search_within_book — Source Library MCP Tool Read-only
search_within_book
(search within 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 search_within_book from your client
- Claude Code Source Library search_within_book run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Source Library search_within_book ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Source Library search_within_book ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Source Library search_within_book .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Source Library search_within_book ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Source Library search_within_book ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Source Library search_within_book ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Source Library search_within_book ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Source Library search_within_book .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Source Library search_within_book Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Source Library search_within_book Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Source Library search_within_book pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelibrary https://sourcelibrary.org/api/mcpOther tools on this server
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the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
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