How do I install Calibre Web?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Calibre Web need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CALIBRE_WEB_URL, CALIBRE_WEB_USERNAME, CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD, CALIBRE_WEB_INSECURE_TLS, CALIBRE_WEB_ALLOW_TOOLS, CALIBRE_WEB_DENY_TOOLS.

What transport does Calibre Web use?

Calibre Web runs locally over stdio.

When was Calibre Web last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Read-only MCP server for Calibre-Web: library search, browsing and covers via the OPDS feed

Calibre Web MCP server

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Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

CALIBRE_WEB_URL — Root URL of the Calibre-Web instance, e.g. https://books.example.com
CALIBRE_WEB_USERNAME — Username of the Calibre-Web account (web login); leave unset together with the password for anonymous-browsing instances
CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD — Password of that account (web login password)
CALIBRE_WEB_INSECURE_TLS — Set to true to accept self-signed certificates (scoped to the configured host)
CALIBRE_WEB_ALLOW_TOOLS — Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)
CALIBRE_WEB_DENY_TOOLS — Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever CALIBRE_WEB_ALLOW_TOOLS left

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1CALIBRE_WEB_URL=<value> CALIBRE_WEB_USERNAME=<value> CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD=<secret> CALIBRE_WEB_INSECURE_TLS=<value> CALIBRE_WEB_ALLOW_TOOLS=<value> CALIBRE_WEB_DENY_TOOLS=<value> claude mcp add io.github.ni-c-calibreweb-mcp -- npx -y calibreweb-mcp@0.3.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ni-c-calibreweb-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<value>",11        "CALIBRE_WEB_USERNAME": "<value>",12        "CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<secret>",13        "CALIBRE_WEB_INSECURE_TLS": "<value>",14        "CALIBRE_WEB_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<value>",15        "CALIBRE_WEB_DENY_TOOLS": "<value>"16      }17    }18  }19}

claude_desktop_config.json

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How do I install Calibre Web?

Does Calibre Web need an API key?

What transport does Calibre Web use?

When was Calibre Web last checked?

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