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Provides tools for interacting with Apple Books, allowing access to book collections, detailed book information, and annotation management including highlights and notes.
Provides support for the developer through donation links to Buy Me A Coffee platform.
Facilitates contribution to the project through the GitHub repository, including issue reporting and pull request submission.
Apple Books MCP
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Apple Books.
At a glance
Ask Claude to summarize your recent highlights
Ask Claude to organize books in your library by genre
Ask Claude to recommend similar books based on your reading history
Ask Claude to compare notes from different books read on the same subject
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And much more!
Available Tools
Tool | Description | Parameters |
list_collections() | List all collections | None |
get_collection_books(collection_id) | Get all books in a collection | collection_id: str |
describe_collection(collection_id) | Get details of a collection | collection_id: str |
list_all_books() | List all books | None |
get_book_annotations(book_id) | Get all annotations for a book | book_id: str |
describe_book(book_id) | Get details of a particular book | book_id: str |
list_all_annotations() | List all annotations | None |
get_highlights_by_color(color) | Get all highlights by color | color: str |
search_highlighted_text(text) | Search for highlights by highlighted text | text: str |
search_notes(note) | Search for notes | note: str |
full_text_search(text) | Search for annotations containing the given text | text: str |
recent_annotations() | Get 10 most recent annotations | None |
describe_annotation(annotation_id) | Get details of an annotation | annotation_id: str |
Installation
Using uv (recommended)
uvx can be used to directly run apple-books-mcp (without installing it).
brew install uv # for macos
uvx apple-books-mcp
Using pip
pip install apple-books-mcp
After installing, you can run the server using:
python -m apple_books_mcp
Configuration
Claude Desktop Setup
Using uvx (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-books-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [ "apple-books-mcp@latest" ]
}
}
}
Using python
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-books-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "apple_books_mcp"]
}
}
}
Upcoming Features
add docker support
add resources support
edit collections support
edit highlights support
Contribution
Thank you for considering contributing to this project!
Development
If you cloned this repository, you can test it using Claude Desktop with below configuration:
Use uv venv to create a virtual environment and install the dependencies.
uv venv
uv sync
Debugging
With Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-books-mcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/apple-books-mcp/",
"run",
"apple_books_mcp",
"-v"
]
}
}
}
With inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx apple-books-mcp
Opening Issues
If you encounter a bug, have a feature request, or want to discuss something related to the project, please open an issue on the GitHub repository. When opening an issue, please provide:
Bug Reports: Describe the issue in detail. Include steps to reproduce the bug if possible, along with any error messages or screenshots.
Feature Requests: Clearly explain the new feature you'd like to see added to the project. Provide context on why this feature would be beneficial.
General Discussions: Feel free to start discussions on broader topics related to the project.
Contributing
1️⃣ Fork the GitHub repository https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp
2️⃣ Create a new branch for your changes (git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature).
3️⃣ Make your changes and test them thoroughly.
4️⃣ Push your changes and open a Pull Request to main.
Please provide a clear title and description of your changes.
License
Apple Books MCP is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
This server cannot be installed
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
The Apple Books MCP server bridges the gap between your personal reading journey and AI capabilities by transforming static book collections into interactive knowledge repositories.
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