Book Search (Open Library) is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. It exposes 2 tools.
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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.
claude mcp add book-search --transport http https://invokera.com/r/book-searchhttps://invokera.com/r/book-search[mcp_servers.book-search]
url = "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"{
"mcpServers": {
"book-search": {
"url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"book-search": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://invokera.com/r/book-search"
}
}
}Available tools 2
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search_authors
search_books
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://invokera.com/r/book-search | streamable-http | answering | 286 ms | 3 min ago |
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