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Use Google Books with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books, manage personal bookshelves, and retrieve detailed literary metadata.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 12 capabilities

The complete Google Books capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Google Books.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Google Books.

  1. 01

    Clear my bookshelf

    0 access token. Remove all volumes from a bookshelf

  2. 02

    Get my bookshelf

    0 access token. Retrieve metadata for a specific bookshelf of the authenticated user

  3. 03

    Get user bookshelf

    Retrieve a specific public bookshelf for a user

  4. 04

    List my bookshelf volumes

    0 access token. Retrieve volumes on a specific bookshelf of the authenticated user

Capability set02 / 03

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Google Books.

  1. 05

    List user bookshelves

    Retrieve public bookshelves for a specific user

  2. 06

    Move volume in my bookshelf

    0 access token. Change the position of a volume on a bookshelf

  3. 07

    Remove volume from my bookshelf

    0 access token. Remove a volume from a bookshelf

  4. 08

    List user bookshelf volumes

    Retrieve volumes on a user's public bookshelf

Capability set03 / 03

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Google Books.

  1. 09

    List my bookshelves

    0 access token. Retrieve the authenticated user's bookshelves

  2. 10

    Add volume to my bookshelf

    0 access token. Add a volume to a bookshelf

  3. 11

    Get volume

    Retrieve a volume by ID

  4. 12

    Search volumes

    Use keywords like intitle:, inauthor:, inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:. Search for books and magazines

Observed, not estimated

944ms average. Fast in production.

Google Books is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1082ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
756ms
Slowest day
1082ms
14-day trend
Slowing+10%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 12 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Google Books, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Google Books. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Google Books Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EChmsgTEoMnxtQ0H5RCY7LJZUIi80mFw3y3mVvYD/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Google Books capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-books-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EChmsgTEoMnxtQ0H5RCY7LJZUIi80mFw3y3mVvYD/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Google Books owners ask.

  • 01

    Can I search for a book specifically by its ISBN?

    Yes. Use the search_volumes capability and include isbn: followed by the number in the query string (e.g., isbn:9780141036144).

  • 02

    How do I add a book to my personal 'Favorites' shelf?

    Use the add_volume_to_my_bookshelf capability. You will need the volumeId of the book and the shelf ID (usually '0' for Favorites). This requires an OAuth access token.

  • 03

    Can I filter search results to only show free ebooks?

    Absolutely. When using search_volumes, set the filter parameter to free-ebooks to restrict results to titles available at no cost.

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