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Books & Film MCP Server

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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": true
}
resources
{
  "listChanged": true
}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
books_openlibrary_searchB

Search Open Library (works by default). Supports q/title/author, pagination, fields, sort, lang.

books_openlibrary_get_workC

Fetch a work by OLID (e.g., OL27448W).

books_openlibrary_get_editionC

Fetch an edition by OLID (e.g., OL7058607M).

books_google_searchB

Search Google Books volumes with structured field support (intitle, inauthor, etc.) or general query.

books_google_get_volumeC

Fetch a single volume by id.

scholarly_openalex_search_worksC

Search OpenAlex works with advanced filtering options for scholarly literature.

scholarly_openalex_get_workC

Get an OpenAlex work by id/URI.

scholarly_crossref_search_worksC

Search Crossref works with structured query parameters and advanced filtering.

scholarly_crossref_get_by_doiC

Fetch Crossref work metadata by DOI.

film_tmdb_search_movieC

Search The Movie Database for movies.

film_tmdb_get_movieB

Get TMDb movie details by id with optional append_to_response.

film_omdb_searchC

Search OMDb by title/year/type.

film_omdb_getC

Fetch OMDb details by imdbId or title/year.

se_libris_xsearchB

Search LIBRIS (Swedish National Library) with structured field support and boolean queries.

se_libris_oai_list_recordsC

Harvest LIBRIS via OAI-PMH ListRecords (XML string). Supports resumptionToken.

books_search_across_allB

Search simultaneously across Google Books, Open Library, and LIBRIS for books and publications.

scholarly_search_across_allB

Search simultaneously across OpenAlex and Crossref for academic publications.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
openlibrary-workFetch an Open Library work by OLID.
openlibrary-editionFetch an Open Library edition by OLID.
googlebooks-volumeFetch a Google Books volume by id.
openalex-workFetch OpenAlex work by id.
crossref-workFetch Crossref work by DOI.
tmdb-movieFetch TMDb movie by id.
omdb-by-imdbFetch OMDb movie/series by IMDb id.
libris-xsearchXsearch free-text search (JSON).
libris-oai-listrecordsOAI-PMH harvest (XML).

TDQS

C2.8/5.0

Scored across 17 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Most tools are clearly distinct by source and action (e.g., openlibrary_get_work vs google_get_volume target different providers). The main ambiguity is between the individual provider searches (books_openlibrary_search, books_google_search) and the aggregated books_search_across_all, which may cause an agent to pick one when the other is more appropriate. Overall though, the provider prefixes and resource nouns differentiate most tools well.

Naming Consistency3/5

The pattern follows domain_source_action/resource (e.g., books_openlibrary_get_work, scholarly_crossref_search_works), which is fairly consistent. However, verbs vary between search/get/fetch/xsearch/oai_list_records, and there is no uniform approach (search vs fetch vs xsearch). The three main domains (books, scholarly, film, se) use the same prefix style, but the verb choices are inconsistent across tools.

Tool Count2/5

17 tools is on the heavy side for what appears to be a media discovery/search server. Several tools serve nearly identical purposes across providers (get/search for the same kind of content in OpenLibrary, Google, Crossref, OpenAlex, TMDb, OMDb), which inflates the count without adding much functional breadth. However, the count is not extreme and is defensible given the multi-provider aggregator approach.

Completeness3/5

The search and get lifecycle is well covered for books, scholarly works, and films across multiple providers, and the aggregated cross-search tools are a thoughtful addition. However, there are notable gaps: no CRUD operations (create/update/delete is not expected for read-only catalogs, but the OAI-PMH harvester stands out as an odd inclusion without broader publisher/collection management), and the film domain lacks search-across-all aggregation like books and scholarly have, which is an inconsistency in coverage.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues