openlibrary_get_author — openlibrary mcp server MCP Tool
openlibrary_get_author
(openlibrary get author) is one of 10 tools on the
openlibrary mcp server
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call openlibrary_get_author from your client
- Claude Code openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain openlibrary mcp server openlibrary_get_author pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http openlibrary-mcp-server https://openlibrary.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Other tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.