list_books — Source Library MCP Tool Read-only
list_books
(list books) 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 list_books from your client
- Claude Code Source Library list_books run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Source Library list_books ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Source Library list_books ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Source Library list_books .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Source Library list_books ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Source Library list_books ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Source Library list_books ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Source Library list_books ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Source Library list_books .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Source Library list_books Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Source Library list_books Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Source Library list_books pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelibrary https://sourcelibrary.org/api/mcpOther 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.