Audiobookshelf MCP

io.github.jeeftor/abs-mcp · v0.6.0

Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.

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Terminal

claude mcp add abs-mcp -e ABS_BASE_URL=<ABS_BASE_URL> -e ABS_API_KEY=<ABS_API_KEY> -e ABS_READ_ONLY=<ABS_READ_ONLY> -e ABS_TIMEOUT=<ABS_TIMEOUT> -e ABS_FIXTURE_DIR=<ABS_FIXTURE_DIR> -e ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE=<ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE> -e ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE=<ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE> -e ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY=<ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY> -e ABS_TRANSPORT=<ABS_TRANSPORT> -e ABS_HTTP_ADDR=<ABS_HTTP_ADDR> -e ABS_HTTP_PATH=<ABS_HTTP_PATH> -e ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN=<ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`ABS_BASE_URL` Required	Base URL of your Audiobookshelf server.
`ABS_API_KEY` Required, secret	Audiobookshelf API key or bearer token.
`ABS_READ_ONLY` Optional	Set to false to enable scan and cleanup tools.
`ABS_TIMEOUT` Optional	Audiobookshelf request timeout as a Go duration or seconds.
`ABS_FIXTURE_DIR` Optional	Optional local ABS fixture directory for fixture resources.
`ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE` Optional	Optional JSON file containing extra request headers.
`ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE` Optional	Optional PEM CA bundle for private or corporate ABS TLS.
`ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY` Optional	Temporary TLS verification bypass for local troubleshooting.
`ABS_TRANSPORT` Optional	MCP transport to run at startup. Use stdio for local launchers or http for Streamable HTTP.
`ABS_HTTP_ADDR` Optional	Bind address used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
`ABS_HTTP_PATH` Optional	Streamable HTTP endpoint path used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
`ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Optional bearer token required from Streamable HTTP MCP clients.

Details

Package	`ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0` (OCI, stdio)
First published	29 Jul 2026
Last updated	29 Jul 2026
Registry name	`io.github.jeeftor/abs-mcp`

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