Google Books

Google Books MCP — Books search + volume metadata (~40M+ books). Public reads keyless (1k/day per IP); higher limits with optional key.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

• search(query, search_field?, filter?, language?, print_type?, order_by?, limit?, offset?)
• get_volume(id) — single volume by Google Books id
• get_by_isbn(isbn) — convenience: lookup by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13
• list_bookshelf(user_id, shelf?) — public bookshelf by user id

Auth

Optional. Pass ?_apiKey=<key> for higher rate limits — register at https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials and enable the Books API.

Data source

https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/ — REST + JSON.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-books": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/google-books/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Google Books data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT