Gutendex

liveBooksReference

Search and browse Project Gutenberg books via the Gutendex API

4tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day

Tools

search_booksrequired: query

Search Project Gutenberg books by title or author name.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringTitle or author name to search for.
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get_bookrequired: id

Get detailed information for a specific Project Gutenberg book by its numeric ID.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
idreqnumberThe numeric Project Gutenberg book ID.
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books_by_topicrequired: topic

Browse Project Gutenberg books by topic or subject keyword.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
topicreqstringTopic or subject keyword to filter books by (e.g. "science", "love", "history").
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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/gutendex/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/gutendex/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 and browse project gutenberg books via the gutendex api");