Project Gutenberg MCP

io.github.bobbyhouse/project-gutenberg-mcp

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

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "project-gutenberg-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "<your GUTENBERG_BASE_URL>",
        "GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "<your GUTENBERG_TOOLS>",
        "GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
        "GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • GUTENBERG_BASE_URLrequiredBase URL of your Gutenberg mirror. Run the mirror from the mirror/ directory and point this at it. See the README for setup instructions.
  • GUTENBERG_TOOLSrequiredComma-separated list of tools to expose. Available: search_books, get_book_metadata, fetch_book_text, list_passages, get_passage
  • GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZESize in bytes of each passage returned by get_passage.
  • GUTENBERG_LANGUAGEDefault ISO 639-1 language code filter for search_books. Used when the caller omits the language parameter.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
1.2.0
Registry
active
Published
3/25/2026

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