What is Libgenmcp

LibgenMCP is an MCP server designed to facilitate the quick downloading of books by utilizing the Anna’s Archive API, providing a more reliable experience than traditional web scraping methods.

Use cases

Use cases for LibgenMCP include downloading academic texts, accessing rare books for research, and providing students with easy access to required reading materials.

How to use

To use LibgenMCP, ensure you have Node.js and npm installed. Configure the MCP server with the provided JSON configuration, which allows for automatic installation and execution in a temporary environment.

Key features

Key features of LibgenMCP include the ability to search for books via the Anna’s Archive API, direct downloads to your computer, and a setup that isolates installations in temporary directories for reliability.

Where to use

LibgenMCP can be used in educational settings, research institutions, and by individual users who need quick access to a wide range of books and literature.

Book Downloader MCP Server

This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server allows you to search for books using Anna’s Archive API and download them directly to your computer’s Downloads folder.

Note: This tool uses the Anna’s Archive API via RapidAPI to provide a more reliable and consistent experience compared to web scraping methods.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

MCP Configuration

To use this server with an LLM or other MCP-compatible client, register it with the following configuration. This setup will automatically download and run the server in a temporary environment without requiring a manual global installation:

Explanation of the command:

• sh -c "...": Executes the provided string as a shell command.
• cd $(mktemp -d): Creates a unique temporary directory and changes the current directory into it. This keeps the installation isolated.
• npm install book-downloader-mcp-server: Installs your package (and its dependencies) into this temporary directory.
• npx book-downloader-mcp-server-cli: Executes the command-line interface (book-downloader-mcp-server-cli) that was made available by installing your package. npx handles finding and running the binary.

This ensures the MCP client always uses the latest version of book-downloader-mcp-server available on npm each time it starts (or according to npm install’s caching behavior for subsequent runs within the same client session if the temp directory isn’t cleared immediately).

Available Tools

searchAndDownloadBook

Searches for books using Anna’s Archive API and attempts to download them in the preferred format to your system’s default Downloads folder.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): The search term for the book. This can be the book’s title, author, ISBN, or other relevant keywords.
  • Example: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
• format (string, optional): The preferred book format. Accepts ‘PDF’, ‘EPUB’, ‘MOBI’, ‘AZW3’, or ‘any’. Defaults to ‘any’ if not specified.
  • Example: "epub"
• category (string, optional): Book categories to search. Options include ‘fiction’, ‘nonfiction’, ‘comic’, ‘magazine’, ‘musicalscore’, ‘other’, ‘unknown’. Defaults to ‘fiction, nonfiction’.
  • Example: "fiction, comic"
• limit (number, optional): Maximum number of search results to return. Defaults to 10.
  • Example: 20
• bookIndex (number, optional): If provided, selects the book at this index from search results.
  • Example: 0

Example Usage (conceptual, depends on your LLM/client):
LLM, please use the book-downloader to find 'Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari' and download it as an EPUB.

This would translate to an MCP tool call like:
searchAndDownloadBook({ query: "Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari", format: "epub" })

How it Works (Briefly)

1. The searchAndDownloadBook tool receives a query and optional parameters.
2. It constructs an API request to Anna’s Archive API via RapidAPI.
3. It processes the search results and presents a list of matching books if no specific book index is provided.
4. When a book is selected (either automatically or by the user providing a book index), it fetches additional book information and initiates the download.
5. The book content is streamed to a file in your OS’s default Downloads folder.

Important Notes:

• Reliability: This tool uses the Anna’s Archive API which provides a more reliable and consistent experience compared to web scraping methods.
• Download Location: Books are saved to your operating system’s standard Downloads folder (e.g., ~/Downloads on macOS/Linux, C:\Users\YourUser\Downloads on Windows).
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling is in place to handle various API response scenarios.
• API Key: The tool uses a RapidAPI key to access the Anna’s Archive API.