Most Recommended Books

com.mostrecommendedbooks/books · v2.0.0

Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.

Source code Set it up

Connect Remote server

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http books https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "books": {
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "books": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp

Tools 6 found in our last check

search_books
Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Use this when a user asks about a specifi…
get_person_recommendations
Return every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books does Naval Ravikant recommend?', 'Tim F…
get_book_recommenders
Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinio…
get_series_reading_order
Return the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter books in order', or how many books a se…
get_list
Return one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use this when a user asks for 'the best X boo…
get_summary
Return MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set full_text=true only when the user expl…

Details

Endpoint	`https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp` (Streamable HTTP)
First published	4 Jul 2026
Last updated	4 Jul 2026
Registry name	`com.mostrecommendedbooks/books`

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Last check: 13 Nov 2026

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