LibraryAPI runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 134 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 4 Oct 2026.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add libraryapi-mcp -e 'LIBRARYAPI_KEY=<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>' -- uvx libraryapi-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"libraryapi-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"libraryapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIBRARYAPI_KEY": "<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.libraryapi-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["libraryapi-mcp"]
env = { LIBRARYAPI_KEY = "<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"libraryapi-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"libraryapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIBRARYAPI_KEY": "<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"libraryapi-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"libraryapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LIBRARYAPI_KEY": "<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<LIBRARYAPI_KEY> (API key from https://libraryapi.dev (free tier: 500 requests/month)).
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