Books for Agents

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Books for Agents": {
      "url": "https://booksforagents.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (9)

• search_books

  Search for books by topic, keyword, or theme. Returns relevant book summaries with relevance scores.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Search query (topic, keyword, or question)
  • limit — number — Max number of results (default: 5)
  • category — string — Filter by category (business, psychology, technology, self-improvement)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_book

  Get the full structured summary of a specific book by slug or title.

  Parameters:

  • slug — string — Book slug (filename without .md)
  • title — string — Book title (partial match supported)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_book_section

  Get a specific section of a book summary to save tokens. Sections: ideas, frameworks, quotes, connections, when-to-use.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Book slug (filename without .md)
  • section (required) — string — Section to retrieve

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• list_books_by_author

  List all books by a specific author. Supports partial name matching (e.g. 'Clear' matches 'James Clear').

  Parameters:

  • author (required) — string — Author name or partial name to search for

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• list_categories

  List all available book categories with book counts.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• list_backlog

  List all books in the generation backlog with their status (pending, done, skipped). Shows which books are available for contributors to generate.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• generate_book

  Get the full context (template, example, metadata, instructions) to generate a book summary. The agent generates the content using its own tokens, then calls submit_book to submit it.

  Parameters:

  • title — string — Book title from the backlog (omit to pick the next pending book)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• submit_book

  Publish a generated book summary directly to the knowledge base. Call this after generating content with generate_book. Submissions are validated: the slug must be lowercase-hyphenated, the frontmatter complete with a supported category, all five sections present and substantive, at least one "**Practical application:**", a one-sentence summary, and every [[slug]] cross-reference must already exist. Rate limited to 3 per minute.

  Parameters:

  • slug (required) — string — Book slug (e.g. the-power-of-habit)
  • title (required) — string — Book title
  • author (required) — string — Book author
  • category (required) — string — Book category (business, psychology, technology, self-improvement)
  • content (required) — string — The full generated markdown content (starting with --- frontmatter)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• suggest_book

  Suggest a new book to add to the generation backlog. Inserts directly into the backlog. Must be a real, published book: title, author and category are validated, and duplicates against published books and existing backlog entries are rejected. Rate limited to 10 per minute.

  Parameters:

  • title (required) — string — Book title
  • author (required) — string — Book author
  • category (required) — string — Book category
  • isbn — string — ISBN
  • tags — array — Relevant tags
  • year — number — Publication year
  • reason — string — Why this book should be added

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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