Books

live Reference

Search books, get details by ISBN, and look up authors via Open Library

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_books required: query

Search for books by title, author, or keyword

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Search query
limit opt number Max results (1-50, default 10)
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get_book required: isbn

Get full book details by ISBN

Parameters
Name Type Description
isbn req string ISBN-10 or ISBN-13
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get_author required: author_key

Get author biography and works

Parameters
Name Type Description
author_key req string Open Library author key (e.g., OL23919A)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/books/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_books","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_books", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search books, get details by isbn, and look up authors via open library");