io.github.ltvspot/library-of-alexandria · v0.1.0 · productivity
Library of Alexandria is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 541 ms and exposes 8 tools.
Classic books in 25 languages: search, print editions, the free shelf. Read-only, no sign-in.
Endpoint: https://mcp.libraryofalexandria.com/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 8 |
| Latency | 541 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-27T00:10:16.780Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27T00:10:16.780Z | Healthy | 541 |
search_books | Search the catalogue of Library of Alexandria Press by words from a title or an author's name, or by a topic word, in any language of the catalogue (Chinese in simplified and traditional characters). Returns up to 8 titles with id, title, subtitle, author, language, whether print editions are availa |
get_book | Get the catalogue facts of one title: title, subtitle, author and original title in the chosen language, the cover picture address, the print editions, and the title page address in each language of the catalogue. |
get_summary | Read the 15-minute summary of one title: the first key idea in full, with its heading, and the headings of the other key ideas, which open in the library. Choose a key idea with 'part'. A title or a language whose summary is not open yet answers that it opens here soon. |
get_sample | Read the free opening of one title: the first chapter of its text, in pages of at most 400 words. Pass 'page' for the next page; every answer says how many pages there are and where the text continues. Until the text is open the answer says that it opens here soon. |
list_free_shelf | List the titles on the free shelf, optionally for one language and one subject, with the address of each reading page. |
read_free_chapter | Read one chapter of a title on the free shelf, in pages of at most 400 words. Chapter numbers are those of the reader's contents list; without 'chapter' the first chapter of the text is read. Every answer points to the next page. Until the text is open the answer says that it opens here soon. |
get_print_options | Get the print editions of one title (standard and large print; paperback or hardcover) with the normal price in US dollars where it exists, ISBN-13 and page count where known, and the address of each product page. |
get_publisher_info | Get the publisher's standard description, the languages of the catalogue and the address of the terms page. |