Reference

Data source: Open Library (Internet Archive)

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/open-library/

nobloat — strip report_feedback tool URL-based auth (for clients without header support)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-open-library": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/open-library/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/open-library/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "search_books", "arguments": {"query": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/open-library/

7 endpoints available:

GET /rest/open-library/search_books
GET /rest/open-library/get_book
GET /rest/open-library/search_authors
GET /rest/open-library/get_author
GET /rest/open-library/get_editions
GET /rest/open-library/search_by_isbn
GET /rest/open-library/report_feedback

Shell

curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/open-library/search_books?query=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/open-library/search_books",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec · Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc open-library

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install

pip install gnistai

Available Tools (7)

search_books

Search Open Library for books by title, author, or subject.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	required	Search query — title, author, or subject (e.g. "the lord of the rings", "tolkien").
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Max results to return (1-100). Default 10. (default: 10)

get_book

Get detailed information about a book/work by its Open Library work ID.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`olid`	`string`	required	Open Library work ID (e.g. "OL27448W" for The Lord of the Rings).

search_authors

Search Open Library for authors by name.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	required	Author name to search for (e.g. "tolkien", "ursula le guin").
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Max results to return (1-100). Default 10. (default: 10)