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Project Gutenberg MCP

L0· runs locally

Read Project Gutenberg books via MCP. Search, fetch metadata, and retrieve text in passages.

v1.2.0 · active · repository · website · descriptor JSON · versions

Runs on your machine: something must execute the package.Only local packages are published (npm, PyPI, OCI, …). The registry never executes them, so tools are unknown until you run it.
Quality–not scored
Trust79of 100
Packages1
Tools seen0

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8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add project-gutenberg-mcp -e "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL=${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}" -e "GUTENBERG_TOOLS=${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}" -e "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE=4096" -e "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE=en" -- docker run -i --rm -e GUTENBERG_BASE_URL -e GUTENBERG_TOOLS -e GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE -e GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0
[mcp_servers.project-gutenberg-mcp]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL", "-e", "GUTENBERG_TOOLS", "-e", "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE", "-e", "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE", "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"]
env = { "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL" = "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}", "GUTENBERG_TOOLS" = "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}", "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE" = "4096", "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE" = "en" }

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "environment": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "{env:GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "{env:GUTENBERG_TOOLS}",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=project-gutenberg-mcp&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoiZG9ja2VyIiwiYXJncyI6WyJydW4iLCItaSIsIi0tcm0iLCItZSIsIkdVVEVOQkVSR19CQVNFX1VSTCIsIi1lIiwiR1VURU5CRVJHX1RPT0xTIiwiLWUiLCJHVVRFTkJFUkdfQ0hVTktfU0laRSIsIi1lIiwiR1VURU5CRVJHX0xBTkdVQUdFIiwicm9iZXJ0aG91c2UyMjQvcHJvamVjdC1ndXRlbmJlcmctbWNwOjEuMi4wIl0sImVudiI6eyJHVVRFTkJFUkdfQkFTRV9VUkwiOiIke0dVVEVOQkVSR19CQVNFX1VSTH0iLCJHVVRFTkJFUkdfVE9PTFMiOiIke0dVVEVOQkVSR19UT09MU30iLCJHVVRFTkJFUkdfQ0hVTktfU0laRSI6IjQwOTYiLCJHVVRFTkJFUkdfTEFOR1VBR0UiOiJlbiJ9fQ%3D%3D"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "-e",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "project-gutenberg-mcp":
    enabled: true
    name: "project-gutenberg-mcp"
    type: stdio
    cmd: "docker"
    args:
      - "run"
      - "-i"
      - "--rm"
      - "-e"
      - "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL"
      - "-e"
      - "GUTENBERG_TOOLS"
      - "-e"
      - "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE"
      - "-e"
      - "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE"
      - "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
    envs:
      "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "${GUTENBERG_BASE_URL}"
      "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "${GUTENBERG_TOOLS}"
      "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096"
      "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
    timeout: 300

This is a local package: the command runs on your machine.

Quality – / 100not scored

Not scored: fewer than three checks apply, usually because no remote answered a credential-free probe or the server is a local package.

protocoln/a · weight 25
  • n/a
    protocol.modern, protocol.stateless, protocol.transport, protocol.list_ttlno remote answered a protocol handshake (not probed yet, unreachable, or local-only)
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygienen/a · weight 30
  • n/a
    tools.descriptions, tools.description_length, tools.schemas, tools.annotations, tools.directory_hints, tools.token_cost, tools.api_dumptool list unknown (behind auth, not probed, or empty)
stabilityn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    stability.changes, stability.rug_pulltool list unknown
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

Tool list unknown · checked 2026-10-19 10:52 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 79 / 100

provenance90
livenessn/a
freshness45
hygiene95

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +website ~liveness-unmeasured -stale-208d -unpinned-packages(1)

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

packageregistryversionruntimesecrets
roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0ociunpinneddocker

Tools (0)

No tools observed. Local packages are never executed by the registry.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json
{
  "name": "io.github.bobbyhouse/project-gutenberg-mcp",
  "title": "Project Gutenberg MCP",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "version": "1.2.0",
  "packages": [
    {
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "identifier": "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0",
      "runtimeHint": "docker",
      "registryType": "oci",
      "runtimeArguments": [
        {
          "type": "positional",
          "value": "run"
        },
        {
          "name": "-i",
          "type": "named"
        },
        {
          "name": "--rm",
          "type": "named"
        }
      ],
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "name": "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL",
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Base URL of your Gutenberg mirror. Run the mirror from the mirror/ directory and point this at it. See the README for setup instructions.",
          "placeholder": "http://localhost:8080"
        },
        {
          "name": "GUTENBERG_TOOLS",
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Comma-separated list of tools to expose. Available: search_books, get_book_metadata, fetch_book_text, list_passages, get_passage",
          "placeholder": "get_book_metadata,list_passages,get_passage"
        },
        {
          "name": "GUTENBERG_BOOK_ID",
          "format": "number",
          "description": "Project Gutenberg book ID to use as the default for all tools. Find IDs via search_books. Example: 2680 for Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.",
          "placeholder": "2680"
        },
        {
          "name": "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE",
          "format": "number",
          "default": "4096",
          "description": "Size in bytes of each passage returned by get_passage."
        },
        {
          "name": "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE",
          "default": "en",
          "description": "Default ISO 639-1 language code filter for search_books. Used when the caller omits the language parameter."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/bobbyhouse/project-gutenberg-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/bobbyhouse/project-gutenberg-mcp",
  "description": "Read Project Gutenberg books via MCP. Search, fetch metadata, and retrieve text in passages."
}