@pipeworx/mcp-gutendex 1.0.0

package/LICENSE

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+MIT License
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package/README.md

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+# mcp-gutendex
+
+MCP server for Project Gutenberg books via the [Gutendex API](https://gutendex.com/). No authentication required.
+
+## Tools
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `search_books` | Search books by title or author |
+| `get_book` | Get a specific book by ID |
+| `popular_books` | Get the most popular books on Project Gutenberg |
+| `books_by_topic` | Browse books by topic or subject |
+
+## Quickstart (Pipeworx Gateway)
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+    "method": "tools/call",
+    "params": {
+      "name": "gutendex_search_books",
+      "arguments": { "query": "Shakespeare" }
+    },
+    "id": 1
+  }'
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "@pipeworx/mcp-gutendex",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "MCP server for Project Gutenberg books via Gutendex API",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "files": ["src"],
+  "scripts": { "build": "tsc", "check": "tsc --noEmit" },
+  "keywords": ["mcp", "mcp-server", "model-context-protocol", "pipeworx", "gutendex"],
+  "author": "Pipeworx <hello@pipeworx.io>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-gutendex.git" },
+  "devDependencies": { "typescript": "^5.7.0" }
+}

package/src/index.ts

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+/**
+ * Gutendex MCP — wraps Gutendex API for Project Gutenberg books (free, no auth)
+ *
+ * Tools:
+ * - search_books: Search books by title or author
+ * - get_book: Get a specific book by ID
+ * - popular_books: Get the most popular books on Project Gutenberg
+ * - books_by_topic: Browse books by topic or subject
+ */
+
+interface McpToolDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  inputSchema: {
+    type: 'object';
+    properties: Record<string, unknown>;
+    required?: string[];
+  };
+}
+
+interface McpToolExport {
+  tools: McpToolDefinition[];
+  callTool: (name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+const BASE_URL = 'https://gutendex.com';
+
+type RawPerson = {
+  name: string;
+  birth_year: number | null;
+  death_year: number | null;
+};
+
+type RawFormat = Record<string, string>;
+
+type RawBook = {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  authors: RawPerson[];
+  translators: RawPerson[];
+  subjects: string[];
+  bookshelves: string[];
+  languages: string[];
+  copyright: boolean | null;
+  media_type: string;
+  formats: RawFormat;
+  download_count: number;
+};
+
+type RawListResponse = {
+  count: number;
+  next: string | null;
+  previous: string | null;
+  results: RawBook[];
+};
+
+function formatPerson(p: RawPerson) {
+  return {
+    name: p.name,
+    birth_year: p.birth_year,
+    death_year: p.death_year,
+  };
+}
+
+function formatBook(b: RawBook) {
+  return {
+    id: b.id,
+    title: b.title,
+    authors: b.authors.map(formatPerson),
+    languages: b.languages,
+    subjects: b.subjects,
+    download_count: b.download_count,
+    formats: b.formats,
+  };
+}
+
+const tools: McpToolExport['tools'] = [
+  {
+    name: 'search_books',
+    description: 'Search Project Gutenberg books by title or author name.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Title or author name to search for.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'get_book',
+    description: 'Get detailed information for a specific Project Gutenberg book by its numeric ID.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'number',
+          description: 'The numeric Project Gutenberg book ID.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'popular_books',
+    description: 'Get the most downloaded / popular books on Project Gutenberg.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'books_by_topic',
+    description: 'Browse Project Gutenberg books by topic or subject keyword.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        topic: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Topic or subject keyword to filter books by (e.g. "science", "love", "history").',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['topic'],
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+async function callTool(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown> {
+  switch (name) {
+    case 'search_books':
+      return searchBooks(args.query as string);
+    case 'get_book':
+      return getBook(args.id as number);
+    case 'popular_books':
+      return popularBooks();
+    case 'books_by_topic':
+      return booksByTopic(args.topic as string);
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function searchBooks(query: string) {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/books?search=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gutendex API error: ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as RawListResponse;
+  return {
+    count: data.count,
+    books: data.results.map(formatBook),
+  };
+}
+
+async function getBook(id: number) {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/books/${id}`);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gutendex API error: ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as RawBook;
+  return formatBook(data);
+}
+
+async function popularBooks() {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/books?sort=popular&page=1`);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gutendex API error: ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as RawListResponse;
+  return {
+    count: data.count,
+    books: data.results.map(formatBook),
+  };
+}
+
+async function booksByTopic(topic: string) {
+  const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/books?topic=${encodeURIComponent(topic)}`);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gutendex API error: ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as RawListResponse;
+  return {
+    count: data.count,
+    topic,
+    books: data.results.map(formatBook),
+  };
+}
+
+export default { tools, callTool } satisfies McpToolExport;