get_book — Source Library MCP Tool Read-only

get_book (get book) is one of 15 tools on the Source Library MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call get_book from your client

Claude Code Source Library get_book run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Source Library get_book ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Source Library get_book ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Source Library get_book .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Source Library get_book ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Source Library get_book ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline Source Library get_book ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI Source Library get_book ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok Source Library get_book .mcp.json (in your project root)
ChatGPT Source Library get_book Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Claude.ai Source Library get_book Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
LangChain Source Library get_book pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelibrary https://sourcelibrary.org/api/mcp

Other tools on this server

search_library
search_translations
search_concept
search_within_book
list_books
get_book_text
get_quote
list_editions
get_quotes
search_images
submit_feedback
share_findings
propose_collection
get_locus

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.

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