`authors`

Pack: librivox · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/librivox/mcp

Search LibriVox authors by last name or keyword; supports pagination via limit/offset. Returns author id, first/last name, and a link to their LibriVox profile.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`query`	string	no
`last_name`	string	no
`limit`	number	no
`offset`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Austen"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/librivox/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"authors","arguments":{"query":"Austen"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('authors', {
  "query": "Austen"
});

More examples

{
  "last_name": "Shakespeare",
  "limit": 5
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`authors`	array	List of authors matching search criteria

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Author ID"
          },
          "first_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "last_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "dob": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "dod": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of authors matching search criteria"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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