io.github.caelum29/calibre-mcp MCP Server

Name: io.github.caelum29/calibre-mcp MCP Server
Author: io.github.caelum29

io.github.caelum29/calibre-mcp

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What is the io.github.caelum29/calibre-mcp MCP server?

Calibre ebook library server: search, read content, curate metadata, semantic search, gated writes.

How to install io.github.caelum29/calibre-mcp

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL
Calibre Content Server base URL (default http://localhost:8080)
CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY
Library name; empty = auto-detect the server's default library
CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE
Set to 1 to enable the write tools (update/bulk-update/add/remove); off by default
CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH
Path to the calibredb binary; empty = auto-discover the standard install location

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calibre-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "calibre-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calibre-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "calibre-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calibre-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "calibre-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "calibre-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "calibre-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE>",
        "CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH": "<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add calibre-mcp --env CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL=<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_SERVER_URL> --env CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY=<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_LIBRARY> --env CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE=<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_ENABLE_WRITE> --env CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH=<YOUR_CALIBRE_MCP_CALIBREDB_PATH> -- npx -y calibre-mcp