一个用于搜索和阅读Calibre电子书库图书的模型上下文协议（MCP）服务器。

特色

• 全文搜索，配备自动短语匹配和模糊回退
• 按作者搜索或标题并部分匹配
• **从带有关键词高亮和分页的书籍中提取文本摘录
• 纯bash实现，使用calibredbCLI进行
• 返回Calibre深度链接（calibre://）和文件URL（file://）
• 为macOS兼容性提供强健的超时处理

先修条件

• 安装在[[T3]的口径]
• Calibre 库 [~/Calibre Library
• 用于摘录功能的书籍文本（.txt）导出
• Bash 4.0或更高版本

安装

1. 克隆此仓库：

2. 使脚本可执行：

用途

与MCP督察合作

使用MCP检查器测试服务器：

使用Claude桌面

添加到你的Claude桌面配置中：

可用工具

搜索-全文

使用Calibre全文搜索引擎搜索书籍。

参数：

• query（必填）：搜索查询。多词查询会自动进行短语搜索
• limit（可选）：最大结果（默认：50）

calibre-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and reading books from your Calibre ebook library.

Features

• Full-text search with automatic phrase matching and fuzzy fallback
• Search by author or title with partial matching
• Extract text excerpts from books with keyword highlighting and pagination
• Pure bash implementation using calibredb CLI
• Returns Calibre deep links (calibre://) and file URLs (file://)
• Robust timeout handling for macOS compatibility

Prerequisites

• Calibre installed at /Applications/calibre.app
• A Calibre library at ~/Calibre Library
• Text (.txt) exports of your books for excerpt functionality
• Bash 4.0 or later

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/trieloff/calibre-mcp.git
cd calibre-mcp

2. Make the script executable:

chmod +x calibre-mcp.sh

Usage

With MCP Inspector

Test the server using the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector /path/to/calibre-mcp.sh

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "calibre": {
      "command": "/path/to/calibre-mcp.sh"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

search-fulltext

Search books using Calibre’s full-text search engine.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query. Multi-word queries are automatically phrase-searched
• limit (optional): Maximum results (default: 50)
• fuzzy_fallback (optional): Fallback query with related terms if exact search fails

Example:

{
  "query": "machine learning",
  "fuzzy_fallback": "AI artificial intelligence ML neural networks deep learning"
}

search-author

Search books by author name with partial matching.

Parameters:

• author (required): Author name (partial match supported)
• limit (optional): Maximum results (default: 50)

search-title

Search books by title with partial matching.

Parameters:

• title (required): Book title (partial match supported)
• limit (optional): Maximum results (default: 50)

get-excerpt

Extract text excerpts from books with keyword context.

Parameters:

• book_id (required): Calibre book ID
• keyword (optional): Search term to find in the book
• context_lines (optional): Lines of context around matches (default: 10)
• max_results (optional): Results per page (default: 10)
• page (optional): Page number for pagination (default: 1)

Response Format

Search results include:

• Book metadata (title, authors, series, tags, publisher)
• Calibre deep link for opening in Calibre
• File URL for direct EPUB access
• Available formats
• Whether text format is available for excerpts

Logging

The server logs all requests and responses to requests.log for debugging.

Limitations

• Requires Calibre to be closed or may experience timeouts
• Full-text search requires indexed books