stats?"
- "What did I listen to recently?"
- "How far am I in Katabasis?"
- "What libraries do I have?"
Tools
Default toolsets: libraries, items, playback. The browse toolset is opt-in via AUDIOBOOKSHELF_TOOLSETS.
Install in Claude Desktop (one-click)
Download the .mcpb bundle for your platform, open it, and Claude Desktop will walk you through setup.
The .mcpb format is currently only supported by Claude Desktop. Other clients use the manual setup below.
Manual setup (all other clients)
1. Get your API token
Audiobookshelf → Settings → Users → your user → API Token
2. Install the binary
go install:
go install github.com/sierikov/audiobookshelf-mcp/cmd/audiobookshelf-mcp@latestDownload and install to /usr/local/bin:
macOS (Apple Silicon)
curl -L https://github.com/sierikov/audiobookshelf-mcp/releases/latest/download/audiobookshelf-mcp-macos-arm64 \
-o /usr/local/bin/audiobookshelf-mcp && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/audiobookshelf-mcpmacOS (Intel)
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Audiobookshelf: common questions
- Is Audiobookshelf MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (70/100). Read the Audiobookshelf safety report
- Does Audiobookshelf need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Audiobookshelf maintained?
- The last commit was 136 days ago (2026-06-21). The latest release is v0.2.0.
- How does Audiobookshelf compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 70/100 (higher than 35% of 48,255 servers); github stars 1 (more than 65% of 28,688 servers). Full comparison.