Apple Books MCP
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Apple Books.
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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!
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Installation
Using uv (recommended)
[uvx](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/tools/) can be used to directly run apple-books-mcp (without installing it).
Using pip
After installing, you can run the server using:
Configuration
Claude Desktop Setup
Using uvx (recommended)
Using python
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.
Debugging
**With Claude Desktop**
**With inspector**
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
1 Fork the GitHub repository https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp \
2 Create a new branch for your changes (git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature). \
3 Make your changes and test them thoroughly. \
4 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.