Gutenberg Mcp Server

io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server · v0.3.3

MCP server for Project Gutenberg: 78,000+ public-domain ebooks with full plain-text retrieval.

Source code Set it up

Connect Remote server

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http gutenberg-mcp-server https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gutenberg-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "gutenberg-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Tools 4 found in our last check

gutenberg_search_books
Search the Project Gutenberg catalog of 78,000+ books. Every query word matches a title or author substring; filter by topic, language, translator, author lifespan, IDs, MIME prefix or copyright status. More than four query words, and the translator filter, require the local mir…
gutenberg_get_book
Fetch complete metadata for a Project Gutenberg book by ID — title, authors (with birth/death years), translators, editors, source bibliographic notes, subjects, bookshelves, languages, copyright status, and the full formats map with download URLs (plain text, HTML, EPUB, cover…
gutenberg_get_text
Retrieve the plain-text content of a Project Gutenberg book, stripped of the standard license header and footer. Front matter such as producer credits, the title page, contents, and prefaces stays in the text. For long works — novels routinely run 500KB–2MB — use offset and limi…
gutenberg_browse_popular
Browse Project Gutenberg books ordered by downloads in the last 30 days at the source snapshot. Returns up to 32 titles with IDs, authors, languages, download counts, and is_readable. Filter by language, topic, MIME prefix or copyright status. Empty matches succeed with criteria…

Details

Endpoint	`https://gutenberg.caseyjhand.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP)
Package	`@cyanheads/[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
Package	`@cyanheads/[email protected]` (NPM, streamable-http)
First published	11 Nov 2026
Last updated	11 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.cyanheads/gutenberg-mcp-server`

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Typical response: 720 ms
Answered: 100% of 2 checks
Last check: 13 Nov 2026

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