MCP Server

Audiobookshelf MCP MCP Server

Name: Audiobookshelf MCP MCP Server
Author: io.github.jeeftor

io.github.jeeftor/abs-mcp

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What is the Audiobookshelf MCP MCP server?

Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.

How to install Audiobookshelf MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

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

Environment / auth

ABS_BASE_URL
required
Base URL of your Audiobookshelf server.
ABS_API_KEY
required
secret
Audiobookshelf API key or bearer token.
ABS_READ_ONLY
Set to false to enable scan and cleanup tools.
ABS_TIMEOUT
Audiobookshelf request timeout as a Go duration or seconds.
ABS_FIXTURE_DIR
Optional local ABS fixture directory for fixture resources.
ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE
Optional JSON file containing extra request headers.
ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE
Optional PEM CA bundle for private or corporate ABS TLS.
ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY
Temporary TLS verification bypass for local troubleshooting.
ABS_TRANSPORT
MCP transport to run at startup. Use stdio for local launchers or http for Streamable HTTP.
ABS_HTTP_ADDR
Bind address used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
ABS_HTTP_PATH
Streamable HTTP endpoint path used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN
secret
Optional bearer token required from Streamable HTTP MCP clients.

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<YOUR_ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<YOUR_ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<YOUR_ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_ABS_READ_ONLY>",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_ABS_TIMEOUT>",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "<YOUR_ABS_FIXTURE_DIR>",
        "ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE>",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "<YOUR_ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY>",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "<YOUR_ABS_TRANSPORT>",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_ADDR>",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add abs-mcp --env ABS_BASE_URL=<YOUR_ABS_BASE_URL> --env ABS_API_KEY=<YOUR_ABS_API_KEY> --env ABS_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_ABS_READ_ONLY> --env ABS_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_ABS_TIMEOUT> --env ABS_FIXTURE_DIR=<YOUR_ABS_FIXTURE_DIR> --env ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE=<YOUR_ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE> --env ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE=<YOUR_ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE> --env ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY=<YOUR_ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY> --env ABS_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_ABS_TRANSPORT> --env ABS_HTTP_ADDR=<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_ADDR> --env ABS_HTTP_PATH=<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_PATH> --env ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN=<YOUR_ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.5.0